Swordfish ‘MultiPoint’ 6 Hole Electric Pencil Sharpener with Replaceable Helical Blade and Auto Stop Function [40233] 6–11mm

Pro’s: I love this sharpener! Also a bonus that I can get replacement blades. Ive used many hand and crank sharpeners and the point i get on this swordfish in the time it takes, is just superior. Con’s:If a point breaks off inside (rare), it can be a bit difficult to get it out of the mechanism. Also, still need to apply some pressure to the pencil while holding it to be sharpener and some pencils turn easier than others. These issues are very minor though. This is by far my easiest to use and most used sharpener

When I first had this in May it was amazing, I use it for pastel and coloured pencils. Then a lead broke off and I couldnt get it out without taking it apart. I followed the instructions for replacing a blade but it still wont sharpen evenly. For the price I would have expected a better design to remove and replace the blade, but it has to be taken to pieces. I am handy and was able to do this, but not everyone will be able and it still wont sharpen. So this is now fit for the bin less than 3 months after purchase. Hopefully I can return under warrenty, although not sure how to do this on Amazon as no option to return. £100 wasted!!

Once used to it thought it excellent. Works very quick, accomodates different pencil types and sizes. I was very hesitant at first having read other reviews. It is expensive but so far couple months and working on many pencils with excellent results. I am particularly impressed with fact it does reduce pencil length radically like basic sharpeners - so far perfect,with excellent quality of points. Therecarevoptions -quite useful when youbcan decide size of point, size of pencils. I wouldnt want tonpartbwith it now

I ordered this sharpener looking at some of reviews and thinking for the higher price it maybe good quality. Sadly I was wrong. I am thoroughly disappointed. The first one I ordered lasted less than a week. I used the sharpener on a regular basis during a class room day but by no means overuse and I varied the type of pencils as recommended. It just stopped working whilst in use. I only used general colouring pencils and graphite writing/drawing pencils. I have not used it on softer art pencils which can clog. I had logged my sharpener using their warranty system. When I tried to contact them to get a replacement. I did not get any response back. The only option was to send it back via Amazon because it stopped working. A replacement sharpener was sent. It began sharpening pencils really quickly. It would stop working / cut out from time to time even when the pencil shaving drawer was not full. Approximately 2 weeks use, the sharpener was not sharpening pencils very well if at all. By now I was completely frustrated. This sharpener clearly is not up to the simple job of sharpening pencils. It is awful. I would not recommend buying this product. I think I will go back to the sharpener I was using. It is smaller and much cheaper, but it works! I will be sending the second Swordfish sharpener back as it does not sharpen my pencils, it is not fit for the purpose.

The swordfish sharpener enables me to get a very fine point very quickly on most pencils (including Luminance, Derwent lightfast, Museum Aquarelles...). It saves time and avoids broken tips that I often get with the manual sharpener. But when you use it, use a light touch to hold the pencil, since pressing too hard will get your pencil chewed up quickly. It is overall quite stable but does slowly move to the side as it grinds

Although I purchased this last year, due to circumstances, I did not use it until a couple of weeks ago. I completed on project , but half way through the second one yesterday it stopped working. I paid a lot of money for this item hoping it would last a long time (how wrong can a person be) My little Helix pencil sharpener which I purchased some 12 - 15 years ago is still going strong. Just doesn't sharpen anymore. Save your money buy a cheap electric pencil sharpener that will not cost so much to replace.

I have tried so many sharpeners and this one is the best by far. Easy to use especially with so many different brands I gave.

I bought this machine as a present for my wife who draws with coloured pencils. The unit is hefty and well made, but the instructions very limited. There seems to be a fundamental design flaw. When sharpening pencils there is a microswitch that activates the cutters when the pencil is inserted and a cut-out that operates when the point is complete. The cutter blade rotates round the stationary pencil so there is a tendency for the pencil to move and it is difficult to hold it steady. This movement can break the fine point and as the machine keeps sharpening one can easily chew through a whole pencil. Coloured pencils seemed more prone to breaking than graphite pencils (because of the softer lead?) and when they do it is difficult to get the broken point out of the sharpening mechanism. About 20% of the coloured pencils we tried broke, so decided to return the unit as it wasn't fit for purpose. All in all a very disappointing experience. At least the return/refund process was quick and effective!

Ar first i was disappointed because im from Australia and it had an american plug. I got a travel adapter then i couldn't figure out why my pencils wouldn't sharpen i thought it was broken or something ( not much in directions). Then i worked out i had to push my pencil right in and wow i mean wow im so impressed ive never had pencils this sharp. No need to buy anything else.

déçu de la performance; les crayons ne sont pas affutés de manière fine et je dois terminer au cutter

Make sure you buy a voltage adapter as this is 220v.

HUGE WASTE of money... the item does not work effectively and breaks pencils continuously. Pencils ranging from $4 to 0ver $6 EACH....disgusted. the return window closed about a month after purchase....under 4 week WARRANTY...blaahhhh DO NOT BUY THIS CRAAAAAPPPPPP

Really liking this sharpener. It's quiet and looks nice as well as performs well. Be mindful that it does come with a UK plug, easy fix to grab an adaptor so it suited Australian power point.