STAEDTLER 502 Mars Lead Pointer Tub Sharpener for 2mm Pencil Leads (Pack of 1)

If you use 2mm lead you need one of these. Used them 30 years ago. Bought one for my daughter for school and they are still the biz.

For keeping those leads in your propelling pencil sharp the lead can, if necessary, be seriously extended should your pencil not fit into the opening allowing sharpening of your lead even in those situations.

No instructions provided, but found a useful video on YouTube! Even when you know how to use it, it can be a little 'challenging' but the result is worth it! Would certainly buy again!

Usual Staedtler quality, will last for years. Easy to use and keeps your 2mm lead nice and sharp. Ordered with the Night blue clutch pencil 925-35-20 and unfortunately it doesn’t fit the sharpener, as pointed out in many reviews which I didn’t notice upon ordering. However, such a nice quality pencil I decided to keep it anyway, and ordered the Mars techno 780c which works perfectly with the sharpener. A bit on the pricey side, however it’s worth paying for decent stuff that lasts, I’ve been using Staedtler for over 50 years, since I was at school, they’ve lasted this long and still going strong for a reason. Quality.

This lead pointer works exceptionally well, but it’s pricey. It’s the second one I’ve bought - (the first one went ‘walkies’). It’s really simple to use for 2mm leads. You just expose a length of lead from the clutch pencil, using the appropriate hole depending on how sharp you want the point to be. Then put the pencil and the pre-measured lead into the spout the turn the entire top of the tub. This shaves off the lead against a fixed internal cylinder that has sharp flutes cut into its surface. When top turns freely, you can remove the pencil from the spout to reveal a perfectly sharp point, with all the graphite dust retained in the tub. It’s magic really if not pure genius. No more smudges caused by graphite dust on your paper. In fact you can use the dust on purpose if you want to shade a drawing by tapping a small amount onto the paper and the deliberately smudge it into the surface. The Faber-Castell product works fairly well but has no containment for the dust and is considerably cheaper but not nearly so well designed. I just love the Staedtler product.

This is a top quality pencil sharpener for the 2mm lead collet pencils from Staedtler. It puts a lovely smooth tapered point on the pencil. The point angle is quite shallow, meaning it lasts a long time between sharpenings. As others have noted, it can be confusing to operate. You first use one of the two small holes on the top to extend the lead to the correct length for sharpening. The further you extend the lead, the sharper point you end up with when the sharpening is complete. You then insert the pencil into the larger hole on the top, and while holding the pencil and the blue part of the sharpener, move the pencil around in circles (note: you aren't rotating the pencil in the hole, you move the whole pencil around the centre of the sharpener). This causes the top portion of the sharpener to rotate. Inside the middle of the sharpener there is a milling cutter. The motion of the pencil moves this around the lead to cut a point on it. Once you get the knack, its very easy and quite satisfying to do. The downsides are: 1) I could have done with a third depth gauge on the top. I find the "sharp" one to be too sharp and it wastes a lot of lead, and I find the "rounded" one to be too blunt for writing. I usually end up setting the lead to "rounded" and then manually extending it about 1mm to get a perfect point. 2) There were no instructions with it. If it hadn't been for the Amazon reviews, I would have struggled to work out how to use it. 3) The lead cleaner in the top (the white dot in the picture) is useless.

I can't fault This little tub sharpener. I just wish there was one available that would take 5.6mm lead.

Good points: consistent points on staedler pencils at all hardnesses. Well made. Good quality. Bad Points: Although it has a big capacity, empty it often as it leaks like a sieve if you're carrying it around. Stick it in a zip lock bag and empty it daily.

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Best 2mm sharpener ever

Ich gebe zu, ich bin ein Fan von Staedtler-Produkten und ich liebe meine Fallminenstifte für die 2mm Minen aus der Mars-Technico-Linie, aber der eingebaute Spitzer im Stift macht nur eine relative kurze Spitze, die daher auch oft nachgespitzt werden muss. Die Spitzreste, die sich in der Stiftkappe ansammeln verwende ich zwar meistens, um Übergänge zu verblenden, aber manchmal hab ich nicht gleich Verwendung dafür und entleere die Reste in einem eigenen Behälter. Das sollte man immer wieder mal machen, denn die Spitzreste fallen leicht aus der Kappe, wenn man den Stift zur Seite legt. Der Minenspitzer allerdings sammelt die Spitzreste und macht auch noch zwei verschieden lange Spitzen. Ich bevorzuge die längere und spitze daher meine Fallminen fast ausschließlich nur mehr mit dem Spitzer. Für alle die vor dem Kauf wissen wollen, wie es funktioniert: 1. Am Deckel des Spitzers befinden sich zusätzlich zur Spitzöffnung zwei kleine Öffnungen. Die eine ist für eine kurze Spitze, die andere für eine etwas längere Spitze 2. Man soll die Mine aus dem Stift in die Öffnung fallen lassen und den Stiftgreifer soweit nach vor schieben bis dieser am Deckel anstößt. Dadurch wird die Spitzdistanz ermittelt. Bei der Öffnung mit der kurzen Spitze ist der Abstand zwischen Mine und Stiftöffnung logischerweise kleiner als bei der langen Spitze. 3. Dann steckt man den Stift in die Spitzöffnung und zwar so, dass er sicher in der Öffnung einrastet. 4. Jetzt dreht man den Stift am besten so lange, bis kein Widerstand mehr zu spüren ist. Mit den Fingern am besten am Mündungsteil der Spitzöffnung angreifen, dann lässt es sich auch leicht drehen. Die Verarbeitung des Spitzer ist hochwertig und robust. Für Künstler, Designer, Grafiker, Illustratoren, technische Zeichner, Architekten etc. (und Zeichen-Nerds, wie mich) eine absolute Kaufempfehlung.

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I never expected to write such an enthusiastic review of a pencil sharpener, but here I am! If you're wondering, "Is it worth the price tag?" the answer is yes—especially if you use a 2mm pencil regularly. It’s genuinely worth it. I want to clarify that I’m not sponsored or affiliated in any way; this is my honest opinion. To understand how to use it, you'll definitely want to check out the YouTube video on the subject though, as it’s definitely not self-explanatory and there are no instructions included in the box.