{"id":3535,"date":"2018-03-01T12:00:43","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T12:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/?p=3535"},"modified":"2018-03-01T12:00:43","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T12:00:43","slug":"a-review-of-the-staedtler-mars-502-lead-pointer-pencil-sharpener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/expert-advice-product-reviews\/a-review-of-the-staedtler-mars-502-lead-pointer-pencil-sharpener\/","title":{"rendered":"A review of the Staedtler Mars 502 Lead Pointer Pencil Sharpener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/mars502a.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/mars502a-1024x808.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/mars502a-1024x808.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/mars502a-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/mars502a-768x606.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/mars502a-150x118.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/mars502a.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today: something different. A video product review.<\/p>\n<p>A quick look at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/product\/staedtler-mars-2mm-lead-pointer-tub\/\">Staedtler&#8217;s 502 Lead Pointer pencil sharpener,<\/a>\u00a0which works great with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/product\/staedtler-mars-technico-788C-clutch-pencil\/\">Mars Technico 788C clutch pencil<\/a>\u00a0and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/product\/staedtler-mars-technico-780C-clutch-pencil\/\">more luxurious 780C clutch pencil<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Mars 502 sharpener has been around for fifty years which just proves what a timeless, high-quality design it has.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/mars502b.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3537\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/mars502b-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/mars502b-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/mars502b-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/mars502b-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/mars502b-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/mars502b.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unlike normal pencil sharpeners, there is no blade, as you can see here.<\/p>\n<p>OK, without further ado, here is the video review:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uRyk1e-pkwA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Open the video in YouTube to watch it in 4K.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Today: something different. A video product review. A quick look at Staedtler&#8217;s 502 Lead Pointer pencil sharpener,\u00a0which works great with the Mars Technico 788C clutch pencil\u00a0and the more luxurious 780C clutch pencil. The Mars 502 sharpener has been around for fifty years which just proves what a timeless, high-quality design it has. Unlike normal&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":3536,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.7.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>A review of the Staedtler Mars 502 Lead Pointer Pencil Sharpener - The Pen Company Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Interested in finding the perfect pencil sharpener? 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