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Tarfumes.com - Panasonic KP380-BK Classic Electric Pencil Sharpener, Black, 1 Unit
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List Price: $54.95
Our Price: $42.32
Your Save: $ 12.63 ( 23% )
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Panasonic
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Binding: Office Product
Brand: Panasonic
Color: Black
EAN: 0092281137483
Feature: Electric sharpener with steel cutting wheel. Auto-StopTM prevents pencil waste and suction cup feet keep the sharpener secure.
Label: Panasonic
Manufacturer: Panasonic
Material Type: Steel
Model: KP380BK
Publisher: Panasonic
Studio: Panasonic
Warranty: Manufacturer's limited one-year warranty.
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Features
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Electric sharpener with steel cutting wheel. Auto-StopTM prevents pencil waste and suction cup feet keep the sharpener secure.
Steel cutting wheel never needs sharpening and promises a perfect 16-degree point.
Auto-Stop prevents pencil waste.
Large semi-transparent shavings receptacle.
Suction cup feet.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Semi-transparent shavings receptacle. Powerful gear-driven motor with hardened tool steel spiral cutter. Patented auto stop feature. Nonskid suction feet.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating: 
Summary: My Sharpener
Comment: Bought this to replace an identical unit that burned out after many years of use. Works great!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Teacher sharpener of the year!
Comment: This sharpener is wonderful for a busy classroom. I am a teacher and I went through 4 sharpeners before using this one. This was the best one by far. It sharpened the pencils thoroughly and stopped when it was finished to prevent over-sharpening by my students. It never broke and it was used constantly throughout the day. I will only buy this model in the future when and if this one breaks!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Is there nothing better?
Comment: This sharpener replaced a KP-410 that suffered sudden death a few weeks ago. [See my review under Panasonic KP-410A.]
The KP-380 sharpens quite round, unlike many other models.
It is powerful enough to occasionally grab the pencil and twist it out of my grasp. I suspect this is when it tucks into some imperfection in the wood near the point. It does tend to chip out such imperfections more than other sharpeners.
On the other hand, it is not difficult to stop the machine by pressing in too hard, which never happened with the KP-410. (Maybe I should not be holding the machine down with the other hand.) This leads me to expect that the KP-380 will wear out soon. Stopping a powered motor is very bad for it. On the other hand, the last 5-10 years of my 40-year Panasonic, which never actually died, were like that. The form factors of that oldie and the KP-380 are similar, and I had better hopes.
Other reviewers have commented that bad sharpeners break the leads. So far, the KP-380 seems better on that than the KP-410 (and my oldie when I replaced it).
The KP-380 motor continues to run when the auto-stop kicks in, which I don't remember from other models. The auto-stop must be mechanical, driven by the point.
So, maybe 3 stars is a little low. But I'd like to be more confident of the machine. I would think that somebody could come out with a sharpener that would last a solid 5 years grinding a few dozen pencils a week to near-perfect round, without anomalies such as grabbing the pencil, chipping the wood, halting in mid-grind, or breaking the leads inside the pencil. Panasonic made one in 1966.
[I did try a decent I-point, but it had a goofy AC adapter that required a specific orientation.]
Customer Rating:
Summary: Panasonic sharpener
Comment: One of the best electric sharpener I have ever bought. Works great, sharpens to perfection and has never jammed or stopped working. Great price for the buy!
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Summary: Finally a pencil sharpener that works!
Comment: OMG!! Who knew a pencil sharpener could bring so much happiness into my home! I am so sorry that I didn't break down and spend the money sooner. This product is worth every penny. It's efficient, quick, relatively quiet (for an electric sharpener) and durable. I am a high school science teacher and I would recommend this product to anyone.
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