Drill Bit Sharpener Guide: Drill Doctor and the Alternatives
Most home shops should buy the Drill Doctor 750X. It is the drill bit sharpener that covers the widest bit range. It also handles split points and multiple angles without extra parts. Both machines get a deeper model by model look in our Drill Doctor lineup review. Buy the smaller 500X if you rarely go […]
How to Sharpen a Chisel
Flatten the back of the chisel once, on a coarse stone and then a fine one, until it reads as a true mirror. After that, every future sharpening is just honing a secondary bevel on the front. That is the whole system for how to sharpen a chisel, and it takes a minute once you […]
How to Sharpen Drill Bits on a Bench Grinder
The bit stops cutting and starts smoking. It squeals against the metal and throws off a fine blue dust instead of curled chips. It polishes a shiny little circle into the workpiece without ever going deeper. Every shop has felt that exact moment. The point is dull. The fix is learning how to sharpen drill […]