What type of point does it give your pencil. Is the angle 23 degree or 30 degree. I need a short point for colored pencils. Thanks, Jeff
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I gave it as a gift and that person claims it's a wonderful pencil sharpener, but as to its degree I haven't a clue; wish I could be of better assistance.
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Using a plastic protractor and an index card, it looks like 23 degrees. On a standard pencil the point measures about 3/4 inch long. Hope this helps. It really is a fine sharpener.
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I don't know angles, but it puts a nice working point on sketching pencils. I used it on Prismacolor pencils and I was perfectly satisfied. In fact, I love this little sharpener. I hope this is helpful. Have fun!
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By what I can see, the angle is very close to 30 degrees (the angle of three points comes real close to 90).......certainly closer to 30 than 23 degrees. Maybe a little less than 30, but nowhere as small as 23.....hope this helps some.....best, Rick.
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hows it going jeff?first of all this is the best little pencil point maker i've ever seen or used.however it makes the standard writing point. not the point that most colored pencils come from the factory with. but its a cool german made unit just the same. take care, jim h
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It doesn't 'do' anything, its apparently to indicate what type of lead is in the pencil (you rotate it to the appropriate type yourself). A useless feature, in my opinion, but does no harm. If I were a draftsman, I'm sure I would better appreciate its subtleties :)
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I can't really answer your question about the angles, but I can tell you that I have this knife sharpener and it works GREAT! It is such a joy to have sharp knives and it is very easy to use. I would never be without a good knife sharpener again!
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The 40, 50, and 65 degree angle guides on the original Knife & Tool Sharpener refer to the total angle (20, 25 and 32.5 degrees per side). The Ken Onion Edition equivalent would be 30-70 degrees.
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I like the top entry for colored pencils. It puts less stress on the inner wax layer and lessons the likelihood of breakage. For regular graphite pencils - it probably wouldn't make any difference.
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Put your pencil in the drawer or give it to your older kids to replace their 50's wood-burning kit. This is a 70 watt 24V pencil, with digital temperature control, feedback, and auto-shutoff feature. Tip-To-Ground Resistance is 2 ohms, Tip-To-Ground Potential &lt; 2mV The temperature range is 200C to 480C This also has a hot air pen for SMT soldering, HASL, and applying shrink-tubing to connections.
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It stops automatically at the end of sharpening. The point that I want to make was it sharpens the pencil really pointy.
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I am not sure can't find the directions. I am hoping when I finish one color, the little left will fall out. I can't pull a color out now. The lead is thick. They do Pentel, has a colored lead one with point 7 lead which I which I had as I write with that in a lead pencil. Hope this helps!
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The "fixed angle" is a bit misleading. There is a wide range of angles that you may position the sharpener. Great for any angle edge you might have.
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I've sharpened hundreds of colored pencils with mine, with about one in 15 getting jammed. Unjamming it takes abot 10 seconds. What happens is the lead, because it is softer than graphite breaks off, preventing the next pecil from sharpening properly. Removal of the tip takes about 10 secods total.
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I'm afraid I can't be much help to you. I bought it after checking all the pencil sharpeners I could find, the recommendations and details of each. It was for my great grandson who needed one for school work. I know it worked well and he liked it, but am not sure about colored pencils or water color pencils. Sorry.
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It is a standard 2/HB pencil. To make a pencil mark stand out more easily using the same pressure you would need a softer pencil lead (2B, 4B, 6B) which will also smudge more, or paper that's less shiny. Anything that gave you a dark line without smudging and without bearing down harder would also probably be very difficult to erase, like a crayon. If that's not an issue to you there are many pencils with dark, waxy centers, not all with thick leads. They can be great for drawing. Don't know how they'd be for extensive writing. This is the best standard writing pencil I have ever used. You can get a smooth line with light pressure, or you can bear down without snapping the lead, which is always perfectly centered in the wood. The erasers work great. I will happily use the yellow Ticonderogas, but if I'm spending my own money these are what I always get.
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I have the 132 pencils, what is the difference, and why 18 pencils make the 150 pencils set 40 dolars more expensive? Do you happen to know which colours are extra? Do you have in stock? Thank you.
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I've not allowed my students to sharpen colored pencils in this sharpener. I'm sure this would sharpen colored pencils just as well as regular. I have a total of 50 4th grade students students a day. My experience with other electric pencil sharpeners is that because colored leads are softer, they tend to stick to the sharpener blades which seems to make them lose their sharpness. I'm trying to be pro-active rather than re-active.
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It sharpened them beautifully. Unlike a battery operated one I had which lost power and groaned everytime I put pressure on it. It did blow up after 20 pencils but that may be due to the power difference in Australia I suspect! I am very sorry that I can no longer use it.
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Expressive from every angle. Pencil's unique tip is shaped to create lines of all sizes without any settings. Use the point for fine details and the angled edge for broad strokes. From there website
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I have used this model both professionally at work and personally at home. Tilting it up and down I have only found it hard to see when almost completely horizontal because of the height of my desk. Having a higher sitting position may prevent this if that is how you draw. I find the optimal tilt for comfortable drawing between 35 to 60 degrees. Rotating the Cintiq in its stand has no effect that I have seen.