3 Phase pencil sharpener

[jack forsberg]

got sick of hand sharpening my layout pencils . never liked mechanical ones for drafting and have plenty so please do not recommend them . I only do layout on one stick and the machines do the rest for the most part with set up stops and so i do not want knife marks ether. So a made this as a way to cope.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLCfgukYM-Y

[Mike Trent]

Horsepower!

[jack forsberg]

Horsepower!

Full hp is 1.5 but the VDF is set to 5 HZs so i recommend .34567892638726 HP

[Malcolm McLeod]

Full hp is 1.5 but the VDF is set to 5 HZs so i recommend .34567892638726 HP

Not fair! You've got ALL the cool toys.

[Yonak Hawkins]

That's my style, too. 15 minutes of set-up for 15 seconds of milling.

[larry senen]

get a tube of home depot pencils and it comes with a sharpener that you put in a hand drill. get the biggest drill you can find!

[jack forsberg]

get a tube of home depot pencils and it comes with a sharpener that you put in a hand drill. get the biggest drill you can find!
Two things are wrong with this assessment one I didn't make the pencil sharpener and two I like high-quality pencils .

[Larry Edgerton]

Ticonderoga #2 man myself.........

[jack forsberg]

Ticonderoga #2 man myself.........
Those are good I pick them up at Walmart

[Bill Dufour]

As a school teacher I know the best pencil sharpener is a Panasonic but they need to be emptied after about 10 resharpenings.
You would be surprised how many kids turn the crank the wrong way unscrewing the handle. Also most high school kids turn the feed dial until it is one bigger then the standard size so the pencil wiggles around and does a poor job of sharpening. They have a hard time inserting a pencil into the correct size hole!
Bill D

[Tom M King]

Jack and Larry, If you are seriously considering Ticonderogas as good pencils, PM me your mailing addresses, and I'll change that opinion to not being willing to walk across the street for a free case of Ticonderoga's. I've been hoarding pencils since they stopped making good ones in the early '80's. Give me a few days to getting around to taking pictures of all the old ads I have framed on the wall though. I have more than a lifetime supply, so I don't mind parting with a few for you two.

[Bryan Lisowski]

That is certainly one way to get it sharp, a bit more setup time required.

[jack forsberg]

Jack and Larry, If you are seriously considering Ticonderogas as good pencils, PM me your mailing addresses, and I'll change that opinion to not being willing to walk across the street for a free case of Ticonderoga's. I've been hoarding pencils since they stopped making good ones in the early '80's. Give me a few days to getting around to taking pictures of all the old ads I have framed on the wall though. I have more than a lifetime supply, so I don't mind parting with a few for you two.would love some Tom 👍long gone are the days of old growth redwood pencils made on Wadkin moulder machines

[jack forsberg]

As a school teacher I know the best pencil sharpener is a Panasonic but they need to be emptied after about 10 resharpenings.
You would be surprised how many kids turn the crank the wrong way unscrewing the handle. Also most high school kids turn the feed dial until it is one bigger then the standard size so the pencil wiggles around and does a poor job of sharpening. They have a hard time inserting a pencil into the correct size hole!
Bill D
I have always fancied the Boston brand


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6Qj_TDXqR0

[Bruce Page]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9HWGyp2p3U

[Mel Fulks]

We used to get free pencils bearing name of a lumber company. They were so bad we could grind a whole one up in one sharpening. But I'd save the erasers.

[Michael Handrinos]

LOL That's funny, I don't care who you are. Thanks for posting!

[mark mcfarlane]

Thanks Jack for bringing a laugh this morning.

[Joe Calhoon]

I gave up on Ticonderoga, the best pencils are made in Germany. No worries about lead breaking when using or sharpening. I stock up when I go.
We had a electric sharpener in the past. It was good but burnt out. Have a new Boston but its no good. Just carry one in my apron now.
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[larry senen]

try the orange one's at home depot, i too can't stand bad pencils, but the thin and thick ones are really good. i think the fat ones are.35 cents each. i have found decent ticondiroga's . they're sold as the worlds best pencil.

[Jim Becker]

I have an old Boston sharpener that the previous owners left behind...they were school teachers. :)

That said, many SMC members don't have the Internet access necessary to view videos, so it would be good if the OP posted a few still photos, too. ;)

[Yonak Hawkins]

This is just one of the myriad reasons I quit teaching school.

[John Sincerbeaux]

My pencil! 369032

[jack forsberg]

the Germans May make a fine pencil but there is a company General in the United States that is making pencils and has for over 100 years . But clearly the finest pencil ever made was the black wing today some vintages Fetch over $150 a piece , Company was purchased in 1988 and continues to be manufactured and is sold through Leevalley as one vendor at 20 bucks a box. Incidentally a box of pencils is one Cedar blank through the molding machine and equals 10

[Eric Keller]

Now I want one of those Boston self-feeding pencil sharpeners. I need to mount my sharpener on a block of wood like that, I tore down the wall it was attached to.

I'm not a pencil snob, but a lot of people that are recommend the PaperMate Mirado. The Lee Valley pencils with the replaceable erasers seem pretty good too.

[mark mcfarlane]

Speaking of pencils, what is a good hardness for wood, and something that can be erased? I have some Generals Pencil Co. and Mitsubishi pencils in my Amazon cart, can't decide....

[Dave Zellers]

But clearly the finest pencil ever made was the black wing today some vintages Fetch over $150 a piece....

I love your 3 phase pencil sharpener but I do hope, even if I was the richest man on earth, I would not ever buy a pencil for $150.

But if I did, I would never, ever put it in a self feeding 3 phase sharpener. :cool:

[Matt Lau]

I love it!