Is the sharpener part made of metal or is it painted plastic with a blade that is metal like a reviewer said??
492931
Two of us took it apart and looked (and felt) very closely. The sharpener itself is a metal blade attached--with a tiny metal screw--to silver-colored plastic. Hope this clears that up! It seems sturdy, works well, and keeps the shavings in place until you WANT to empty it.
492932
Its plastic not metal. Not very well made as they say. I should have read all the answers.
492933
The sharpener parts are metal. We use this for my six year old son in his pencil box. I bought this because I was so tired of sharpening pencils in those cheap plastic ones and the pencils getting all mangled. This is a wonderful small pencil sharpener.
462507
Basically is constructed of plastic material but both openers as the knife sharpener are stainless steel material
1417733
Completely plastic.I could'nt get it to work every time I tried sharpening the crayon ,the crayon woud break.
1627994
Same answer as W. M. Werich. It's a long lasting sharpener for $20. So far it has sharpened a lot of edges.
737505
The cage around the blades is a protected thin metal, the stand itself is metal, and the blades themselves are a green colored plastic. Hope this helps with the confusion!
707217
I think it's metal incased in a plastic coating. Very good unit, I highly recommend it.
192661
Yes the metal is one piece with 2 bits of wood for the handle. It comes to you rusty and dull also. I did clean mine up and sharpened it and it does ok, but I would not recommend this company.
1555497
Yes, the entire thing is plastic except for the blade. The blade is surgical stainless steel. The handle is not ordinary plastic though... it is a type of plastic called Polypropylene. This type of plastic does not wear or weaken like others. Very good little knife! Very sharp too!
1031718
It is metal. It's a nice little sander not a lot of HP, good for small work.
945224
I can't really tell. The blades are definitely metal and the entire submersable part is metal, the motor/upper part is coated in stainless. It does look like parts that lock the upper and lower unit together are plastic. I have used it on frozen fruit with no issues and everything like hot soups etc have blended easily.
1756735
The blade is made of Krupp 1.4116 steel. This is a German steel and is very easy to sharpen. The steel is stainless and requires no extra maintenance or oil.
1665587
It is plastic and I found that after changing the blade, the screw stripped the plastic hole. Now I am unable to tighten the blade and it does not work. Very disappointed. If the body was magnesium alloy probably would not have happened.
2025216
It is made of plastic, but don't let that fool you. It is very durable and does not feel light weight with the blade.
1155985
The handle is metal. The blade is hard plastic. I used it a few weeks ago for a 2 inch snow and it worked great. Was very pleased with it.
2248438
Its light weight so I would have to say plastic, but it certainly is sturdy. The one I have at the house I have had since they used to sell these razors (something I have not found in a long time) It is a sturdy piece of equipment. This is why I got one for my travel kit as well here on Amazon.
2196418
But that was the metal part, the blade. as for the plastic part,I didn't have any problem with it at all.
2096385
It is indeed metal, a fairly cheap steel but perfect for its purpose. I've been very happy with mine.