I second the recommendation. I bought the Darex Drill Doctor after
considering the more pricey professional models. It works great and is
easily worth the cost. Easy to use and turns out great sharp bits everytime
(after a little practice).
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard George <rkg@teleport.com>
To: Jim Ferguson <jferg@who.net>; shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, July 30, 1998 11:27 AM
Subject: Re: Drill sharpener
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>Jim,
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>you can try those angled bit holders that mount on your grinder, but I've
>never had much luck with those...
>
>The best home unit I've used is the ~$160 Darex unit - spendy, but it
>"just works" (you can do various cutting
>angles, split points, etc., with no trouble...). I had been considering
>getting one of their commercial bit holders
>and mounting it up to a spare grinder until I had seen one of these.
>
>Good Luck,
>
>rkg
>(Richard George)
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>Jim Ferguson wrote:
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>> Anyone know of a drill bit sharpener that will really work for 1/8" to
>> 1/2" sizes and doesn't cost a fortune. I tried a neighbor's sharpener
>> he got at Home Depot for about $40.00 made by Plasplug. It worked ok
>> for very small bits but made a mess of anything above about 3/16.
>>
>> Thanks
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>> Jim
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