Is a Drill Doctor good for sharpening old drill bits

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19 October 2022, 16:16

Lester Brooks

Is a Drill Doctor good for sharpening old drill bits

I found a model made in 2002 like new in the box at a garage sale. The person died and this tool was just waiting for me to take it home. I don't believe any one had used it to grind a drill bit. It was too cheap to pass up.

19 October 2022, 16:38

slivers

I guess the thing to do would be try it and see if it makes a point you like. I bought one many years ago, and evidently it was assembled by a new employee, and it never did work to suit me. Ended up buying a Leslie (which cost considerably more) from MSC. Been using it for almost 30yrs, now. Will sharpen up to and including 1.25. The Leslie is much more complicated to set-up to use.

19 October 2022, 18:04

squeezenhope

I tried one about 15 or 20 years ago with not great results..might have been me.

19 October 2022, 18:35

Jim Kobe

I have had one for a number of years and it has worked fine for me

19 October 2022, 21:12

Lester Brooks

I have played with this since Sat. and the problem I was putting too much pressure on the chuck when grinding the point. After a few try it seems to work fine. I tried drilling a few holes and they seem to be OK. If I have to make a more perfect hole, I will use a new drill bit. The people said they didn't know if any works or the battery took a good charge so now I a good buy.

Butt for $3 for the Drill Doctor and $2 for a Black and Decker low torc drill motor plus $5 for an American made 5 in. vice it pays to go early. I didn't need any of this stuff now and will pass it on to a son or grandson.

20 October 2022, 03:52

Bobster

Nice score Les! From what I have read, the results with the Drill Doctor are highly correlated with technique. Sounds like you adapted well.

quote:
Originally posted by Lester Brooks:
I have played with this since Sat. and the problem I was putting too much pressure on the chuck when grinding the point. After a few try it seems to work fine. I tried drilling a few holes and they seem to be OK. If I have to make a more perfect hole, I will use a new drill bit. The people said they didn't know if any works or the battery took a good charge so now I a good buy.

Butt for $3 for the Drill Doctor and $2 for a Black and Decker low torc drill motor plus $5 for an American made 5 in. vice it pays to go early. I didn't need any of this stuff now and will pass it on to a son or grandson.

21 October 2022, 07:46

ted thorn

As a 34 year injection mold maker my take on the Drill Doctor is it's pure junk intended for the guy who uses a pistol drill in his garage a half dozen times a year

23 October 2022, 06:51

Russ Gould

Junk

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23 October 2022, 21:02

jeffeosso

there's a skill to cutting good points .. it works, and as you saw, just a little work can make it work okay ..

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01 November 2022, 17:42

Toomany Tools

I also tried a DD years ago, and was disappointed with the results. I looked for and found a slightly used DAREX and have used it for about 15-years with great results.