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  1. 09-30-2006 09:51 PM #1
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    Anyone use the drill doctor?

     



    I am thinking about buying one of these.I have hundreds of drill bit that could use sharpening.Thanks
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  3. 09-30-2006 09:56 PM #2
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    "Anyone use the drill doctor? "

    Yep!
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  4. 09-30-2006 10:04 PM #3
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    Anyone use the drill doctor?

     



    I am thinking about buying one of these.I have hundreds of drill bit that could use sharpening.Any info on this.
    Thanks
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  5. 09-30-2006 10:07 PM #4
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    Sorry guys I was playing with the son and I double posted.
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  6. 09-30-2006 10:09 PM #5
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    Well what are your thoughts of it ,do you think its worth it.
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    haven't tried one. Have sharpened many, many without one. What I HAVE found that it is a bit easier on a belt sander, compared to a bench grinder. The real small bits are just a bitch. Cobalt bits seem to be easier in that they grind away slower, but they are a bit more persnickety in that the angle seems to need to be more nearly perfect or they won't cut. ( compared to HHS )

    BTW.. if you haven't tried any cobalt bits, you don't know what your'e missing! When they are sharp, they will outcut a standard HHS bit 2:1.
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  8. 10-01-2006 03:26 AM #7
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    My wife gave me a "Drill Doctor" for Christmas two or three years ago. I'm happy with it. It seems to work fine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BigTruckDriver
    Well what are your thoughts of it ,do you think its worth it.

    Like it..........yep!
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    Work very nicely

     



    I ditto Big Tracks. I found one on the internet at about 2/3rds the price of the local big box stores. The unit I got goes to 1/2" (actually 17/32nds) but if need be you can buy the 1/2" to 3/4" adapter or the more expensive model - the base motor units are the same. Just get a second sharpening wheel - though my first, after many, many hundreds of sharpened drill bits is only now starting to work slower. The instructions are a bit hazy, even with an instruction video tape, so you will need to experiment a while. The 135degree angle is seldom needed.
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    have 2 of them , one at the shop and one at home , the one at the shop we have replaced the cutting wheel twice in 5 years ( we go thru drillbits like mad , I have to teach someone there how to drill metal ) the shop one has paid for itself about 20 time over , so I bought one for home and only have used it about 3 times to fix bits I have chipped , it sure beats sitting at the bench grinder all day cutting reliefs . this has to be one of the handiest tools made .
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  12. 10-01-2006 07:21 PM #11
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    Thanks for the input ,I just wanted to make sure it wasn't a wasted of money.
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  13. 10-02-2006 12:57 AM #12
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    I wish they made them sooner . so my knuckles wouldn't have little gouges in them from the grinding cup
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