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jacko <jacko@aol.com>
tulsa, ok USA - Saturday, November 14, 1998 at 16:04:24 (EST)

My name is Sara. My class has an assignment on the industrial revolution. Our project is to find out how the industrial revolution effected the quality of life in Great Britian. I need some information if you would be willing to help. Some of the background information I need is: What was the industrial rvolution?What was living in Britian like then? What was the quality of life like before the industrial revalution? What was the quality of life like after the industrial revolution? What was the quality of life like during the industrial revolution? What big advances were made in the industrial revolution? When was the indutrial revolution of Great Britian?
If you can help me with any of these questions or have some information that I could use please E-mail me I would be greatful. If you could get this information to me by Friday or at the latest Saturday I would be most greatful. Thanks again, Sara.

P.S: I read your essay on the two countries responsible for the industrial revolution and I thought it was excellent. I thought I would ask you for help on this subject because you seem to know a lot about the industrial revolution. If you can't help me then I would also be greatful if you would notify me today so I'm not dependent on your reply. Thanks.
Sara <Anamalia@Hotmail.com>
Canada - Friday, November 13, 1998 at 15:18:28 (EST)

Hello: Curt
Excellant site!
Since I'm in the sharpening business, Recently I've been looking for better sharpening machinery.
I found your company add in Popular Mechanics and entered your site. Glad I did too!
Todate I have three drill bit sharpeners used for the average wood and steel drill bit, which is mostly what I get in from my local sources.
Shortly I plan to expand my customer base into the local machine shops. At that time I'll be ready to make my purchase from Darex.
Thanks,
Tom

Tom Bartiromo <Sharpen4u2@aol.com>
Somis, Ca. USA - Monday, September 07, 1998 at 03:15:41 (EDT)

Dear Curt:

I am investigating your Web site and I am impressed! User friendly, actually gives information and is creative. My husband says, "They make Drill Doctor?? I never thought I could afford one and I have a lot of dull drills". Can you send him a catalog for the "average joe?" To: Ronald A. Mack, 580 Hawk Gulch Lane, Medford, OR 97501. Thanks!
Andrea L. Mack <hawk772@cdsnet.net>
Medford, OR USA - Sunday, August 30, 1998 at 16:47:11 (EDT)

I just learned about the Industial Marketing position at Darex and started my homework with your website. I'm impressed both with the quality and simplicity of it. I'm particularily impressed with the Darex Values. They match mine and I am going to enthusiastically apply for a spot on your marketing team. Hope to see you in September, Doug Pressel.
Doug Pressel <presseld@cochise.cc.az.us>
Bisbee, AZ USA - Tuesday, August 11, 1998 at 13:22:26 (EDT)

I purchased a Drill Doctor About One year Ago. I am a small Locksmith shop and have only sharpened 125 bitts to date. I was not happy with the quality of the job I was getting and thought it may have been beginers luck. I tried to resharpen some of the bitts when it appears that a bearing may have gone.

I am really disapointed with the quality of this product and was wondering if it is possible to upgrade to a better module.

P.S. I have not returned the unit for repair as yet waiiting to get your information. The people I am dealing with are not interested in helping me resolve any of my problems

Yours truly,

Craig Graham
Craig Graham <surelock@on.aibn.com>
Barrie, ON Canada - Tuesday, July 14, 1998 at 17:22:34 (EDT)

Since no one has signed our guestbook in the last several months, I had to submit an entry just to make sure it still works on this new server. If any one finds a problem anywhere on this site, please let us know. Thanks!!
Frank Pasmore <Frank@MakinMoWaves.com>
Ashland, OR USA - Sunday, May 24, 1998 at 19:06:04 (EDT)

We have really enjoyed our model SP2500 for some time now. Your company has an excellent reputation around this area as having great products and a good place for employment opportunities (my son just started with your company and I had to check you out!!) Keep up the good work.
Gary Blank
Gary Blank <glblank@imation.com>
White City, OR USA - Wednesday, February 11, 1998 at 10:23:01 (PST)

Your drill sharpener only sharpens drills to (I think) 1.500 inches what about the bigger drills? -Darald Bantel dbantel@mail.telusplanet.net Sturgeon Creek Ent. Found this site in: Browsing
Hi Darald, Actually the BK65 sharpens up to 2.5 inches. Regards,
Curt

We have at Weidmann Ind. LP a M5 precision drill sharpener and we would like to change some used parts. Please would you send me the prices by E-mail:
#3840 Universal mounting plate
#4900 Point split attachment
#4858 Diamond wheel grinding (180 mesh)
#4858 Diamond Point split grinding wheel

Thank a lot, and by the way the M5 is a really good sharpener, we all enjoy using it!!!! (could you please answer as quick as you can) -Andre Marchand (supervisor of Milling and drilling department)
andre@freespace.net Weidmann Industries LP Fergus, Ontario Canada Found this site in: Catalog Dear Andre, I've emailed all the information and prices you requested. All prices are US. We're sending our latest catalog. Call us at 800-547-0222 if you have further questions. Regards, Curt

I FEEL THAT THE DAREX DRILL SHARPENER IS A GREAT MACHINE. BUT I WOULD LIKE KNOW MORE ABOUT ADJUSTING THE MACHINE.WE CAN NOT SEEM TO GET THE RIGHT BACK ANGLE. SKIP PENROD SKIPP@concentric.net PENROD MACHINE SHOP inc. PALMETTO, FL Found this site in: MODERN MACHINE SHOP
Hi Skip, Sounds like you're getting negative relief. Try setting the chuck arrow toward the + (plus) mark. Also over-grinding can cause negative relief. We'll be sending you an operations manual. Our technical service department will try to call you to better understand your problem. If you want, you can call us first at 1 800-547-0222 Regards, Curt

I love my Drill Doctor. I was instrumental in purchasing one of the industrial drill sharpeners for RCC.
Your tools are of the very best quality and I wish I could justify purchasing one of your end mill sharpeners.
If any potential customer wants a referral please feel free to use me as a satisfied customer.
Thanks, Ed Diehl denan@cdsnet.net Williams, OR Found this site in: Surfing the Web.
Dear Ed, Thanks for the high praise and your offer to be a referral. BTW, did you know Darex offers all schools in the US and Canada a 5% educational discount? Regards, Curt

Having used the M5 for over a year now I can vouch for the absoultely fabulous results that we have obtained.
Watching this web site grow to what it is today has also been a real treat. Anyone contemplating a DAREX purchase, DO IT! You'll NEVER regret it and it'll make your life easier, you work more accurate, and you'll look smart in the bargain!
Great Job Curt! -Jim Harvey, Harvey Racing Engines mailto:jim@hre.com Levittown, NY 1-516-796-9179 Found this site in: I was here at the beginning!
Dear Jim- Glad to know that someone who has their own excellent site (Harvey Racing Engines) appreciates our modest efforts. I also know you sharpen drills professionally. I'd advise anyone who is contemplating buying an M5, to have Jim to sharpen a few of your drills. I'm sure Jim's and the M5's quality will impress you. -Curt PS:I left your phone number in because I know some folks may want to call you.

Gentlemen:
I have a model M5 with just about all the accessories. It sharpens drills just fine! Good product!
However, the VMC Light "Handy Lamp" has fallen apart. The end of the gooseneck rather easily came out of the aluminum lamp scocket shell.
I fixed it by mounting the reflector and head of a cheap (~$6.00) Chinese gooseneck lamp to the VMC gooseneck.
Did you know that the end of the goooseneck is Zinc or potmetal cast around a small standard 1/8" straight pipe nipple? I found this out when I tried to braze another nipple on the end of what I thought was steel. Once I melted the Zinc/potmetal away, I could use the existing nipple to mount to the reflector of the Chinese lamp. This appears to be a stronger setup than the VMC.
Thanks, Mike White, Battelle PNNL
mwhite@3-cities.com
Found this site in: I just guesed it would be darex.com.
Dear Mike, Within the last year or so we changed lamp design to a Moffit lamp. We saw the "light" so to speak. This change was to meet the stricter Canadian electrical codes and generally improve the product as you point out. See picture of M5. Happy to hear that you like the product-- and appreciate the extra effort you made. Regards, Curt

I own a M4 and I am waiting to receive the parts to upgrade to M5. How can i grind a twist drill int a piloted drill countersink? I don't semm to find this imformation in the manual included with the machine. Thank You, Frank morrealeix.netcom.com
Dear Mr. Morreale, First I hope you read this, as I was unable to connect to you via the email address you supplied. Is the address correct? At any rate, I believe you are referring to a STEP DRILL OR SUBLAND STEP DRILL which drills two different hole sizes with one drill. Use the #4600 Step drill attachment. The 4600 is $249. (See:Subland step drill instructions, M-series section) Our product guide reads: #4600 Step drill attachment: Easily resharpens and produces step drills from standard drills in minutes. Sharpen drills with major diameters up to 3/4". Secondary angles 90 to 180 degree. Change over from standard to step drills takes only seconds. Uses standard 1/2" or 3/4 chucks. Are you doing this to have self-centering drills? If so your split point attachment may answer your needs. You can email me back if more information is needed or call or technical service number,1-800-547-0222 extension 606 Ask for Lorelie Bendickson. Regards, Curt Anderson

You mention split point drills a lot in your advertising. What's it for?
Mel Schwartzburg Schwartz@Woodtec.com
Teaneck, NJ- Found this site in: PWW Woodworker CardDeck.
Dear Mel, Split point drills are used for self-centering, and lowering thrust. (Lowering thrust will reduce the risk of broken drills, and extend drill life.) The points are excellent for CNC equipment. Most Darex drill sharpeners will produce split point drills. See our FAQ to read about other drill point styles. Regards, Curt

Would like to have a copy of "Sharp Tips" Very interested in you products. Thanks
Ray Baker CRayBaker@msn.com
Somerville, Alabama- Found this site in: Home Shop Machinist.
Dear Mr. Baker, We'll be sending you information. Thanks, Curt

Your online calculator section, "Cool Tools For Machinist is incredible. Thanks for a great website.
Seth Kaufmann empire@mind.net
Washington DC- Found this site in: rec.crafts.metalworking
Dear Mr Kaufamnn, Glad you like it. Regards, Curt

Great Site! Excellent humor, not dry like many industrial sites!
Ed Sanders edsanders@edsanders.com
/ Lancaster, NH- Found this site in:
Dear Mr. Sanders, Thanks! We believe work can be fun. Regards, Curt

COMMENTS POSTED ON THE NEWSGROUP: rec.crafts.metalworking
I bought a Drill Doctor from Darex a while back. Here are my impressions of it. I'm quite pleased with the machine. I've never had much luck getting a good point on drills when hand sharpening. I have a lot of dull drills that were 'too good to throw away', and these are now getting sharpened. When I use the Drill Doctor correctly, the drills cut steel far better than before sharpening. The holes seem closer to correct size, but I don't have a good way to measure hole diameter accurately. New, cheap drill bits cut noticeably better when resharpened. New, quality drill bits seem about the same when resharpened. I think the instructions need work. All the info is there, but I found that it was easy to make mistakes. The text refers to the figures a lot, but I found it pretty confusing to keep track of which figure the text was talking about. Admittedly, I'm an engineer, but I TRY to follow directions. I had a lot of trouble getting my bits right in the holder. Here is a list of what went wrong, as it occurred: The picture of putting the bit in the pawls (setting the projection of the bit beyond the holder) was not at all obvious to me. At first, I set the bits exactly wrong. Obvious now (in retrospect), but a better drawing or photo might help. I then had trouble with insufficient relief on the trailing edge. The trailing edge of the bit would rub when drilling, keeping me from drilling a good hole. The first problem here was that I had mistakenly left the machine set for web splitting, and didn't split the web. The second problem was not grinding the drill all the way to done. I find that if the drill is still making any noise on the wheel at all, then I must keep grinding (at this point it is grinding the trailing edge relief). More emphasis on this point in the instructions might be good. My final refinement (which has finally given me very nice, consistently sharpened drills) is to pay close attention to getting the bit in the right place when setting depth with the pawls. Not hard to do, but if you don't do it carefully, drills don't sharpen as nicely. A very nice machine that I would not do without, in need of better than the original instructions. Maybe a troubleshooting guide would help.
Steven O. Smith steve@cc.com
Dear Steve, Thanks for the comments and insights, we're sending you our new and improved operators instructions which includes a troubleshooting guide. We are also planning to post an FAQ here at this site. Regards, Curt

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