X-Acto Model KS, Vacuum-Mount Pencil Sharpener, Chrome Receptacle, Black Base, 1 Unit (1072)

by X-Acto

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 3.9 x 5.4 inches
• 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: B0000AQOMB
• Item model number: 1072
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,747 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 2, 2004

Product Description

The Boston KS heavy duty vacuum mount manual pencil sharpener. The all metal is perfect for a school environment. Comes with 8 Hole pencil selector.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Are you kidding me???, August 31, 2007

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Lady Di "Dirtessa" (Simi Valley, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: X-Acto Model KS, Vacuum-Mount Pencil Sharpener, Chrome Receptacle, Black Base, 1 Unit (1072) (Office Product)

After many years, our faithful Panasonic electric pencil sharpener's motor finally gave out. Needing a new sharpener for the upcoming school year, I hurriedly picked up this Boston "Xacto" Vacuum Mount POC. When I opened the box, I was appalled at the poor quality of... everything. I tried to follow the included directions to the letter, but it didn't work out for me. Here are some observations regarding my fruitless attempt to sharpen one ordinary #2 pencil with the Boston Vacuum Mount Pencil Sharpener:
1) Cheap metal (or is it metallic plastic?) housing falls apart in your hands.
2) Vacuum mount adheres to glass & smooth wood surfaces momentarily, but not strong enough or long enough.
3) Dull, inefficient blades grab and halt progress countless times.
4) Then it's re-connect the housing (did I mention that it falls apart?), re-attach vacuum mount, re-insert pencil, and try again. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.

In the end, I asked my 4th grader to hold the unit firmly on the desk while I continued the "sharpening" process, thereby unwittingly placing him in harm's way-- the housing fell apart in his hands and he nearly got cut. Well, probably not cut since the blades aren't sharp enough to cut anything, but at the very least pinched severely.... Anyway, that's not the real end-- I returned this shoddy, useless rattletrap practical joke and ordered a new Panasonic electric pencil sharpener.

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Absolute Rip-off, December 12, 2006

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Mansairaku (WA, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: X-Acto Model KS, Vacuum-Mount Pencil Sharpener, Chrome Receptacle, Black Base, 1 Unit (1072) (Office Product)

OK, where should I begin, the unit is made of cheap metal, the vacuum mount is just horrible, I tried it on wood, and even glass, and it still comes off quite easily, there is no mechanism to hold the pencil for you, so you need to work with both hands, and imagine when the vacuum mount goes bad, you guessed it, you need a third hand! I tried it on a 5B pencil, which I agree is somewhat soft, but to have two thirds of the pencil chewed to dust by this monster is just unforgivable. Here's why: there is no mechanism to stop the unit from shaving your pencil away, so when you have a soft pencil, and you want to take it off, it's still in the grip of the unit, with a soft lead, it will break and you need to get some more chewed away. For $30 you can buy yourself a house full of pencils and sharpeners. There is an X-acto brand of this on Amazon too, both are from the same manufacturer.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Can I give it less than 1 star?, May 19, 2008

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squintz22 "squintz22" (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: X-Acto Model KS, Vacuum-Mount Pencil Sharpener, Chrome Receptacle, Black Base, 1 Unit (1072) (Office Product)

Bought one of these at the store quickly, as we were looking for a manual one - assuming incorrectly it would last longer than an electric. Worked great for less than one day, though the vacuum mount never worked properly. Can no longer sharpen anything with this, as it won't grab the pencil - regardless of what size I try. Horribly designed, ultra cheap, and not worth it.