Classroom Friendly Sharpener Review

Troy from Classroom Friendly Supplies sent me this sample crank sharpener to try and review. While it arrived with a mounting clamp, found it more efficient to hold it down with one hand while turning the crank with the other.
Its solid metal construction and sharpening burr certainly looked ready for some heavy duty in a classroom situation.
With its smooth operation and easy to clean waste receptacle, managed to sharpen a new box with 2 dozen wooden pencils in just a few minutes.
This sharpener yielded strong long points on the standard 8 mm graphite pencils. It features a auto-stop feature that prevents waste. Once a pencil was properly sharpened the cutting mechanism disengaged and the resistance to the crank-turning drop indicating the pencil was done.For a bit more of a challenge, decided to test this sharpener with a class pack of Crayola watercolor pencils that had grown blunt from use in the after school program.While it started working fine with the first few pencils,the watercolor leads had a tendency to break and clog the burr mechanism (notice the pink pencil point stuck in the burr in the photo below), so had to use a paper clip to remove the obstructions a few times.Thus to keep the burr mechanism clear and well-lubricated started sharpening a couple of graphite pencils between batches of watercolor pencils.The sharpener seemed to work more smoothly and efficiently with the graphite pencils, so I would certainly recommend it for that purpose. While it did a fair job with this class pack of Crayola pencils, it probably would be best not to use it too often to sharpen colored and watercolor pencils to prevent jamming of the cutting mechanism.Video 1: documenting the initial test runs with the Classroom Friendly Sharpener. For an in-depth review check the Pencil Revolution.
Additional pictures from Flickr gallery: photo 1, photo 2, photo 3, photo 4, photo 5, photo 6.