Striping an Electric Pencil Sharpener

SEBASTIAN HARMSEN

This electric sharpener works with electricity directly plugged in. It seemed fairly simple at the beginning. I was not expecting that many pieces and screws. I could not open the battery, I guess they are glued together.

Process

Step 1:

  • Separate all the pieces that do not need unscrewing.
  • You have the pencil sharpener, the trash box and the wall charger.

img_2358Step 2:

  • After separating all the pieces I took out the first 4 screws.
  • The plastic parts where set aside and kept working on disarming the main engine.

Step 3:

  • Remove the entire engine and pencil sharpener mechanical parts from its plastic container.
  • At this point the sharpener still worked when plugged in.

img_2364Step 4:

  • Remove the next 4 screws and separate the engine from its main structure.
  • Inside their where 3 gears that moved consequently from the mains engine gear.

Step 5:

  • Then I proceeded to remove the engine.

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Step 6:

  • Once the engine was removed, I separated all the gears, screws and plastic parts attached to it.
  • Then I removed the pencil sharpener from the main cabin.

Step 7:

  • Finally I got to the main engine. Took it apart until I could not anymore.
  • It seemed fairly simple, coil and two magnets inside that made the main axis rotate when plugged in.

Step 8:

  • Once completely separated it was time to put it back together, which I did and it was a lot of fun too.

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I’m Sebastian Harmsen.

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Hi, I am an Architect born and raised in Lima Perú. I love water sports and extreme sports like surfing, water skiing, downhill dirt bike etc. I am an adrenaline junkie so if you want to do something I’m up for it.

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Also, I like eating a lot, specially barbecue’s, so I’m up for that to.

I like designing and making things better. So if there is something that I am using, specially tools, I will probably find something to add or modify from the tool to make it better.

Pictures are a hobby to. Here is one of a sunset I took last year.

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