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Maped Extruded Triangular Eraser Ergonomic Review

About.com Rating threehalf out of Five

By Chris Adams, About.com

The Bottom Line

This is a cool eraser. Its shape and style make it ergonomic and fun. The vinyl eraser is great and the slip covers add some personality.

Maped makes some great art and drafting erasers and they have brought that expertise to the school market. This eraser is up to the scholastic test.

Pros
  • Removes pencil marks fairly well
  • Nonabrasive -- it won't tear your paper to shreds
  • Extruded triangular shape provides a good grip especially with small hands
  • Skewed edge gives you broad and fine erasing edges
  • Large eraser is in it for the long haul
Cons
  • May leave a faint pencil mark on the paper
  • Details may be hard to erase when edges are rounded over

Description

  • Maped makes some mighty fine erasers and this vinyl eraser does a good job of removing pencil marks.
  • The soft vinyl eraser does not hurt your paper during erasing.
  • The triangular shape provides a comfortable grip. It is especially easy for small hands to hold.
  • The chiseled edge gives you large, broad, fine line, and detail pointed edges to erase with.
  • There is a lot of eraser here and it will take a lot of use before it disappears.
  • This Maped vinyl material may leave a faint pencil line. While not the best art eraser, it's sufficient for written work.
  • Once the edges are flattened, the ergonomics go down. Cutting a new edge will bring them back up.

Guide Review - Maped Extruded Triangular Eraser Ergonomic Review

Maped has taken a top notch PVC-free vinyl eraser and extruded it in a triangular shape. Then they skewed the edges into a chisel shape. The result is a fantastic ergonomic school eraser.

To make this more appealing to kids, Maped has added stylish and hip slip covers.

The eraser's triangular shape is fantastic for gripping in the hand. Three points of contact on flat surfaces provide stability. It doesn' matter how small or large your hand is. Your hand benefits from this shape. The result is more comfort with less fatigue and cramping.

The skew cut provides you with two fine lines and one sharp point for detail work. Rounded corners can be rectified by cutting a knew edge.

The vinyl material removes the majority of the pencil marks without damaging the paper. It is soft and gentle and won't tear or rip fibers from your notebook.

The broad face and large sides can handle all the mass erasing you may encounter, such as when you decide to re-write an entire paragraph.

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