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Technical Details
| Brand Name | Kikkerland |
| Item Weight | 7 ounces |
| Product Dimensions | 4.5 x 2.8 x 4 inches |
| Item model number | SC12 |
| Color | Black |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Size | -1 |
| Manufacturer Part Number | SC12 |
Additional Information
| ASIN | B004AXVXPY |
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,108 in Office Products (See top 100) |
| Shipping Weight | 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) |
| Shipping | This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S. |
| Date First Available | November 5, 2010 |
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Product Description
Don't be fooled, it's not a working camera, it's just a pencil sharpener. It can be adjusted to match the size of most pencil widths and has a handy tray for removing the sharpenings.
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
39 of 42 people found the following review helpful
By Daniel Remer
Amazon Verified Purchase
One wonders who designed this thing? It's pretty silly. A twin lens reflex camera that's a pencil sharpener in disguise? Who could have come up with it? It even has a lens that lets you look into the drawer of shavings.
The sharpener is not easy to understand-- but it is well designed and puts a sharper point on a pencil then my electric sharpeners. Couple points: The handle has an adjustment -- this controls the shape of the cone of the sharpened pencil. Unique as far as I've seen.
To sharpen, you pull the front (top lens so to speak) and it slides away from the body. You then open the aperture, which is a little weird since the aperture on a real camera would be on the bottom lens, not the top, but let's not be picky.(Actually there are f-stop readings where they are supposed to be, but anyhow... Stick the pencil in and leave it there. Then crank. The pencil is held in place and the pencil is quickly sharpened.
After doing it a couple times, it's easy. But what I want to know is who invented it? What a lot of work and trouble. It really is a necessity, though. If your power goes out you might want a good manual sharpener and this one is very good.
The sharpener is not easy to understand-- but it is well designed and puts a sharper point on a pencil then my electric sharpeners. Couple points: The handle has an adjustment -- this controls the shape of the cone of the sharpened pencil. Unique as far as I've seen.
To sharpen, you pull the front (top lens so to speak) and it slides away from the body. You then open the aperture, which is a little weird since the aperture on a real camera would be on the bottom lens, not the top, but let's not be picky.(Actually there are f-stop readings where they are supposed to be, but anyhow... Stick the pencil in and leave it there. Then crank. The pencil is held in place and the pencil is quickly sharpened.
After doing it a couple times, it's easy. But what I want to know is who invented it? What a lot of work and trouble. It really is a necessity, though. If your power goes out you might want a good manual sharpener and this one is very good.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
This little box sharpens pencils so precisely that I had to turn down the point so that it was a little rounder for my children (they press so hard that the point as set broke immediately. The adjustable pencil hold was able to sharpen some larger diameter pencils that wouldn't fit in our previous machine. You can't over-sharpen and loose valuable pencil length and the drawer is easy to remove and empty of shavings. Needs to be held down with one hand quite firmly while turning the sharpening handle. I am thinking of buying another just for colored pencils.
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
By TexasShopper
Amazon Verified Purchase
First of, thanks to Amazon for quick and easy handling of full refund for this product.
This item has really good reviews, but be warned that though it looks simple,
it's not the same as the other "simple" sharpeners where you just stick a pencil in
and crank until it's sharp. This one has a couple of adjustments that adults may just
find cumbersome, but that can frustrate your average grade school kid who just wants
to sharpen his pencil quickly just like he does with school-provided sharpeners.
This is what I remember on how to use it. If anyone sees an error, kindly point it out
for other customers.
1. Stick pencil in while pressing the tab on the front upper right side.
2. Pull out upper part by about 1 inch (like a drawer).
If you pull out too much, it will latch (lock) in place. If this happens,
just lift up the thin metal guide to unlatch it. You'll see this metal guide
once you pull out that upper part of the sharpener.
3. Press tab again and push pencil in until it won't go in anymore.
4. Start cranking to sharpen.
5. The upper part which you pulled out gets drawn in as you crank. When it's all the way
back in, check pencil if sharp enough already. If not, go back to step 1.
Hope this helps. Sorry if it's confusing, but that's the whole point. I was hoping to
just get a simple pencil sharpener where you just stick a pencil in then crank to sharpen.
This item has really good reviews, but be warned that though it looks simple,
it's not the same as the other "simple" sharpeners where you just stick a pencil in
and crank until it's sharp. This one has a couple of adjustments that adults may just
find cumbersome, but that can frustrate your average grade school kid who just wants
to sharpen his pencil quickly just like he does with school-provided sharpeners.
This is what I remember on how to use it. If anyone sees an error, kindly point it out
for other customers.
1. Stick pencil in while pressing the tab on the front upper right side.
2. Pull out upper part by about 1 inch (like a drawer).
If you pull out too much, it will latch (lock) in place. If this happens,
just lift up the thin metal guide to unlatch it. You'll see this metal guide
once you pull out that upper part of the sharpener.
3. Press tab again and push pencil in until it won't go in anymore.
4. Start cranking to sharpen.
5. The upper part which you pulled out gets drawn in as you crank. When it's all the way
back in, check pencil if sharp enough already. If not, go back to step 1.
Hope this helps. Sorry if it's confusing, but that's the whole point. I was hoping to
just get a simple pencil sharpener where you just stick a pencil in then crank to sharpen.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best pencil sharpener I have seen in a long time.
Not only stylish, this camera shaped sharpener is very functional. It grips your pencil while sharpening and sharpens it to a sharp point.
Published 3 days ago by C. J. Doerr
5.0 out of 5 stars
amazing manual sharpener, no need to mount
Bought this for my 3rd grader after many failed attempts with battery-operated pencil sharpeners. What an amazing little machine! Read more
Published 12 days ago by Jennifer Hollister
5.0 out of 5 stars
works great and looks fantastic!
I wanted a heavy-duty sharpener that worked better than the little hand-held variety. I cannot say enough good things about this sharpener! It has surpassed my expectations! Read more
Published 16 days ago by B. Cooper
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cool
This thing not only looks cool but it's super fun to use. And it sharpens pencils like nothing you've ever seen.
Published 22 days ago by Chloe
4.0 out of 5 stars
Works Great
This sharpener works like a charm! The only downside is that it is plastic and not very sturdy. If you are willing to be gently with it, it works just fine. Read more
Published 22 days ago by JAH
1.0 out of 5 stars
Complete piece of junk. Broke after month.
Complete piece of junk. Broke after month. Did not sharpen pencils properly anyway, so not a bit loss.
Buy something else.
Buy something else.
Published 24 days ago by S. Lutsenko
2.0 out of 5 stars
It does not sharpen pencils
Maybe I got a defective one. The sharpener spins but doesn't sharpen pencils....
I tried with 10 different pencils, and so far 0 for 10.
I tried with 10 different pencils, and so far 0 for 10.
Published 1 month ago by Felix Khang
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wow! Awesome product.
I needed a really good product to sharpen my Prismacolor pencils. I wanted something that would sharpen them without eating them to a nub or ripping them apart. Read more
Published 1 month ago by The Art of KF Mosca
1.0 out of 5 stars
Waste of money
This does not sharpen well and you have to hold some parts in place just to get it to sharpen at all.
Published 1 month ago by MelGem
5.0 out of 5 stars
looking for more pencils to sharpen
This pencil sharpener works so well that I kept looking around for more pencils to sharpen just for fun. Very happy with the purchase. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jae
