Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I bought this for my own personal use at work or bring it home when I need to sharpen a drill. I'm a CNC Machinist and small drill sharpening at work is pretty much non existent. I hate throwing dull drills in the scrap steel barrel. It's great for sharpening drills when you use it as described. It's a finesse type of unit. If you turn the drill like an animal it won't work. I've already sharpened close to a hundred drills with it. As for the split point it's not very good at it. Especially larger drills. This takes a lot of finesse to get right. The motor whines when creating a split point from scratch. Even with light pressure. More time than it is worth. Don't have a lot of split points so this is not a big deal for me. The diamond wheel is not very big so anything above 1/2 inch drill becomes a chore to get sharp. Any drill that is chipped or very dull I sharpen as close as I can get it on a bench grinder then final sharpen it right on the Darex. If I had to buy again I would go with the 500X and forgo the larger drills as they are to much strain on the small motor and wheel. Not sorry I bought it. It was a worth while purchase for me. Big help at work and home. Vinny