What is a pencil cap?

Pencil caps work not only as a cover for pencils or pocket protector, but also work great as a pencil extender holder for your short pencils. It’s the perfect tool for everyone from professional artists to school kids or even for your office.

What is the best alternative tool to pencil sharpener?

Use a knife or scissors. If you have a utility knife, x-acto knife, or pair of scissors available, you should be able to sharpen your pencil with little effort. Simply scrape the edges of your pencil along the sharp edge of any of these tools. If you use scissors, open them as wide as they’ll go.

What are the parts of a pencil sharpener called?

The old fashioned pencil sharpeners that are mounted to the wall and cranked by a handle are an example of a compound machine that consists two simple machines: the wheel and axle and a wedge.

How do you protect your pencil tips?

It’s frustrating to hear the “snap” of a pencil’s graphite tip breaking as you return it to your shop apron. Rather than constantly resharpen broken ends, protect them with the cap from a spent ballpoint pen. Trim off the clip and slip the cap into the bottom of your apron’s pencil pocket.

What is a rotary pencil sharpener?

Rotary sharpeners are those archaic, wall-mounted sharpeners you used in grade school. When you stick your pencil into the sharpener and crank it with the handle on its other side, you’re setting into motion two cylindrical cutting blades.

Why do pencil sharpeners have two holes?

Some sharpeners which function as a long point sharpener, have a second hole in which the blade sharpens the untouched graphite to a long, more precise point than would be otherwise possible using a single hole long point sharpener.

How does a crank pencil sharpener work?

You simply push the end of the pencil into a conical chamber and twist. The pressure forces the end of the pencil into contact with the blade, which remains stationary. As the pencil rotates, the blade pares away the wooden casing of the pencil and sharpens the lead.

Why should we not sharpen your pencil with a blade or knife?

The fact is, pencil leads are very soft. If you drop your pencil or tap it on the desk, or play the drums with it, chances are good that the lead will break inside the wood in more than one place. Then when you sharpen the pencil down to where the break is, the lead falls out.