Which Drill Bit Sharpener is Best? Let's find out! Chicago Electric, Drill Doctor, Bosch, Goodsmann 

Thanks to everyone who suggesting testing drill bit sharpeners. It was a fun video to put together! Products Tested In This Video (in no particular order): Drill Doctor 750X: amzn.to/3hlu2dV Goodsmann: amzn.to/3aOoYfC Bosch: amzn.to/3aJ4aX6 General Tools: amzn.to/3iY6YCo Chicago Electric: bit.ly/3j4nUY5 Drill Master: bit.ly/32iXtqK

My dad taught me to regrind drill bits by eye/hand and it's a skill that I've always treasured.

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My enjoyment from your shows are right up up there with my gun and reloading videos. Yes I am the guy who’ll read the manuals. Thank you and “as rated/tested on Project Farm” should be mandatory on all products sold from now on. No sticker, no dicker. You’ve earned the crown as King of the testers in my book. Better than consumer reports.

Those General Tools adapter have been around for decades, I found they work the best on the side of the stone, that may allow you to approach the factory sharpening. I also have a drill doctor and like the performance and split point ability. The beauty of the general is no size limitation. Since my bit selection goes to over 1.5". Started doing this in 1962.

This channel changed the way I view any product in my life. Honestly before I buy anything for the shop or for my car or lawnmower I come here first to see if you tested it. Amazing stuff.

I don't think I'd need a "drill bit sharpener" anytime soon, but I see a Project Farm video, I hit the like button.

I have had a drill doctor for about two years. It still works like the day I bought it. A really great tool.

Its 4:30AM, I'm locked down due to coronavirus, and of all the things I could be doing, I spend my night watching a man sharpen drill bits I regret nothing

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Hey Todd, based on your results I bought the Drill Doctor 750X and I'm very happy with the results. Your demonstration of how it works is spot on. Thanks for all you do!

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I love this channel. I could (and do) watch this chap test anything and everything. It's always done without marketing bs or bias. This is integrity at it's finest. So what's the best 'anything'? Just ask Project Farm, you'll always get the best answer.

You should have also tested "some old dude". You know some fat old farmer wearing bib overalls that's been sharpening drill bits by hand for 50 years.

Great video, as usual. Two decades ago I used the General Tool guide and a bench grinder. A move caused me to shed the grinder. Around the same time, I got a Black and Decker drill sharpener, which was only average in performance. Five years ago, I got a Drill Doctor and never looked back. Life is finite, and buying the best tool you can afford is the best advice I can give to youngsters.

This is Exactly the type of video I was looking few months ago. Thank you for doing it.

This dude always makes solid videos. I really appreciate the effort he puts into these.

Just so you know, the "Goodsmann" is just a reseller like myself that buys bulk from the factory and adds their own brand name to them. The "goodsmann" is sold under many different names.

Your comparisons have always been thorough and complete which result in a fair and accurate result.....thanks for the time and work you put in for us viewers !

I worked in the Parts and Tools room of a fabrication shop for a few years. The company supplied me with The Drill Doctor to resharpen the drill bits. It did such a great job that I bought one for myself. This is one of those tools that will still be around when I'm put into the ground. Very good investment.

the best is your eye and good lighting, been a machinist for 50 yrs and have never used a drill sharpener

It's a beautiful thing when you've already been given a sharpener as a gift, and you later find out that Project Farm rates it #1.

I’m a Drill Doctor kind of man, but I am very impressed that the more cost effective sharpeners worked as good as the did! Great video, thanks 👍🏻

Excellent video!! I mean you went through all the details as quick as it could be done while keeping our attention! All my questions were answered. Thank you 😊

I love the lil smile at the beginning and the enjoyment I hear in every video. This man loves doing these.

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Watch all your comparisons. When I'm looking to buy I comeback to check. Thank You for the time and effort you put in! 👍👍

Love your “no BS” approach to reviewing. Like the Paul Harrell of tool reviews. 👍

Stunning video ! The thought and the work you put into drill bit sharpeners are inspiring.

Thank you for the videos you create. The time you spend on them to make them easy for a novice to understand really works for me. I have made a few purchases using the information obtained by watching your videos. Glue, hammer drills and this bit sharpening video to name a few.

I work in a machine shop and when I first started, an old timer showed me how he sharpened drills by hand on the bench grinder. He could knock one out in just a few seconds and it would always cut like new. No matter how many times he showed me how to do it, I never got the hang of it. I'd always grind two different angles and screw it up. So I bought a Drill Doctor 😄

I've had my drill doctor for about eight years and it has never failed me.

The drill doctor is the only one tested which can center the drill bit, resulting in even flutes. Even flutes are important to keep runout to a minimum. That makes bits stay sharp longer and makes the holes closer to the nominal size of the bit.

Understandable with drill Dr learning curve I've had one for many years I trashed a few drill bits trying it out when I got it.

I have an older drill doctor, and that thing has been amazing over the years. I always use the split point method.

I've watched many of your videos, and you don' t waste time and get right to the point! Thanks and keep up the good work for all us "gearheads".

Honestly I’m surprised this channel isn’t on cable TV yet! I always watch these videos at night when I eat dinner. Thank you for the amazing content

I always watch your videos for a fairly scientific approach to keep test methods equal. Good job as usual.

Wow, something nice to watch in this covid lockdown here in Europe. Thanks!!

I have one of the original Drill Doctors from 30 years ago and still use it. Works great. I may have to get a new one since mine does not do the 3/4" bits that I need to sharpen and the new Drill Doctor does. The price has definitely gone up. Love the show.

The way you test and present etc is amazing. Simple, effective, practical and realistic.

I really look forward to watching every video of yours. I'm a Mechanical Engineering student from India and with the whole quarantine stuff going on at the moment, you provide us with quality content which is entertaining and informative as well. Thank you and cheers!

When I was an apprentice, back in the early 70s, I was taught how to sharpen drill bits by hand. It's not that difficult and it is so satisfying! I still enjoy doing it!

Thank you. Your channel is my go to for deciding which products to purchase. Thanks. Thumbs up and subscribed.

Dude, i know people say this all the time but you really are doing us a great service with these videos.

I love the meticulous detail of these tests, and I would love to see a video where you go over the best products you've found. Keep up the amazing work!

Thanks man. After watching this I blew off the dust and ran a bunch of bits thru my Drill Doctor. I never used it correctly until today. It quickly and consistently sharpened a wide range of sizes. One thing I had to do was blunt the point first on the bits that had too steep of a point.

The first test I've seen of these devices (and I've been considering them for years); a most useful test/report. Thank you.

Thanks for another great video ! You have saved people, including me , a TON of guesswork !

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LAST METHOD - Trip to retirement home, find retired machinest, ask him/her to show you how to hand sharpen drill bits. Lunch for both of you $25. Extra drill/drilling tips & tricks that you will pick up - priceless. For everything else there's Visa.

Used the Drill Doctor only once since I bought it years ago.....wintertime day...sharpened about 100 pounds of drills!! The amount of money spent on drills over the years saved sooo much money and easier drilling. Time for another snow day of bit sharpening......still have boxes of drills that I don't have to buy new anymore. Thanks Drill Doctor!!

Thanks for the test, I learned a lot. Your tests always help in making some crucial buying decisions. Keep up the great tests.

Great video. Thanks for all the videos, they've been a huge help in what to purchase multiple times

Thank you very much for your smart & very organized demo & info output! You are the best! I learned a lot. Right now I'm experimenting with my new Drill Doctor 750X. I was very interested in seeing all the different products & how they performed & compared as well. Keep it up!

Try resharpening “worst bits” with drill doctor. Then test again. Should be interesting!

Really appreciate the indepth reviews. Gives me some great gift ideas for dad and husband!

After randomly seeing that I need a new tool, I just love being able to pick the best one within 2 min of skimming your videos while in the store. I check your channel any time I make a purchase

Love every single video u do. I really appreciate all the care u put in to the testing! Thank u for all u do😁

I own the drill doctor x750 and have used it on dozens of bits and it is by far the most user friendly sharpening platform with minimal sharpening time. Great test. All your videos kick butt. I love them.

Excellent video! I really enjoy watching. I appreciate you taking the time to make these.

Really excellent information. I have been sharpening bits by hand all my life and always wondered about the quality and performance of these sharpeners. Thanks for a great video.

I found this channel this morning, and have been watching these videos all day. I love them all. Love the farmabego too. Keep it up.

Great show !!! I have had a drill doctor for over 10 years and love it. One of the best tool investments i have made. As you can tell from my nickname i do alarms for a living and use very long bits. The drill doctor lets me sharpen all of them. One thing you did not mention is that the drill doctor will sharpen cement drill bits, a very important feature. Once again ... great show !!

Thanks for the informative video. Narrows down my search for a good drill sharpener by viewing this footage.

Very interesting how the different sharpeners work. I learned a lot in this video! Thank you

Haven't even watched the full video yet and I'm going to say thank-you for being so thorough in your review !

Thank you for yet another very interesting test. I only recently discovered your vids and I love them! I have the 750X type Drill Dr and a bit takes at most 30s for me and maybe 45-60 if split point. The good doctor always brings my Dormer bits back to new mint condition. It has reduced my spendings on new bits and really worth every penny. But it takes some time to “figure out” the details that really makes the bits sharp. Took me probably 2 hours of testing. Sharpening, drilling, new setting, test drilling again und zu weiter. Different bits requires more or less aggressive setting in the chuck alignment port for example. Then a couple of years more to really fine tune the skills. With that said, my wife can use it and still produce excellent results. One comment on the video (don’t know if it has been covered already or not) is that when sharpening really dull or damaged tips (or always when setting large removal setting) it is also best to reposition the bit in the alignment port one or maybe two times as the large amount of material removal changes the angles relative to the best setting from the alignment port. Then finnish the bit of with one gentle last turn in the grinder after the last reset. This produces the best results imo. Also an experienced user first taught me that the 118 deg in the alignment port referes to the relief angle and not the drill bit point angle (the latter is either 118 or 135 and is set in the grinding port where there is only two settings). In the alignment port of the good Dr the “+” stands for more aggressive relief angle and “-“ for less aggressive but better finnish and 118 is the intermediate. So imo you took a bit and grinded it to a 135 deg point angle with less agressive relief angle i.e. slower but with better finnish. No criticism but just to be clear that the Dr has some potential to tailor your bits to each occasion. I hope I made myself clear but if anyone else has another understanding or explanation please respond. Sorry for any bad English, its my second language.

Another great video. I bought a Drill Doctor a couple years ago and I haven't used it. You were able to confirm it is a good product in addition you gave me a lesson on how to use it. Thanks

Been using my Drill Dr for 20 years. Been a great tool. Thanks for the video. Nice job as always!

A coworker used to sharpen our drill bits by hand too, maybe one of these guys could put a video out there !

I have a groove in my rest on my grinder. Makes it simple. But I love watching you spend your money. thanks for this. Had a sharpener but gave it away. Love all your different test that you do.

Really appreciate these videos. Please keep them coming!

As someone who has sharpened thousands of drills over the years, I consider myself an expert. I could easily spend a hour just explaining many of the variables and engineering involved in drills and drilling. The design of a drill and putting a hole in the thousands of different types of materials that exist, is a science. As both a tool and cutter grinder and a toolmaker with over 30 years experience, there was a huge list of things wrong in your analysis, but I will only mention a few basic things the average person should know. For general purpose auto and home repair, the drill doctor is the best product of the bunch. If you don't mind the cost it's the only one worth buying, but unless you're sharpening at least one hundred drills a year, it would take a long time to justify the expense. Buying a new drill is more cost and time efficient. However, once a person can understand how a drill is designed to work, it is just as easy to sharpen the drill by hand. I've taught guys how to properly sharpen a drill by hand in less than an hour. One thing I think you should have done was point out the necessity of using a center drill before using a drill. Only very soft materials do not require center drilling. Speaking of which, only materials deemed to be of a specified difficulty of machining, require a 135 deg. chisel point angle. And of course once you reduce the point angle to 135 you need to add a split point. However, there are times when even a standard 118 deg. point will need a split point as the drill web can get too wide as the drill is reground too many times. That's part of the minor details which just can't be explained in a short video. The reason it is almost impossible to duplicate the performance of the factory drill is due to the finish. Their cnc tool grinders use special grinding wheels which produce an amazing finish and contribute to their effectiveness and longevity. Of course, I'm referring to decent quality manufacturers, not worthless Chinese crap made out of junk steel. But unless you're drilling hundreds of holes at a time, you'll be fine with hand sharpening or just buy new.

I have one of those General pivot type sharpeners. Once you get used to how it works it does a beautiful job, and quickly too!

Picked up a drill doctor several years ago that did not have the alignment tool on it. It still works great and has saved my butt on more than occasion when I needed a sharp drill and did not have the time to run to a store and find the one I needed. Glad to know it rates well.

What a great video. I didn't even know drill bits could be sharpened and have thrown so many away. Thank you for teaching me.

I've used the drill doctor at a job where we did a lot of drilling. It seems more complicated than some sharpeners but it works really well and does the split point which is nice.

Thank you very much for doing this one, I've always wondered if there was an effective way to sharpen bits or if it was just a gimmick. Great job on all your videos!!!

A very reliable comparison. Thank you!

Thank you so much!! I've been saving all my bits hoping I might somehow sharpen them one day. Now I know how.. THANKS ✌🏻 CHEERS FROM NYC🍻

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I'd love to see a comparison of different miter/table saw blades, how much force is required to cut different materials, and how long they maintain their cutting power.

Good job on this one Project Farm. I’ve been using a drill doctor 350X for around 15 years now, picked it up for $28 from someone who never bothered to take it out of the box. I’ll freely admit, it does a better job with the bits 1/2 inch and under than I can do by hand. The larger bits are a lot easier to do by hand. Those who watch my channel (equipment and auto repair stuff) know I’m a big fan of Norseman bits. You’ll cry a little the first time you buy a set due to their cost but the quality is excellent. I’ve found that the DD, once mastered, provides finished edges very close to the quality of the factory edge. I have a different model of DD than you, and setup is quicker and easier on mine but it’s not as fancy of a model as the one you are using here. I think you could see a significant improvement on narrowing the gap between factory edge and DD sharpened cutting times with a little more practice and higher quality bits. Keep up the good work man!

Super useful as always. Thanks for all your hard work.

Great test. I've had my Drill Doctor for almost 20 years and love it. I've sharpened countless bits with it. It only takes a short time to get in the rhythm, but once you do you can really knock out a ton of bits in a short time.

I've been waiting for this one for a while !!! I thought I was dreaming when I saw the thumbnail... Seriously!

I set up the General Tools' predecessor version (when it was made by Craftsman (Sears)) which I found in a drawer in our community woodshop. Not having a bench grinder wheel readily available, I set it up with an angle grinder holding a metal cutting wheel. The wheel spins pretty fast so I swing back and forth very quickly to minimize overheating. It does a great job sharpening drills with no burning. It was a pain to set up and fixture the angle grinder but in our shop we don't dull our drill bits that often. Once set up, it is pretty easy to use.

Awesome video. I’ve been recommending your videos to my brothers. Thanks again

Best and most thorough product testing channel on RU-vid!

hey, just wanted to say, I've been watching a lot of your videos, and I have to say, you are awesome. you are one of the few people who I subscribe to. Please, please, please keep up the amazing work.

Thanks for all your videos. Your methodology is outstanding and I've come to rely on your opinions. God bless.

As 47 yrs of of heavy construction mngmnt and life long cabinet shop and car enthusiast, + a civil engineer, I think your approach and results are flawless. Thanks - you have convinced me to be a life time follower for you being my go to authority.

Thank you for saving me money as I'm sitting at home and this seems like a great project!

I've had a Drill Doctor for years and I was impressed from the first bit I sharpened. More expensive yes, but a great value!

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Very informative. Always enjoy your videos. I do wonder how the various sharpened bits would hold up to repeated use. Also wonder how the various models of Drill Doctor compare. Thank-you.

I've been sharpening large (30...90 mm diameter) drill bits with expensive professional tools for few months, and to me the drill doctor seems like the best option. It makes some of the interesting twists and turns just like the bigger machines I used, so I expected the drills to perform well. It's not quite the next level yet, but it's compact and didn't cost as much as a car, so you get what you pay for. As you said, it takes a lot of the art out of the equation, and that's exactly what you want in a professional setting. It makes the process faster and reduces quality variation significantly. If you have a lot of drill bits to sharpen on a regular basis, you begin to appreciate these factors even if the machine is a bit expensive.

This was awesome, Thank you! I've always wondered about this... I have HUNDREDS of dull drills. Time to get the drill doctor our.