Customer Reviews

X-Acto Powerhouse Electric Pencil Sharpener, Translucent Blue, 1 Unit (1792)

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(7)
1 star:		(25)

 

 

This was used in a classroom and used only 5 months when the plastic drive shaft broke and could not be repaired. It worked OK while it was working, but died an early death.

Even though this product was called "heavy use", it broke after 3 months of 1 person use. Motor died. I went to website and there is no warranty for this product. rip-off!

I'm a Math teacher. Had this for about 4-5 months and the motor died suddenly. We averaged about 5-8 pencils a day. If this is heavy duty, it should have been able to take on the job. Total waste of my own money.

Powerhouse this ain't. It jammed often, and the motor died after 4 months for no good reason. Don't waste your money. I'm going to go buy as old-fashioned a manual crank pencil sharpener as I can...from back when they knew how to make them.

I recently began studying art online at home, and I was supposed to get
a sharpener to keep my pencil points really sharp....all the hand held
sharpeners I owned were ridiculous, breaking the leads, and not giving me a real sharp point..
I read all the reviews for the XACTO POWERHOUSE and I was encouraged that it was as good as they said it was and I ordered it....Ive never used a sharpener like this one...Its quiet, stands strong on its own, and sharpens the lead to a precision point quickly and stops putting sharpening pressure as soon as the pencil is ready...I'm very impressed and happy I don't have to worry about that anymore....now I can start worrying about just my drawings!
Money well spent....

I received this pencil sharpener as a gift. I am a sixth grade teacher, so pencil sharpening requires something that will do the job on a daily basis. This sharpener did not last half of the year; I was very disappointed. It seems to have a mind of its own... sharpens when it pleases. Sorry, that's not what I needed. When it does sharpens, you wouldn't necessarily call it sharp.

i bought this sharpener for my classroom 2 months ago. after the first month it started "knocking" around as if it was off balanced. I took it apart and cleaned it out. It kept knocking. It only sharpens one side of the pencil so all pencils are lop-sided. The sharpener literally rocks when you use it. Today I had it. I took the thing home and took it apart. I cleaned every single part of it. I put it back together and the knocking and rocking continues. I'm so annoyed. My co-teacher has a Panasonic KP-310. AWESOME sharpener. I'd go with that one. I'm calling the manufacturer tomorrow to see if they'll replace this one. They say there is a 2 year warranty.

I bought this just a few months ago and it has already gone kaput. It was great while it worked. Super-quick motor sharpened the pencil in seconds to a point so sharp, you could use it as a deadly weapon. Now all it does is buzz. The motor no longer runs. I don't know about you, but at 30 bucks this is one expensive pencil sharpener that should last at least a year. I have owned two electric pencil sharpeners in the past three years, both of which have died after regular use. I think I'll go back to the hand-crank types.

I am a third grade teacher and splurged with my own money on the X-Acto 1792 Powerhouse Pencil Sharpener because it specifically said it would withstand heavy use. This sharpener worked like a dream for 6 months, and then started making a screeching noise when we tried to sharpen pencils, and now it won't work at all. I have tried contacting X-Acto through email and phone trying to get my sharpener fixed or replaced, but have had no luck yet. I don't know if the situation will be resolved, but I'm not happy. Oh yeah, and don't even bother going with the School Pro. That thing broke after a couple of months. Don't pencil sharpener people know kids need to sharpen pencils every day at school?

I ama kindergarten teacher and bought this for my classroom. I am the only one who sharpens pencils in my classroom. I thought it would be good and last a long time. After 2 months of usage it only sharpend one side of a pencil so you have to twist the pencil while sharpening then after 4 months of use it has started getting louder. I am very unhappy with this product.