TORMEKDBS-22 Grinding Device for Drill Grinding

RTM (read the freakin’ manual) or you’re going to struggle. Pick it up and familiarise yourself with the jig look at the clear pictures and it’s easy to useThe manual is clear, follow it step by step and the sharpening is executed and done with ease, I started with a chunky drill that had bad geometry and in two minutes I had edge one perfect, the second took longer to develop as there was more material to remove. I went a bit overboard and needed to reset the primary a little, 4 or 5 minutes and following the manual I had a perfect drill.overall I can say this is top kit and like other Tormek jigs is well made.Price? Top level, pro machine shop drill grinders are 10 times the cost of this jig, it has limits on size but that said I think it’s value for money as it’ll last more than a lifetime and decent twist drills are not cheap enough to be a throwaway item.

The Tormek DBS22 does a great job of sharpening drill bits between 3-22mm. The four-facet point produced does stop the bit wandering on smooth surfaces and the holes are easy to drill, clean and accurate.It’s an expensive bit of kit and you could buy a lot of drill bits for the money, but larger bits are quite expensive to replace and a lot easier to sharpen with this jig.Worth noting is that drill bits with hex shanks cannot be sharpened with this jig and smaller diameter bits (<5mm) are more tricky, but the kit does include a neat magnifier to help get the set-up correct. It takes a few minutes to sharpen a drill bit, changing the usual two-facet profile to a four-facet one that culminates in a point, but speed comes with practice. You can also re-sharpen broken drills as well as blunt ones, so don't throw those snapped-off drills away.If you only use smaller diameter drills (for pilot holes for screws, for example) it’s probably not worth the expense, as these are cheap to replace. On the other hand, drills of 8mm upwards are costlier and if you use larger sizes often (and own a Tormek!) it’s wonderful that you can restore them to a better-than-new condition, since the four-point geometry is far superior to the manufacturer’s original profile.

Follow the instructions and view the videos on Tormek site. Works very well but takes time to set up and usse, I made the mistake of chosing a 1/2 in bit as my first as I thought that would be easy to see how it was doing and it was it just took ages since it was damaged. When sharpened with the 4 point system the results were remarkable, on wood a clean round entry hole looked almost lake a forstner bit had been used and in metal no wondering abot on the plate I used as a test. Not a quick tool to use but worked really well and tormek quality.

Since it arrived, I've used it to restore both worn and damaged drill bits to good as new. It's an expensive jig, but is quick to learn, versatile and produces professional, repeatable results. I find it much better than other methods I've tried.

I am reviewing this item which i eventually bought elsewhere as the one from Amazon never got to me.The drill grinding attachment produces a very good result although a little fiddly until you get used to it, it's a shame it's so expensive, if not I would have bought one years ago

I’ve only used it on a dozen drills so far, it does seem to need a bit of practice to get the hang of it. But not as complicated as it looks to use, the drills I have sharpened so far seem to cut fine.I’m sure I’ll get better the more I use it

As usual with Tormek this is a properly engineered tool. I had to learn the process and read the instructions a couple of times. Having learnt how to use it, it's surprisingly quick to grind an edge and also surprising how little metal needs to be removed. It does take a while to set the jig up. I decided to sharpen my drills in batches, where one drill size seems to use similar settings.

Total impetuous purchase. I'm a joiner and know how to sharpen a drill bit....or so I thought till using this. Super results. Yes it's the cost of an awful lot of new drill bits but I can honestly say you will never want to do this again as the sharpness this will create cannot be bought. Pays your money you takes your choice. It's also a pleasure to use and not as complicated as it looks. Check out the helpful YouTube videos.