(MENAFN- GetNews) Maintaining sharp tools is essential for both DIY enthusiasts and professional craftsmen. Among these tools, drill bits are essential for a variety of jobs from woodworking to ...

As a professional woodworker, I’d much rather use my tools than sharpen them, but I know dull or broken bits are unavoidable. I’ve had a toolbox filled with old drill bits, so it was past time to do ...

We used the DD750X sharpener on black oxide, titanium nitride, cobalt, and carbide-tipped drill bits and it worked perfectly on every material, although it did grind away the coating on cheaper bits.

I've been thinking about buying one of these but I don't know if they are just a gimmick. Also, if they genuinely work well how good do your bits need to be in the first place to be worth sharpening?

Tools lose their edge and become dull. That’s a fact of their existence. But it’s also a fact that they need not stay that way. Sharpening nearly anything, from a shovel to a putty knife to a plane to ...