Unjamming a X-ACTO Mighty Mite 19501X

Written By: Jason Pinto
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Unjamming a X-ACTO Mighty Mite 19501X

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

6

Time Required

15 minutes

Introduction

A helpful guide for anyone that owns an X-ACTO Mighty Mite 19501X or any similar X-ACTO electric pencil sharpeners. Sometimes, pencil sharpeners can become stuck, either because of excessive use or because a wood sliver gets lodged in the spinning mechanism. This prevents the motor from spinning, which will in turn prevent your pencil from being sharpened. If your pencil sharpener becomes jammed or stuck with debris, this guide will help you to take the sharpener apart and remove the culprit of the jam.

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    • Remove the shavings container.

    • Remove the two 2mm Phillips screws inside with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

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    • Flip the pencil sharpener to expose the bottom.

    • Use a pair of tweezers to remove the two round pads facing the back of the sharpener.

    • Remove the two 1.5 mm Phillips screws with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

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    • Pull the sharpener apart, exposing the internal components.

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    • Remove the four 1 mm Phillips screws beside the motor with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

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    • Lift the protective case, revealing the sharpener blades.

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    • Remove any debris or wood shavings from the blades with your tweezers.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Author

Jason Pinto

Member since: 22/03/21

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One comment

I just used a drill.

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