X-ACTO Ranger 55 Manual Pencil Sharpener

I don't like the fact that the air gets removed and then device miles around.

très bon taille crayon point de vu rapport qualité prix... car pas facile à en trouver sur le marché dans les prix moyens..... très satisfait de cet achat effectué il y a plus d'un an et qui fonctionne toujours aussi bien qu'au premier jour malgré un usage intense (plusieurs fois par jour)

We have multiple school children in our home and many others that visit. This is a really good sharpener. It sharpens easily, evenly, and effectively. The canister does come loose easily. I'm not sure that is a quality problem or just kids being tough on it.

The quality seems good, but it's very hard to use without fastening it to a table, and it has to be screwed into the table (making holes in the table).

Der X‑Acto 1001 Ranger 55 ist sehr hochwertig verarbeitet und spitzt Bleistifte sauber und präzise. Die extrem scharfe Klinge sorgt für eine perfekte Spitze ohne Splittern. Ideal für Künstler, Zeichner und den professionellen Büroalltag.

A real boon to anyone who loves drawing. Works well with a variety of pencils but not with charcoal or very soft pastel pencils. The Faber Castell and Carbothello pastel pencils can be sharpened easily as they are relatively hard. The Conte pastel pencils however will tend to break as the leads are too soft. It also sharpens coloured pencils, graphite pencils and watercolour pencils. The odd colour will tend to break off eg some cobalt blues tend to be brittle. If a lead breaks off the sharpener won't work properly and you'll need to disassemble it with a screwdriver (a Phillips head screwdriver) which only takes a second, then get the broken lead out by tapping the barrel against a hard surface. The barrel and helical blades need a bit of a clean every now and again with a stiff brush anyway. All in all, well worth having and very good value.