Withdraw the chuck and bit and check it. This is the instructional video that came with my older Drill Doctor 500 that was converted from VHS. The whole cutting face needs to be treated, and this can take a few turns. There are a number of notches in the alignment port ring which engage into the chuck "finger" at the different angle settings. Take the chuck, and with its white markings, line one of those up with the cam guide on the Drill Doctor's sharpening point. 5 new & refurbished from $127.99. View and Download Drill Master Drill Doctor 500X user manual online. The diamond wheel (180 grit equiv) is the hardest of all of course, and should last quite a long time according to the manufacturers. To begin with, you have the option with the Drill Doctor to sharpen the cutting tips to the standard 118 degree angle, or to use a flatter 135 degree angle for drilling into more difficult materials. Switch on the Drill Doctor, align the white line on the chuck with the cam guide and plunge the chuck straight in to engage the diamond wheel. And it is far superior to the cheaper sharpening devices which often do not replicate the correct tip angles or curves that make the drill bit a practical, clean, and efficient cutting tool. That is when you need the Drill Doctor Drill Bit Sharpener. It is hard (almost impossible) to mess it up if you have ensured the sharpening port is set for the correct angle and that you have aligned the bit correctly in the chuck. Well, the basic conclusion is that I now have a shop full of sharp drill bits. Drill Doctor 750X $ 139.95. I probably have hundreds! This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. This website or its third-party tools use cookies, which are necessary to its functioning and required to achieve the purposes illustrated in the cookie policy. I have had to change out the diamond wheel once, not out of necessity, but just convenience as the original diamond wheel was taking a little longer than I liked to sharpen the bits. Use this User’s Guide and the DVD video to learn to oper-ate your Drill Doctor® quickly and easily. Place the chuck into the sharpening tube . A new diamond wheel has saved me a few seconds here and there, which all add up. As such, it can grind many types of twist and masonry drill bit construction or coated materials. NOTE: Using a 115V machine in a location with 230V power sources voids the warranty. My only complaint is two fold…….#1 the supplied grinding wheel wrench has no on-board slot for holding/storage and can easily be lost due to this. I have saved far more than the cost of the tool by extending the life and performance of my current pile of drill bits. The adjustable Material Take Off screw (MTO) allows this adjustment feature. The motor does seem to deliver consistent speed despite variable load. They are positioned into the narrowest section of the flutes on the drill bit just before the tip, which in turn rotates the drill bit into correct alignment in the chuck for sharpening (you may need to rotate the drill bit manually to this point, hence why you don't fully tighten the drill bit in the chuck initially). Watch. Now with the Drill Doctor, this large collection of bits are back in a useable condition and will be cutting wood and other materials once more. The wheel supplied should be good for many hundreds of drill bit sharpenings, but should you require a replacement wheel, these are readily available and can easily be changed by the user. Before you get started, it is a good idea to read the included manual, and perhaps more importantly, to watch the instructional DVD that is included in the 750X kit. You simply need the bit you want sharpened and access to a power circuit to plug the Drill Doctor into. Sharpeners Drill Doctor XP $ 99.95. Overall, I would rate this unit a 4.5 for all to gauge by. The Drill Doctor requires no power drill to be used. I cannot say at this point how long the diamond drum will last. What this does is align the bit correctly with the specially designed chuck so that when you come to sharpen the bit on the diamond wheel, the bit geometry and angles are correctly matched to the same angles already on the drill bit. I can sharpen the other types, which are less commonly used by other means. Plunge the chuck in until is doesn't go any further, than start rotating the chuck in half turns, ensuring light pressure is directed into the port direction and that the chuck rides against the cam guide as you rotate. You simply align the white mark on the chuck with the mark on the splitting port and plunge the chuck (and secured bit) straight into the port. I haven't seen or used it so I can't comment further at this stage. But perhaps it is easiest with compressed air. Ok, let me walk you through the process of sharpening the various drill bits using the Drill Doctor 750X, and along the way I'll explain the feature of the tool as well.