Drill Doctor tools any good?

[WJD]

I have stayed away from them as the name Drill Doctor sounds too much like a TV info-commercial. In other words a fancy name; items with these type of names usually turn out to be junk just to get your money. I see they also have knife and blade sharpeners. They are made (or maybe just assembild?) in the USA.
Anybody have experience with them?
Thanks,
Bill.

 

[Anonymous-0]

My Drill Dr. works great!!!

 

[Dalex]

I bought one , and I think it works pretty good. I wouldn't worry about the 3/4 adapter , when they get that large , they are pretty easy to do by hand .

 

[Don R of MN]

I agree it works great. Just let it do the work, don't force it. Even broken off bits can be repaired in no time.

 

[timcasbolt]

Yea, it's a pretty cheesy name, but the company that makes them is Darex. One of the best names in the tool sharpening industry. I picked up a 3/4" capacity model on Craigslist recently, and am satisfied with it's performance. The only downside to the drill dr. is that it can only do 118 degree and 135 degree points. I use 90 degree quite often, and still have to sharpen those by hand.

 

[tomNE]

kudo's here; they work well.

 

[Billy Shafer]

Had mine for 15 years. Works great.

 

[dr sportster]

This has been covered before . Some guys will say that you really should just practice by hand to not need one and it comes out better . Some guys will say the Darex is great. I got mine as a gift and let it sit for about a year. One day I tried to sharpen a bunch of drill bits and it suprised me how well it worked. I don't know the cost but if you have alot of bits it is worhtwhile.

 

[NCWayne]

They work great if used properly. Too they are a great company to deal with and stand behind their product if there are any warranty issues. Like another post said this topic has come up several times recently. Do a search for Drill Doctor, and you should have plenty of advice to go on.

 

[Loosehandle]

I vote for learning by eye same as chainsaw

 

[BUTCH IN N.Y.]

Had mine for about 10-15 years, works great. Very easy to use if you read the instruction
book first.

 

[Duner Wi]

Works good for me.

 

[Anonymous-0]

local machine shop said I could have their's as they stopped using it, wish they had told me that before I wasted money on one

 

[Anonymous-0]

Works good for me.

 

[to_many_irons]

i think its the best thing since sliced bread .
i have tried but can not sharpen a drill bit .
but do a fair job on power saw .

 

[JF in MI]

The main reason I got one was that I was tired of being in the middle of a job and breaking or dulling a bit causing me to postpone the job. I was pleasantly surprised with mine. In hindsight I would have spent more on their split point sharpener.

Jim

 

[PJH]

USA made!!!

I like mine. It's a 750, I think. Makes a neat split point. I couldn't do a split point by hand if my life depended on it. . .

 

[MPK]

I have one and it works great if you follow instructions. Not hard at all. I think it even came with a video.

 

[Inno]

Yup, got one, quite happy with it. I have a large drawer full of drill bits which are in varying states of sharpness. With this tool I shouldn't have to buy too many more bits.