Question 1

i use "soft lead black pencils(2b/3b. will the leads break?

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I know this is an old post, but still useful for shoppers. The leads won't break from my experience. I use this sharpener for soft  and extra soft charcoal pencils, med, hard, graphite 2B - 8B, soft pastel pencils, carbon pencils, colored pencils, just everything. I even use it to point the tip on the unraveling charcoal pencils, after I unravel, of course. So far no broken leads, all perfect. They only need a couple spins, and you can easily be sure not to shorten the pencil. Even if you wait for the LED for a nice sharp point, it only shortens it by 1/8 inch. But I just put them in for a couple revolutions, and they're sharp enough without being shorter.  Update: If the soft lead pencil has been dropped and shattered it might leave the point in the sharpener (this just happened to me), but in that rare event, it's easy to remove by breaking up the jammed piece with one of these pointed clay tools: https://www.amazon.com/COMI-Modeling-Sculpture-Playdough-Needle/dp/B019BUBMHY/ref=sr_1_2?s=arts-crafts&ie=UTF8&qid=1464789102&sr=1-2&keywords=clay+tool%2C+point

Question 2

when you say electric is it battery or 120 volt plug in wall outlet thanx

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120v wall outlet

Question 3

How long does it last in a classroom?

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I bought mine a year ago for my then 6 year old first grader for home use. I had also bought him 6 boxes of 36 count Ticonderoga Beginners - Primary Size pencils (extra fat). He loves his sharpner so much that he decided to sharpen all 216 pencils. When doing homework at night he would purposely press hard to break the lead, just so that he could run back and sharpen his pencil with it. We had to start keeping 5 or 6 pencils at a time at the table while doing homework just to avoid that. If this sharpner can put up to his daily abuse, it should do fine in a classroom setting.

Question 4

This is for the company:  After 3 yrs, my sharpener now squeals when sharpening a pencil.  Still under warranty; what can I do to get it quiet again?

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I would contact the company...that is what I did when mine stopped working.  Just google X-acto and go to "ask questions" on their website for ways to contact them.  I had a great response with the customer service.  I believe I called them first and talked to a person right away.  Then I emailed my receipt to them to verify when I bought the sharpener.  They were probably the easiest company that I have dealt with in a long time!

Manufacturer	Elmers
Brand	X-Acto
Item Weight	1 pounds
Product Dimensions	9.8 x 3.4 x 6.3 inches
Item model number	1612
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer	No
Color	Gray/Black
Shape	Other
Material Type	Alloy Steel
Number of Items	1
Size	1 Count (Pack of 1)
Point Type	Fine
Manufacturer Part Number	1612

X-ACTO ProX Classroom Electric Pencil Sharpener, Classroom ProX

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