A good pencil sharpener is essential to keep your writing tools in the best physical and usable shape. The market is flooded with variety of electric pencil sharpeners but they are quite expensive for home use. So, i decided to make a simple DIY pencil sharpener with very few components that can be arranged easily.

In this instructable, we will learn How to make an Electric Pencil Sharpener at home. The manual sharpeners are best as they minimise waste, sharpen a pencil quite well and also are very economical to pocket. So, i decided to convert a manual sharpener into an electric pencil sharpener.

Step 1: Watch the Video

A video gives a very clear insight into the procedure and make all the instructions very understandable. However, make sure to visit next steps for additional details and images.

Step 2: Order Parts

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Toggle Switch - http://amzn.to/2hq0YHI
9v Battery - http://amzn.to/2txOMJL
Battery Connector clip - http://amzn.to/2tegCZf

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360 Servo Motor - https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1...
Toggle Switch - https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/...
9v Battery - https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/...
Battery Connector clip - https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1...

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Toggle Switch - http://amzn.to/2vJvy4
9v Battery - http://amzn.to/2ulSibD
Battery Connector clip - http://amzn.to/2sAZNWa

From Home & Local Store - Normal Sharpener, Plastic Bottle and Cardboard.

Step 3: Tools Required

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Hot Glue Gun - https://amzn.to/2Sf7oad
Stationary Knife - http://amzn.to/2q879jK

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Hot Glue Gun - https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/...
Stationary Knife - https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/...

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Stationary Knife - http://amzn.to/2q1kb6M

Step 4: Let's Get Started

Using Hot Glue, paste a manual sharpener inside a bottle cap such that the sharpener hole is almost at centre of the cap.
Fill Hot Glue inside to make the bond very strong but make sure to leave the blade uncovered.
Attach the bottle cap to the servo motor accessory as shown in the images above.
Cut a plastic bottle into half.
Mark and cut a cavity of the size of servo motor at the lower part of the plastic bottle.
Insert the Servo motor in the cavity and secure it with Hot glue.

Step 5: Make Electrical Connections

Cut a piece of cardboard that can cover the bottle opening.
Using Hot glue, paste a toggle switch on the cardboard.
Connect a battery connector clip to the motor terminals and the toggle switch, such that switch can be used to control the operation of motor.
Using a Stationary knife, cut the lower base of the bottle which will be then used to collect the waste. (Note: Make sure to refer the video to get more clarity about the procedure.)
Using Hot soldering iron, make a hole at the side of the bottle such that it coincides with the sharpener hole.

Step 6: Test the Electric Sharpener

Connect a 9v battery to the connector clips and our simple homemade Electric Pencil Sharpener is now ready.

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I have also made a different but a bit complex version of a Electric Pencil Sharpener. Have a look at the instructable here or watch the video below.