does it work well with prismacolor color 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.
493292
I would not use it for prismacolor pencils. It has a hard time with some of our colored pencils, especially the softer ones. We use it with our generic and crayola colored pencils because I don't mind if I have to resharpen after it rips the lead out, but prismacolor pencils are so expensive that I don't want to waste any of it. I use a manual sharpener for prismacolor.
1044010
It works with colored pencils. I'm not sure if there's a difference watercolor & regular colored pencils.
2033631
It will as long as the colored pencils do not have a plastic covering on the outside.
173084
Yes - it has a dial to select the diameter of the pencil you want to sharpen so it works for standard and fat pencils.
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.
1830535
Yes, if you do not expect each slot to hold more than one sharpie per slot. The elastic is tight at first for normal width pencils. I can get 4 in each slot at a time so I can hold a full set of 48 colored pencils in a relatively small area. Works great with my backpack. Hope this helps as this is very well designed and of high quality. I would definately recommend this product.
1224675
I would say yes! It sharpens classroom pencils that have the coating on them without a problem. It stops when pencil is sharpened. It's great!
809806
No!!! Save ur money and buy some colored pencils from the dollar store. Thats all this product literally is. A VERY cheap colored pencil! I have tried both this product and tweezers. Tweezers are easy but if u want to compare get a colored pencil from the store insted of waiting for them to ship one from china!
175557
I just tested a Ticonderoga (beginners) #2 pencil and it works fine. These are the pencils they use in the Kindergarten classes. Hope this helps.
1306487
works great with regular pencils, but is inconsistent with the softer "lead" in colored pencils. I've never tried it with larger pencils. It doesn't appear to be prepared to accomodate larger sized pencils.
300354
Yes! works great. my kids sharpened dozens of their back to school ticonderoga #2 pencils and they turned out great!
1710366
I tried it on a water color pencil just to check and it worked fine. We have had the Panasonic too but the one we had is no longer available so we got this one. It works fine I think the motor is just a little slower.
983910
Mine have lasted a year so far. It is because it is only used a few seconds at a time with a pressure switch as opposed to a slide switch. It works really well for color pencil art. It allows for a very light touch.
1827764
Yes, as Heidi mentioned - sharpening regular pencils to clean the blade and oil from the Prismacolor pencil buildup is a plus. Awesome sharpener.
764003
Absolutely. I use an array of pencils from Prismacolor/Faber-Castell/Fantasia and the sharpener works well. This by far, has been the best one.
2180626
Oh My gosh .. prismacolor is so much better . softer lead , lets you blend easier . To me , I've used this type of Pencil for many years and yest it is worth the extra money JS AZ
2233735
I found this link that shows what apps it works with. https://www.fiftythree.com/pencil-ready