can you sharpen colored pencils
934634
yes you can, but it voids the warranty. So far so good, but as it turns out I am not using mine for as high a volume as I originally thought I would.
934635
You sure can. Works like a charm. I've had mine for many months in my classroom with middle school students.
934636
Honestly please don't waste your money on this product. It stopped working for me within 3 months of buying it. It is the only product I read negative reviews of and bought anyway thinking it had to be good bc of its high sticker price. It is totally a waste. I even called the company and they were of absoluteky no help. We have resorted to the $1.50 manual sharpeners and are much happier.
934637
I have sharpened colored pencils in my sharpener. I sharpen hundreds of No. 2 pencils a week. I found that the colored pencils gummed up the sharpener a bit. I also have more than one sharpener because I sharpen so many pencils. If I did sharpen colored pencils, I would use one of my older sharpeners for colored pencils and keep my better sharpener for the demanding job of sharpening all my pencils. I also no longer sharpen foil/plastic wrap pencils. These pencils have cute pictures and designs on them, but they also dull and gum up the blades.
934638
Yes, my students use it to sharpen my colored pencils. Additionally, it has several settings for various sized pencils.
700835
Hi..no they are not sharpened.. You can buy the sharpener from Palomino seller. Thanks..
1093786
Thank you for your question! No, they did not come sharpened, however I found an inexpensive pencil sharpener on Amazon, and it sharpens very easily! I really do believe these pencils are high quality, and once sharpened, have perfect points! I truly hope this helps!
524225
I wouldn't try to sharpen crayons with it. I would be concerned it would clog it up. However, the hand-held sharpeners that you can find in the school-supply area work fine. Many of them come with a reservoir to hold the shavings so that you don't have to stand over a trashcan while sharpening. Hope you find what you're looking for.
603718
Yes it will and quite well if it will sharpen color pencils it will sharpen anything it is very sharp sharpest
139292
It sharpens my colored pencils beautifully. Haven't tried water color pencils but see no reason why it wouldn't.
1078155
Yes, I use them all the time. They work great. You may want to purchase a darker one also, as these three colors are a bit on the light side. Don't forget a pencil sharpener too.
473749
Just squeeze the two black things moving it outwards at the same time then sick your pencil in and let go now you can sharpen
1056364
i sharpen them by hand, they seem too delicate to sharpen with an electric sharpener. works just fine.
777739
The size of the sharpener only allows it to sharpen #2 pencils. I have used it to sharpen colored pencils which works as well.
1829496
Mostly sharpens evenly. Does sharpen to very sharp point which can sometimes lead to breakage of newly sharpened pencil. I have sharpened regular pencils and colored pencils.
7001
I have never used it to sharpen crayola pencils, but believe it would work fine even on the small hole. This pencil sharpener is worth the purchase. The best I have ever owned.
1403791
They self sharpen as you use them. Use at about a 45 degree tilt angle; apply color; rotate/spin a few degrees and color; continue until you have used all 360 degrees of the crayon diameter and you should have a new point. Works for me. I have never tried a regular crayon sharpener, but the primary (for the big crayons) one with the larger insert hole might work.
130462
Any pencils sharpener will work, the KUM long point sharpener just makes this pencils that much better for only a few bucks
1726253
It's best to use a regular pencil sharpener - not electric. Colored pencils have soft leads that can clog the blades of an electric sharpener. With a hand held, good quality sharpener you have more control over how pointed the lead gets (you don't want sharp points on Inktense pencils).
493291
When I bought my pencils I researched and found the following: Sharpen a few regular graphite pencils between times when you sharpen some Prisma because Prisma colored pencils have such a high wax content, they often get a build up in the sharpener and slow it down. By sharpening a graphite/ regular pencil sometimes it helps keep the build up to minimum and sharpener lasts longer. I would suggest getting a sharpener designed for Prisma if you will use them exclusively.
930236
No they can't be sharpened. Even if they could be it might not be worth it to sharpen them. Might be the same amount of money to just buy new ones.