Broken Pencil Sharpener?

Question

I got this sharpener:

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Its kinda broken cause of my idiot brother ( 10 years old ) and stuff. He said he was "bored" so he broke a $40 pencil sharpener. Now i have to search for a good pencil to do my homework and stuff.

My brother stuck a small pencil into the hole and i cant get it out. Stupid brother :(

I spent about 20 mins to get it out. Im not a mechanic so try not to confuse me with long, big words. Any solutions on how to get the pencil out?

Answer 1

I would just try pulling it out while twisting and turning or try banging it aganist the floor (not joking). And if its broken just throw it away with the pencil inside because you might have no chance of getting it out. I would buy a new one like this one because it's good and cheap, http://www.staples.com/office/supplies/p...

And do your best to keep your brother away from the new one.

But the best solution is to use a mechanical pencil because it does not break and does not need to be sharpened like this one http://www.staples.com/office/supplies/p...

Good Luck!

Answer 2

Take a screwdriver and slowly take it apart. Don't forget how it was before you take it apart. Once you think that you CAN touch the sharpener part, use a chopstick or something long to slowly poke the pencil out. Make sure that it is not on tho.