Bostitch Office QuietSharp Electric Pencil Sharpener, Heavy Duty Classroom or Office Use, Size Selector with 6 Different Sizes, Blue

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.

Bought this for my mom’s classroom. She’s in love. Effortlessly sharpens her pencils. Doesn’t make a lot of noise. Easy to use and very sturdy.

Excellent sharpener.

My fault for not reading the dimensions. It is a huge industrial strength sharpener with 6 suction cups to adhere to a smooth surface; it’s suitable for crowds of users. It is quiet, and does a quick precise job.

This is the pencil sharpener you want. It does NOT stall, even on larger round pencils. My old sharpener would stall with a regular size pencil; if you pushed on the pencil even a little. Stall, stall, stall. How are you supposed to sharpen a pencil with a sharpener that doesn’t work. It was such a pain to try to sharpen a pencil. Not mention the time wasted when I have work to do and am just trying to get a simple pencil sharpened.This sharpener is such a pleasure. It is powerful. With dual cutters it provides a nice needle point every time. I use regular size and the larger round size in my shop. This sharpener does a perfect FAST job of both. Shavings container is large so I don’t have to keep emptying it all the time. The base of the sharpener is metal. Solid, very high quality feel overall. Cost was a bit more but worth every bit. No more wasted time.Now I can sharpen my pencil and get back to work. I highly recommend this sharpener.

I will admit I was a little put off by the size of this product. The picture makes it look much smaller than it really is. However, let me start by saying that we used to be one of those families with the little hand held sharpener, or maybe we would from time to time find ourselves with a battery powered one. Our children (8 and 5) have just come into both being prolific artists and schedulers. Now that we've moved passed crayons we find lists and stories, sketches and doodles all in their new favorite pencil.With the shear volume of content these two kids have started to create we could not keep up with small sharpeners. Pencils would be dull, broken or nubs. The kids would sharpen them until they were either 1 inch long or their fingers hurt. We'd often see just one side of the pencil sharp while the other remained protected by wood. And the shavings... Don't allow me to start on the fact that though our two children understand the concept of sharpening your pencil over the trash can, they can never truly accomplish the dream. We would find shavings all over our floor, and when we had sharpeners with shaving tanks, they would inevitably come loose or come off when dropped, spilling shavings around our kitchen. At one point I was forced to just sharpen pencils with my razor cutter to just get a good point... NO MORE!!The Stanley Bostitch QuietSharp6 is a miracle worker. It sharpens pencils to a Katniss Everdeen razor arrow head tip every time! The shavings tank is HUGE and slides out, so as not to be dropped. The unit has suction cups on its base to keep it from moving while the kids press their pencils into it and you would think that the sound of all this grinding would be like the floor of some early 19th century industrialists mill factory, but instead it is quiet and quick. Before you are even remotely upset with the sound of its high power motor, it's done! The best part, is that it doesn't over sharpen, so the kids can not nub pencils in seconds like they used to. I would highly recommend this unit if you have a child (or more) that produces lists, sketches, stories and doodles at a rate that would make the NY Times jealous.. Once you have this unit you'll never understand how or why you did things the "other way".. I love this unit and FYI, it does colored pencils just as easily!Give someone in your life the power of use pencils again by sharpening pencils quickly and easily and not spending their time whittling like a wood carver, or twisting like they have a 33 inch screw that needs to go into a 40 inch piece of wood by hand..