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JohnB · 06-07-2009, 09:47 AM

Thanks everyone for some great info.
I'd say the Drill Doctor is the winner

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I'll do some Googling and see if I can find some in Oz.
I think it'd make the Old Man's day to be able to sharpen bits again.

Rick, thanks for giving it go. that's great info.

BTW, If I came across a bit "up myself" with the statement "I don't need one ..........." I never meant to. I got taught how to sharpen bits and how to convert normal twist bits into Wood bits (Brad Point) when I did my apprenticeship, and it's just second nature to hit one on the grinder when needed. (You couldn't buy a wood bit then)

Arcy · 06-07-2009, 05:27 PM

Thanks for the interesting thread, John.

You didn't come across as uppity to me.

--Rob

SNAPPER · 06-10-2009, 08:12 AM

I thought I did a pretty good job of sharpening a bit on the grinder until I got a Drill Doctor. This tool is awsome. It sharpens all twist bits/cement bits also makes split point tips.
Dean

knothead · 06-10-2009, 02:33 PM

I tried the drill doctor and found that I could do a better job with a diamond grinder stone. Probably because I have been doing it that way for 30 years.

Tom

06-07-2009, 09:47 AM	#11
JohnB 1 Tin Soldier Rides Away Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia Posts: 4,859	Thanks everyone for some great info. I'd say the Drill Doctor is the winner . I'll do some Googling and see if I can find some in Oz. I think it'd make the Old Man's day to be able to sharpen bits again. Rick, thanks for giving it go. that's great info. BTW, If I came across a bit "up myself" with the statement "I don't need one ..........." I never meant to. I got taught how to sharpen bits and how to convert normal twist bits into Wood bits (Brad Point) when I did my apprenticeship, and it's just second nature to hit one on the grinder when needed. (You couldn't buy a wood bit then) __________________ Regards John "The Golden Mile" I got holes in both of my shoes Well I'm a walking case of the blues Saw a dollar yesterday But the wind blew it away Some of my Stuff Retired Medically Unfit WA Police Officers

06-10-2009, 02:33 PM	#14
knothead Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: ARIZONA Posts: 719	I tried the drill doctor and found that I could do a better job with a diamond grinder stone. Probably because I have been doing it that way for 30 years. Tom __________________ Tom ___________________ America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. Abraham Lincoln

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06-07-2009, 05:27 PM	#12
Arcy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Seattle(ish) Posts: 770	Thanks for the interesting thread, John. You didn't come across as uppity to me. --Rob

06-10-2009, 08:12 AM	#13
SNAPPER Dino Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Fergus Falls,MN Posts: 821	I thought I did a pretty good job of sharpening a bit on the grinder until I got a Drill Doctor. This tool is awsome. It sharpens all twist bits/cement bits also makes split point tips. Dean