I paid $21 at the art store and still an amazing bargain because it's such an amazing sharpener. I saw it cheaper on Amazon and Ebay but it didn't seem like a big deal to pay for quality artist's tools. Does a great job on the Blackwings and Mitsubishi pencils. Even the standard HB#2 SOFT DIXONS do great. Get this sharpener at any price, it's worth it.
Does the KUM AUTOMATIC LONG POINT (multiple slots) have all the housing made of plastic? Or does it have any part made of metal apart from the blades? Which one sharpens a longer tip: the all-magnesium KUM MASTERPIECE (double slot) or the all-magnesium KUM LONG POINT 400-5L (single slot)? And compared to the all brass M+R CASTOR (single slot)?
I purchased 2 of the Alvin Brass Bullet sharpeners from Amazon and tried to use it for colored pencils. It chewed the wood casing on all 3 pencils I tried and broke the cores terribly. Is this brand different than the one I bought? Trying to find a good sharpener. Thanks!
I don't know if the brands are different. I've heard that some can chew up color pencils. I don't use color pencils. But in a test I did in another video using Blackwing color pencils, they sharpened just fine in my hand crank sharpeners.
I paid $21 at the art store and still an amazing bargain because it's such an amazing sharpener. I saw it cheaper on Amazon and Ebay but it didn't seem like a big deal to pay for quality artist's tools. Does a great job on the Blackwings and Mitsubishi pencils. Even the standard HB#2 SOFT DIXONS do great. Get this sharpener at any price, it's worth it.
Does the KUM AUTOMATIC LONG POINT (multiple slots) have all the housing made of plastic? Or does it have any part made of metal apart from the blades?
Which one sharpens a longer tip: the all-magnesium KUM MASTERPIECE (double slot) or the all-magnesium KUM LONG POINT 400-5L (single slot)?
And compared to the all brass M+R CASTOR (single slot)?
Does it sharpen crayola colored pencils well also?
Dunno. Good question. Color pencils can be tricky.
I purchased 2 of the Alvin Brass Bullet sharpeners from Amazon and tried to use it for colored pencils. It chewed the wood casing on all 3 pencils I tried and broke the cores terribly. Is this brand different than the one I bought? Trying to find a good sharpener. Thanks!
I don't know if the brands are different. I've heard that some can chew up color pencils. I don't use color pencils. But in a test I did in another video using Blackwing color pencils, they sharpened just fine in my hand crank sharpeners.
Thanks!
I've read and in my experience you need to twist the sharpener, not the pencil, when doing colored pencils. Otherwise I got the same problems you did.
M&R and Alvin are supplying the same sharpener.
Shots fired! Bang bang! Great review!
Thanks!
Nice vid as always, but I hope you get the Pollux one day.
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How does it do with 4h pencils? Does it snap the harder leads?
It does fine. Harder pencils don't break as easy as the softer ones on any sharpener.
This is a little German Tank .💪 I love Germany🇩🇪
This is my favorite sharpener. I love its weight.
I have one with 2 hole and didn't understand why until naw 😂 thanks 👏👌