outnumbered
04-08-2007, 02:36 PM
Does anyone use these and if so which one works best? Just can't help but think like every other cutting tool keeping them sharp they will work better, plus I have a pile of old dull bits laying around.
View Full Version : Drill bit sharpeners? outnumbered 04-08-2007, 02:36 PM Does anyone use these and if so which one works best? Just can't help but think like every other cutting tool keeping them sharp they will work better, plus I have a pile of old dull bits laying around. Backbeach Jake 04-08-2007, 03:47 PM I doo a lot of drilling on my job. Bought a Drill-Doctor. Worth every dime I spent, around 100 bucks. Drill gets dull, sharpen it and go on. Love it. Bob Senior 04-09-2007, 03:28 PM I agree with Jake. I got the 500 model--I think it's the SX2. It's the one that'll let you split the points of bits. I now think I would have been better off with the most expensive one (about $150 as opposed to about $100) because it's the only one that'll sharpen both bit tip angles. Bob Thomas 04-09-2007, 03:55 PM I use the drill doctor as well. FANTASTIC! However, that NEW one they show on TV looks even better :musc: Tagger 04-09-2007, 05:18 PM I suc at drill doctor.... must be putting the bits in wrong ... come out almost flat .. ProfessorM 04-09-2007, 05:30 PM A good eye and a grinding wheel or unlimited supply of new drills are what I prefer. Flat bottom drills are tougher to grind so you are probably too far advanced for the drill doc, Ed.:hihi: Backbeach Jake 04-09-2007, 05:41 PM The angle is adjustable. Put the index on the chuck at 115 degrees not 135. Big difference. I was doing the same thing with my first tries.Then I read the instruction book:huh: . Now I get razor sharp bits every time. eastendlu 04-09-2007, 06:00 PM Yes 118 degrees for softer regular drilling and 135 for the hard stuff like steels and such. Tagger 04-09-2007, 07:26 PM The angle is adjustable. Put the index on the chuck at 115 degrees not 135. Big difference. I was doing the same thing with my first tries.Then I read the instruction book:huh: . Now I get razor sharp bits every time. Thanks Fred/Jake .... I'll look ... vBulletin® v3.8.7, Copyright ©2000-2025, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
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