Vintage automatic pencil sharpener - GIF

Vintage automatic pencil sharpener.

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More: https://cwpencils.com/blogs/news/pro...atic-sharpener

Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...501#post122786
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...518#post122888
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...954#post124992
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...836#post102618
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...2707#post96925
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...1199#post73924

That would make a nice mess of graphite dust!

Man, that's gorgeous!
Right beside me now in my shop is the pencil sharpener that was at my grandparent's farm growing up.
A Boston Champion like this, but with a beautifully contoured penny soldered on to replace one of the thumb levers that broke, probably mid-'60s.
Still use it for every penciled sharpened out here in the shop.

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Forrest in Atlanta

...I'm (quite) a bit OCD when it comes to pencils, having a box each of Dixon Ticonderoga #2 , 2.5, 3 & 4...though with advancing age, 2.5 is the one I use most. Attached is a 'school issue' automatic sharpener, very common in Australia, but I only got this when I was 55! My grandson reckons it's the 'bees knees' and loves to waste a whole pencil... after losing a Dixon, which I can only get from the States, I bought him his own box of Chinese pencils. I'm with you Forrest, the 'newer' one I use daily in the workshop is probably 50-60 years old! Keep em sharp, guys!
Jim

No attachment? I wanna' see crazy southern hemisphere reverse-rotation sharpener!
Here's mine in situ this morning -
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Mate, I'm having trouble uploading images! Done it before...is there a trick?

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Mate, I'm having trouble uploading images! Done it before...is there a trick?

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There has to be some southern hemisphere attachment upload joke...idk upload down under?

...OK, I'll bite...Do I turn the computer upside down or just me?? Seriously though, I get to having the jpg listed in the little 'uploader window', hit the upload button and SWISH!...away it goes into the black hole...somewhere out there are millions of images and documents greedily eaten by the upload gods...and they've got my 3 wee pics...is it a settings thing? I looked high and low on this site and can't find anything...HELP!!

Jim P - a very frustrated expat in AUS

Lol, millions of images and upload gods. Must stop feeding them.
And they wonder why folks are hesitant to save offline on 'the cloud'. Won't ponder what mischief that will initiate. I don't post youtube for that very reason; no control of what they deem related links.

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Mate, I'm having trouble uploading images! Done it before...is there a trick?

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A while back I had the same problem it started after a windozzze upgrade I finally cleared my browser history then did a disk clean up. after restarting my computer and opening the browser I logged back in and was able to up load my pics once more. Don't know if this is your problem or not. Once many years ago while visiting Australia I was using Eula at the time and it gave me fits

Thanks Frank. I do system restore and disk clean after every Windows update. I think they cause more harm than good! Jon has advised maybe another browser, I use Chrome. I'll dust of IE11 and give it a go. Cheers

Jim

I portray Chrome, Bing and IE of any issue little more than information mines. Being open source, I recommend Mozilla Firefox, especially if a PC is used. Sure, I could be wrong; but my PC's have been happy on a continual basis since ~2002...
My litmus test for browsers is easy. Do banner ads you see follow the searches you make, or wander over stuff you never search? I get all kinds of diet, sports, democratic party, women's fashion, Hollywood news...that sound like me?

Good point TM51...I resisted even going to Chrome a few years back, sorta the Ford parts in a Ford mentality. Initially, Chrome was HEAPS better, but of late, any search follows me around on PC and phone, resorting to ad blockers, which ya have to turn off to fully access most sites. I'll try Mozilla, thanks very much.

Jim

...whadayaknow, the Ancient IE11 actually has a far superior image uploader than Chrome. Next rainy day, I'll get into Firefox, TM51, thanks again...
Jim on a glorious, sunny 18° winter's day Shoalhaven Heads, NSW AUS






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