Inside an automatic pencil sharpener.

Another spontaneous video recorded during a brief moment of peace at work. This pink(ish) pencil sharpener was given to me by Matt. I went as far as I could, but couldn't find a slim enough screwdriver to access the two final screws. The base reveals most of the science though, just a motor and two switches. One as a cover safety interlock and one to activate the motor when a pencil is inserted.

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[TheSadButMadLad]

I didn't know Clive had a third hand to catch the battery. Dead useful.

[centralintelligenceagency]

"What happens if we stick the rubber in?"
Off to a good start.

[stevevox]

A grown man putting a pencil in a pencil sharpener ass backwards. This is not what I came for, but the reason I stay.

[namespacetoosmall]

You're spoiling us with so many videos, Big Clive. It is appreciated. :)

[badjuju]

How could you end the video without sharpening Vinces pencil down to a nubbin?

[tncorgi]

Tell Vince that's perfectly natural, as you age you find there's just not as much lead in the ol' pencil anymore.

[FG]

No suitable screwdriver to completely dismantle the unit. What happened to unreasonable force?

[matthewellisor]

Finally, a pencil sharpener what does a good job of sharpening a pencil! I'll be retiring my pocket knife now.
Thanks for the update.
But seriously, I've been "taking things to bits" since I was 4, always glad to see that I wasn't the only one.

[koupvxt]

Hi I woke up in the middle of the night wondering whats inside a pencil sharpener

[raymondmucklow]

Glad to see 6v or 4AA's all the portable pencil sharpeners I bought my son were under powered also seems the units with dual blades one on each side worked better than the single blade per sharpener.

[daanwilmer]

It seems to do double duty as a battery charger as well! Just stick some NiMH cells in there and hook it up to a 6V power supply.

[danforbes]

1:32 Now thats a neat trick, Clive! Using a screwdriver AND putting a battery back on the table all at the same time.Fantastic. LOL!

[Fifury]

I prefer the worm gear style of sharpener - this looks like a single blade (more like a hand sharpener)...

[comradegeneralvladimirpoot]

Clive will not rest until there isn't a electronic left on earth he hasn't taken apart.

[TrollDecker]

The electric sharpener I have is only a single one but the safety button that prevents it from going off with a finger (or supposedly does) is right underneath the sharpener. That said, though, it's still possible to press it by pushing down on the plastic around the rim of the hole. x.x

[deadbeef]

These sharpeners are very good. Only problem are the blades. After a few weeks they wear out. Replacement blades, if any available, cost as much as a new sharpener. The sharpener I have uses micro usb as alternative current source thou.

[TheComputerGuy]

I have the same exact thing, but in black and manufactured in March 2014. I think it was from the Lidl supermarket. It's not horrible, but not that great either.

[anononomous]

I love the Tattoo stuff but tbh tear downs of a pink automatic pencil sharpeners is the sort of content I subscribed for.

[phonotical]

Everyone I see a video with a scratched up background I keep thinking you've come back home with a ton of things

[envidjunkie]

Have you tried doing tear downs of “smart switches”? I’m curious if they are well built on the high voltage side of things