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X-Acto Electric Pencil Sharpener (1818)
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X-Acto Electric Pencil Sharpener (1818)

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079946102390-EPI1818

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Description:

The X-ACTO XLR home office electric sharpener sets the standard by which all sharpeners are measured. Non-skid feet won't damage desktops.

Features:

XLR Electric Sharpener


X-ACTO Hardened Steel Cutter


Non skid feet won't damage the desktop


Sold as 1 each


Product Details:
Product Length: 7.25 inches
Product Width: 4.0 inches
Product Height: 6.0 inches
Product Weight: 2.08 pounds
Package Length: 7.4 inches
Package Width: 6.0 inches
Package Height: 4.0 inches
Package Weight: 2.1 pounds
Average Customer Rating: based on 89 reviews
Customer Reviews:
Average Customer Review: 3.5 ( 89 customer reviews )
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51 of 53 found the following review helpful:

2Disappointing!Sep 01, 2008
By Ray LeCara Jr.
Before purchasing the X-Acto Electric Pencil Sharpener, I paid half the price for an electric sharpener from Wal-Mart that lasted over five years. This product has lasted a mere five months. Rarely used, it often sticks, overheats after only a few uses, and then ceases to work at all.

I had hoped a sharpener of better quality would last longer, especially considering it isn't even used very often. It would seem I was mistaken.

31 of 33 found the following review helpful:

1Complete failureDec 13, 2010
By Leonard F. Wheat
This "sharpener" won't sharpen. When you try to use it, the pencil tip comes out slightly lopsided, with the lead covered with wood on one side all the way to the tip -- wood beyond the farthest reach of the lead. Result: the wood-tipped pencil won't write, won't even deposit a mark on the paper. And it isn't the pencil's fault. I tested three different lead pencils and four colored pencils. I even gave each pencil a second sharpening, a second chance. Same result each time: tip covered with wood.

The cause of the problem seems to be that this sharpener has only one roller-cutter. Manual sharpeners have two roller sharpeners and work perfectly (but have to be screwed in place -- no desktop use, block venetian blinds on window sills -- and can't be placed in certain locations where the hand crank becomes inaccessible). The X-Acto 1818, with its single cutter, doesn't seem to hold the pencil at the correct angle. The pencil isn't gripped between two cutters. That seems to account for the lopsided cutting.

I suspect that this model requires precision assembly, so that the cutter is installed at the perfect angle. Since other reviews suggest that this model sometimes works, my conclusion is that buying this model is a gamble. In my case it was a complete waste of money: the "sharpener" simply didn't work. So if you buy one, you are gambling. You may get a properly assembled one that works, and you may get one that doesn't.

19 of 20 found the following review helpful:

1Returned itAug 15, 2007
By D. Anderson
Agree with the previous reviewer. Office Depot is currently selling the made-in-china X-acto brand sharpener. Bought one and returned it after three pencils. Didn't seem to have much power, stalled the motor on the first pencil. Created nice sharp points though, just not always centered on the pencil. I'm looking for another sharpener.

13 of 15 found the following review helpful:

5Excellent!!!Feb 23, 2007
By Christa Dandoy "iluvu4uraqt"
This sharpener gets the job done. It sharpens faster than any I have used before. It can be a tad loud, but because it is so fast you barely notice.

7 of 7 found the following review helpful:

2Confusion over the modelDec 15, 2008
By L. Aurich
REVISED 1/2/2008: I ordered the Hunt Boston 1800 electric sharpener from Shoplet and received the X-Acto XLR Electric Pencil Sharpener. In talking with Shoplet's Customer Service department the Amazon link is attached to the X-Acto product in Shoplet's inventory. X-Acto, as well as Hunt & Boston, are now Elmer's Products, Inc. brands. I tried to research on the web whether the Hunt Boston 1800 is still made; it is unclear. This maybe the only model currently available.

Shoplet issued me a full refund of the product and let me keep it. We have are not heavy pencil users and have only sharpened 10+ pencils so far. But these are fine. The pencils have pin-sharp points. Occasionally with an unsharpened pencil the sharpener's "auto-shutoff" does not activate and I pull the pencil out to check if it is sharp; but other than that, the unit is working fine.

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