Drill Doctor

[DR_Buck]

Paw Nature 

Here is a link to the model I have with both drill colletts.   It's the 750.

Drill Doctor 750

[moosehunter]

We have used a drill doctor for many years here at the shop. Used to be hard to turn the collets but they freed up over time. Very good tool for the $$.
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[PawNature]

I purchased the model with both large and small bit holders. ]

Buck, Which model has the large and small bit attachments

Couldn't stand it. Just orderd one off ebay...

[ely]

dad has one in the shop and it gets mixed results as far as the quality of sharp bits. i have never tried it myself. i have always just freehand the bits on my grinder with a fine stone. i too get mixed results on the quality of sharp bits. i need to set down and learn about the machine i guess.

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I sharpened bits part time for several years. I was using a fairly expensive, $2500 sharpener, but it was too cumbersome on the smaller bits, so I bought a Drill DR. It could be me, but I was verry dissapointed in the results. What can you expect for the money though It was a waist of money in my opinion. It might be ok for the homeowner, But I can hand sharpen on a grinder and get better results a lot faster.

[PawNature]

I purchased the model with both large and small bit holders. ]

Buck, Which model has the large and small bit attachments

Couldn't stand it. Just orderd one off ebay...

I sharpened bits part time for several years. I was using a fairly expensive, $2500 sharpener, but it was too cumbersome on the smaller bits, so I bought a Drill DR. It could be me, but I was verry dissapointed in the results. What can you expect for the money though It was a waist of money in my opinion. It might be ok for the homeowner, But I can hand sharpen on a grinder and get better results a lot faster.

Dang IT.....

[beenthere]

Like most anything we do, it takes some practice and it takes some learned skill. Neither comes in the box with the Drill Dr. 

I thought, when I first started using mine, that I was ripped off. But then realized where I was going astray, practiced a bit, and managed to get the correct technique of positioning the drill bit in the holder correctly (if it is not, then new angles will be ground instead of sharpening the existing angles) and then spinning the holder with the drill bit correctly positioned against the cams for precise grinding.

It isn't automatic, and it doesn't happen the first time. Once it is learned,  there are no mis-ground bits. The bits end up with two good cutting edges (real tough to get two cutting edges when grinding by hand, and I used to think I was pretty fair at that by-hand skill) and for me, not a disappointment at all. Maybe a bit like learning to post pics on the Forum 

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Like most anything we do, it takes some practice and it takes some learned skill. Neither comes in the box with the Drill Dr. 

It isn't automatic, and it doesn't happen the first time. Once it is learned,  there are no mis-ground bits. The bits end up with two good cutting edges (real tough to get two cutting edges when grinding by hand, and I used to think I was pretty fair at that by-hand skill) and for me, not a disappointment at all. Maybe a bit like learning to post pics on the Forum 

I used to think it was hard to hand sharpen also, but after sharpening several hundred thousand on a manual machine, I could almost hand sharpen them in my sleep.  It is defenatly something the majority of people would not get proficient at. I also developed a nack for split pointing by hand on grinder. Now if you think sharpening by hand is tough, try doing that.

[PawNature]

Finally got to use my new Drill Doctor. Love it. This 1/2" bit was broke into.

[Frickman]

I love using the Drill Doctor too. It does a much better job than I can do freehand.