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A pencil sharpener is a compound machine made up of simple machines, like the screw and lever.
A pencil sharpener is an example of a simple machine known as a wedge. The blade inside the sharpener is shaped like a wedge, which helps to cut and shape the pencil tip when it is inserted and rotated.
A typical electric pencil sharpener uses around 20-30 watts of power. This amount may vary depending on the size and type of the pencil sharpener.
A pencil sharpener uses mechanical energy, as it harnesses energy through physical motion to sharpen a pencil.
A pencil sharpener is a type of inclined plane simple machine. The blade inside the sharpener is positioned at an angle to the pencil, allowing for the application of force over a longer distance to produce a sharp point. As the pencil is inserted and turned, the inclined plane of the blade shaves away the wood and graphite, creating the pointed tip.
No, it's a compound machine.
The blade of a pencil sharpener is a wedge.
Pencil sharpeners typically use a combination of a blade and a gear mechanism to sharpen the pencil. As the pencil is inserted into the sharpener, the blade shaves off the wood and graphite, while the gear mechanism rotates the pencil to achieve an even sharpening. The force for turning the gear mechanism can come from either manual hand-cranks or electric motors depending on the type of sharpener.
the average pencil gets sharpened 17 times if you got a 12 pack of pencils then 1 sharpener it would be about 204 days i got that by 17*12=204 or you can say 1 pencil gets sharpened 17 times with 1 sharpener and so if you had 12 pencils and 1 sharpener and used it once a day then that would be 204 days of using it if you used it 3 times a day then that would be 68 days it also depends on what type of sharpener your getting if you got an electric sharpener then that would be about 3650 days of sharpening it does not seem to long but actually that would be 10 years just to let you know i am in the 6th grade
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There are more than 5 things that is a compound machine. Things like bulldozer, lawn mower, type writer, hand drill and pencil sharpener are compound machines.
While the real choice of best sharpener will depend on what type of knife you are using the sharpener on, several online reviews suggest that the Chef's Choice 130 model of sharpener is an excellent sharpener for general or all around use.