I have had it for about 25 years and recently managed to get replacement sharpening stones so I can use it again. Exert the pressure you need with bar clamps and grip clamps from the most well-known brands in the industry, all at Busy Bee Tools.

The end of the drill moves about 1/8 inch side to-side due to looseness of the holder, which means that splitting points is a fruitless way to ruin the point you just finally got OK. Putting a split point on a drill bit is suppose to be even harder and requires a grinding wheel with a sharp, not rounded, edge. To begin, you put the drill bit in the chuck and tighten it, but leave it just loose enough so you can slide and rotate the drill in the chuck. The tool relies on a permanent-magnet motor that produces consistent power, regardless of speed or load. That is picking nits and I consider this a 5 Star tool and have already recommended it to three friends after one weekend of good use.I did heed some advice from a thread over at PM that suggests you freehand as best you can, then touch it up on the DD.

If you have a slightly dull bit, you can touch it up quickly and have it back cutting fast and cool in seconds. It does not take long and is not hard, although you do need to be a little careful when reassembling the chuck. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Engineered for Versatility and Flexibility The same chuck can be used to sharpen bits of all sizes, from 3/32- to 3/4-inch, whether they are English, metric, or letter gauge bits. We carry a large selection of Bessey clamps and Irwin clamps to help ensure your work turns out perfect every time.I’m a machinist with 50+ years in the trade so I know a little bit about drill bits and how to sharpen them. Choose from straight edge clamps, C-clamps, pipe clamps and F-clamps made of the highest quality steel. Larger than that it starts being a bit of a problem requiring exponentially more turns (slower feed) as you go up in size. They were very nice to me and concerned that I was having trouble but told me that is how their machine grinds split points.

Adjustable material take-off: Allows user to change the amount of material removed during sharpening to further extend the life of your bits. I’ve owned a number of different drill sharpeners in the past, but the Drill Doctor is by far the best one so far. I’m considering using the motor and grinding wheel out of a Quack Drill Doctor to build a sharpener tungsten sharpener for TIG welding.

KMS 5 Star Power Tool Advantage Plan: We add one FREE extra year of warranty to every power tool purchased at KMS. Note, you do not have to "hog", just hold a firm pressure, listen to the motor, but turn many more times for large bits. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. Once the bit is sharpened, the Drill Doctor 750X gives you the option of making a unique BACK-CUT split-point bit that gives your bit an extra-narrow chisel point, making it faster to penetrate and less likely to wander on the material you are drilling in to. The main difference is that the 750X and 750 come with an extra chuck that allows you to sharpen bits up to .