I bought some better quality bits, with a Bosch brand name, and I find they drill better than the other bits I have.
earlier, William Stephan, wrote: >Mickey, how much does one of these cost if you know? > > >Bill Stephan >Kansas City, MO >(816)803-2469 >William Stephan > > >-----Original Message----- >From: "Mickey Fixsen"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: 9/8/06 12:13:46 AM >To: "Blind Handyman"<[email protected]> >Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Drill Doctor story > >I purchased a Drill Doctor drill bit sharpener several years >ago. It has to be at least 6 or 7 years. They had just come out on >the market not too long before I bought it. The model that I bought >was the one that would sharpen drill bits up to 3/4". It would make >both standard and split point drills and sharpen masonary bits. I >think it is a model 750. > >I thought the unit was ok, but after a while I had some problems >with it. There are two chucks for holding the drill bits. One is >for bits up to 1/2" and the other one is for bits on up to >3/4". The 1/2" chuck fell apart and it was a bear to get back >together! It has a bunch of fingers and little spring clips that >hold the fingers to the chuck. It took me over an hour to get the >parts all back together at the same time. Another issue was that >the chuck would not always rotate easily in the guide hole. I tried >numerous things to solve this issue, with little in the way of >positive results. > >I called Drill Doctor's home company to see if I could purchase a >new 1/2" chuck and to inquire about the fitment problem. I must >have owned the machine for about 4 or 5 years by this time. The >lady was extremely nice and asked me a couple of questions about the >machine itself. I remember that one thing she asked me was if the >unit had a slide switch or a rocker switch on it. I told her that >it had a slide switch. She told me that there were some issues with >that model and they would send me a complete , new unit. I gave her >all my address information and I recieved a new unit in less than a >week. All that I had to do was pay a bit of shipping to send the >old unit back to them. > >Needless to say, I was shocked and thrilled!!! The unit was way >past its warranty and I didn't expect them to do anything even close >to replacing the unit. The new unit will do all the same things >that the old one was supposed to do, and it does it a lot >better. They have improved the way the chucks are designed and the >chucks fit and work properly in the ports on the eunit. > >I am not convinced that it always sharpens bits as good as they were >when new, but it does a pretty good job. Another good thing is that >it is totally accessible to a blind guy. > >These are a must for anyone who uses bits a lot. 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