This pencil sharpener works great! Very easy to use, just plug it in, pop the pencil in and it goes to work. We have been using it daily for over a month and have not had any issues with it at all. The shavings container is huge and holds a lot of shavings, so we haven’t even had to clean it out yet! So far, this pencil sharpener seems much more durable than any of the ones we have used in the past. It is also quieter than your average pencil sharpener…but it does still have a motor, so it does still make noise, it is not silent. This was a great investment for my 5th grade classroom.

Quick sharpening! I assume the quality of this mfg's sharpener is inside the cheap plastic housing.I love it! I really like multiple size options. Worth the $. Would buy again, but hoping this will last me for many years.

I love how quickly it sharpens your pencils. It works very well. I love it. I bought one for my grandson also and he loves it too. Everyone should own this product or give it as a gift to your child who may be in high school or college. Great for all ages.

Almost the size of a football. That is ok with me because I have a large desk. So far it sharpens pencils, which is why we all buy one...right? Quiet...I would say slightly more quiet than an older no named brand I had for about 25 years. This one will fit various size pencils, which my other one would not. I think the price is on par in todays climate of 'everythings expensive'.

This is an excellent pencil sharpener and it sharpens numerous sizes and shapes. It sharpenes quickly and leaves a nice sharp tip. The shaving bin is huge so no need for constant emptying. It is solid and not cheaply made. Delivery was quick and painless. I strongly recommend this. Oh, and if the unit starts to get hot it will auto shut-off which I greatly appreciate.

Have had this for 4 years. Has never been out of service... Kids use it all the time. Daughter has over 200 colored pencils for drawing that have different thicknesses and require a sharpener like this. Despite some of the early reviews, I bought it and agree with the many that praised it.

Before I buy anything, I do a lot of research on it. A lot. So this Stanley sharpener came to my attention. I needed for my 7th grade classroom and if I were ever going to invent something and check it for durability, I'd put it in a 7th grade classroom for about a month. If it can last that long, you can bet it'll last just about forever.I've had several manual sharpeners in my classroom, you know, the type you screw to the wall. They don't hold up. One was torn from its stem, the base still screwed to the wall. Another had its handle bent so much that when you went to sharpen a pencil, you'd have to crank it in an oval instead of a circle.I didn't really want to spend too much for a sharpener, since my classes have a "reputation" for how they treat prior sharpeners. But the Stanley LOOKED heavy-duty enough. And Stanley tools are pretty rugged, right? Besides, the only other choice that seemed like it might hold up was an Xacto one, but that was over $100! I am a school teacher, after all.So I bought this Stanley Bostich EPS12HC SuperPro 6. What sold me was that it could could take all pencil sizes and it boasted of a motor so rugged, that it actually had a FAN to cool it down! It had suction cups for feet to keep young 7th grade bodies that throw their weight against their pencils from pushing it off the table. It looked as if it could sharpen colored pencils too, something that always jammed other electric sharpeners. The only drawback I could see was it didn't really have an auto-stop feature, you had to "feel" it as being sharpened as you were sharpening your writing instrument. Oh well. Let's take a risk.This machine is the new Class Pet. It does everything it promises and more. The kids LOVE IT. I LOVE IT. It's fast and the blades are sharp. Why, because the container is see-through, the kids actually empty it when it gets full of pencil shavings too. They've gotten over grinding pencils down to stubbs.The only drawback is that it sometimes sharpens a pencil's wood along with the graphite, so that you either have to peel it away with a fingernail, or put it back in and twist the pencil. No big deal either way.I would DEFINITELY recommend this machine for you. It doesn't matter if you're not a teacher - I'd get one for my home even. Worth every red cent!UPDATE - 1 year later.OK, so as I mentioned above, if you ever want to check the durability of nearly anything, put it in a 7th grade classroom for a year. Here's the result of having the Stanley Bostich EPS12HC used by seventh graders for 9 months.At first, it was a wonderful machine: it sharpened pencils to a pin-point, it could handle colored pencils (something that would cause other sharpeners to bog down). But then Monica jammed her stub of a pencil into the sharpener and it got stuck. I had to use a paperclip to slide what was left of her pencil out from between the sharpening gears, after taking out the shavings bin and getting to the gears from underneath. But it was never quite the same after that. Maybe the blades grew dull; I don't know. What happens now though, is that when it sharpens pencils, it sharpens the WOOD around the point, bringing the lead AND the wood together to a sharpened spear. If you don't have fingernails to chip away the wood to get to the lead, forget using the pencil.Also, it seems to have given up trying to get colored pencils sharp. I'm not sure why this fine-looking machine is going the way of all pencil sharpeners in my classroom. I'll see if maybe its the blades that need replacing (after only ONE YEAR?!), but that seems unlikely. Stay tuned!Well, this is, I'm sorry to write, the final review on this pencil sharpener. It's given up the ghost and I've given up on it. So much so that I actually went out and bought a similar version made by X-acto. And I did not buy it from Amazon for the simple reason that, for less than $10, I could buy a one year, if-it-breaks-bring-it-in-and-get-a-new-one warranty. How can a 7th grade teacher beat that?! So, sorry, Stanley Bostich EPS12HC SuperPro 6, our relationship is now over....

I don’t write reviews often, but I couldn’t let this one pass. I’d recommend this sharpener to anyone. It’s incredibly, quick, quiet, and gives a fantastic point to both pencils and pencil crayons. Totally worth the money.

Es justo lo que necesitaba con las clases en línea de mi hijo, voy enumerar algunas características:1) No desgasta de mas los lápices al sacar punta, tiene su auto-stop.2) Es un sacapuntas silencioso para su tamaño.3) Es compatible con muchos grosores de lápices (hexagonal, circular, triangular estándar, triangular preescolar y los colores de dibujo los mas delgados). tiene 6 entradas diferentes4) Tiene ventosas en la parte de abajo para que no se mueva (con buen agarre x cierto)5) Si es un sacapuntas mas grande que los otros, casi el doble, anexo imágenes comparado con una regla de 30 cm para mayor referencia. Alto= 18 cm, ancho =12 cm y de profundo 19 cm.6) Tiene una bonita estética y creo que por el tamaño del motor va a durar mas, siempre he tenido sacapuntas de la marca Bostitch siempre me ha salido muy buenos.7) Se conecta directo a la corriente eléctrica.8) El deposito para la viruta de los lápices es de gran capacidad.9) No se calentó cuando saque punta como a 50 lápices y colores para probarlo, es de uso constante.10) Cuando los lápices o colores miden por el desgaste entre 5 o 6 cm ya no alcanzas a tomarlos para poder sacarles punta ya que es algo profunda la entrada.11) El producto me llego antes de lo indicado, me llego perfectamente sellado y empacado, producto 100% nuevo.

Produit de bonne facture, robuste et efficace mais le descriptif n'indique pas qu'il s'agit d'une fiche électrique de type USA et qu'il faut l'alimenter sous une tension de 120V (en Europe la tension électrique du secteur est de 230V)

Excellent sharpener but is 110volt ONLY. Had to purchase a 110/240 v transformer before being able to use making it an expensive sharpener! Therefore not recommended for use in Australia.

Muy práctico, fácil uso, de hecho lo utilizó por primera vez uno de mis hijos y sin problema identificó como se hacía el cambio del disco para sacar la punta. Está un poco más grande que los convencionales y tiene gomas que hacen se adhiera a la superficie donde se encuentra, por lo que lo hace más seguro, el ruido es mínimo, soportable. Recomiendo el producto ampliamente, me ha dado muy buen resultado.