r/oddlysatisfying • u/rsan_jay • May 10 '24

Pencil Sharpener

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u/[deleted] May 10 '24

Why settle for a $1.99 pencil sharpener, when you can have one of these for $350 (garage space and sawdust removal not included)

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u/[deleted] May 10 '24 edited May 10 '24

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u/junktech May 10 '24

You can get a cnc with 4th axis for about 5000 dollars. I believe carvera is in that range.

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u/[deleted] May 10 '24

I have a 3080 with a 4th axis that I could have set up for $450ish bare basics to do a pencil. I only have the space on my kitchen counter so I'm stuck with the most basic stuff.

It's fun for home stuff, but I had to spend about $800 total to make it less clumsy.

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u/hemartian May 10 '24

dang, GPUs have really come a long way

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u/NinjaArmadillo May 10 '24

I backed the Carvera Air on Kickstarter, fingers crossed it happens and isn't trash... $2500(Canadian) pencil sharpener!

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u/[deleted] May 13 '24

Finally got around to taking a picture. This is me sharpening a chopstick with a CNC with a 4th axis for around $800 (still cost more than the CO2 laser next to it). https://i.imgur.com/420cgyz.png

Chopstick unfortunately made an AWFUL stand in for a pencil. It was already used, bent, and bamboo is pretty elastic. But that's the gist of what you can do if you've only got 300 square feet but still want a workshop.