X-Acto 1182 Manual Vacuum Mount Pencil Sharpener, Smoke Black Receptacle, Black Base, 1 Unit

by X-Acto

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 5.1 x 3.5 inches ; 9.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0006HVPTM
• Item model number: 1182
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,478 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products)
  • #42 in Office Products > Educational Supplies > Writing & Correction Supplies > Pencil Sharpeners
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 19, 2006

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Ideal for office and classroom use, the manual powered X-Acto Manual Vacuum Mount Pencil Sharpener comes with an updated smoke black receptacle and attractive black base. This sharpener features an X-ACTO hardened steel cutter for reliable sharpening and the sharpener secures to a desk or table with a quick and easy flip lever.

Product Description

XACTO Bulldog Vacuum Mount Sharpener with X-ACTO steel cutter

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth buying, February 16, 2010

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V. Newman (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: X-Acto 1182 Manual Vacuum Mount Pencil Sharpener, Smoke Black Receptacle, Black Base, 1 Unit (Office Product)

First, this pencil sharpener only has one "blade" inside to sharpen the pencil. Without having a second, opposing blade inside, the pencil is always pushed away from the blade and sharpens off-center.

Next, the vacuum base never stays put through even a single sharpening cycle.

And the final straw, the other day, after having this for less than six months, the plastic shavings receptacle came apart (it's two pieces glued together), spewing sawdust and pencil graphite all over everything.

I strongly recommend against this one.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good old-fashioned sharpener., December 30, 2008

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Noname - See all my reviews
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This review is from: X-Acto 1182 Manual Vacuum Mount Pencil Sharpener, Smoke Black Receptacle, Black Base, 1 Unit (Office Product)

How I love this sharpener. It reminds me of when I was a kid in the classroom. I bought this because those little handheld ones always broke the tip off my pencils. The electric ones were too fancy for my needs. I just needed a good old-fashioned pencil sharpener, but I didn't want to mar any tables or walls. This one is vacuum mounted. What a vacuum it is. Just a flip of the lever is all it takes and that thing will not budge! It is solid and works like the ones we had in school that were screwed down.

Does it sharpen my pencils? And how! They do the job quickly and perfectly. No more broken lead for me!

I store this in my desk, where it gets banged around a lot. Maybe I shouldn't do that. I don't know what I'd do if it broke and it's no longer available. Still, it's held up, no loose parts, no broken plastic. For basic pencil sharpening needs, this pencil sharpener fits the bill.

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UPDATE: This unit was great while it lasted, which was about 18 months. I had to toss it an buy another pencil sharpener. Too bad. I did like the design.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Works but not for long, May 16, 2011

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mrskatie "mrskatie" (Raleigh, NC) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: X-Acto 1182 Manual Vacuum Mount Pencil Sharpener, Smoke Black Receptacle, Black Base, 1 Unit (Office Product)

This worked great for us for about 10 months. My son sharpens all the pencils in the house every Monday, so we only use it about twice a week in all. This morning it refused to work and upon close examination we discovered that the METAL gears had stripped! The plastic parts have held up fine.

So, I'm back to the drawing board on what kind of pencil sharpener to get...