X-ACTO Powerhouse Electric Sharpener, Black (1799)

by Hunt Manufacturing Company

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 4.2 x 5.8 inches ; 1.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00006IEI6
• Item model number: 1799
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #51,599 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 29, 2002

Product Description

The PowerHouse electric sharpener is built for heavy use. Its styling exemplifies power. Pencil-Saver features prevents oversharpening.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

70 of 73 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A GREAT SHARPENER - GET THE POINT?, September 27, 2002

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Gail Cooke (TX, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: X-ACTO Powerhouse Electric Sharpener, Black (1799) (Office Product)

It's classy, compact and does a great job of sharpening pencils to a perfect point in a jiffy.

Unlike other electric sharpeners it doesn't seem to keep grinding away until your pencil is but a nub, but stops when the exact point is reached. Also, it is an even point rather than one sided. There is no necessity for you to keep turning the pencil in order to achieve an even sharpening.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Keep Looking, February 20, 2006

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Andrew Senske (Spokane, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: X-ACTO Powerhouse Electric Sharpener, Black (1799) (Office Product)

Don't bother with this pencil sharpener. It doesn't sharpen evenly (i.e. half the circumference of the sharpened graphite will still be covered by wood) and there's no auto-stop feature, despite what other reviewers may say. This thing will definitely eat pencils until they are gone.

I couldn't even get a good sharp point on pencils most of the time; usually the very tip is broken and squared off.

The 10-year warranty is great but I can't imagine ten years of crummy pencils. I'll probably switch back to Panasonic.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful Powerhouse, July 13, 2005

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Lonnie E. Holder "The Review's the Thing" (Columbus, Indiana, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: X-ACTO Powerhouse Electric Sharpener, Black (1799) (Office Product)

We had several different pencil sharpeners, all of them lower cost than this one. However, we were consistently disappointed that the sharpeners would start to clog, then they would bog down. Finally, they would not sharpen as well. After getting annoyed with poor quality sharpening, we got rid of our previous pencil sharpener and move up to this beastie.

This pencil sharpener is heavy and classy-looking. It looks professional and sturdy. We have sharpened a lot of pencils in it and it is still going strong. The cutters are X-Acto brand blades. X-Acto makes high quality blades for hobbiests, and the quality of the blades shows in the sharpening. Pencils are sharpened evenly and only until the point is precisely sharp.

When you combine the 10-year warranty with the quality of the cut and the appearance of the pencil sharpener, you have a device that anyone, executives included, would be proud to have on their desktop. Give this one to the kids and they will never have an excuse that they need to sharpen their pencils before they do their homework. This is an excellent product!