VEVOR Drill Sharpener Hobby Tool Review - Easy Drill Sharpening

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In today's video, we will be taking an in-depth look at the Vevor Drill Sharpener.
We will go over all of the features and functionality of this machine.
We'll take a close look at the quality of the drill grind that it produces, and will test the newly sharpened drills by using them to drill through steel.
Then, I'll gather up all of the dull and broken drills in my shop and sharpen every single one of them using the Vevor Drill Grinder.
All in all, we will sharpen more than 70 individual drills.
Afterwards, we'll take a look at the included grinding wheel and examine it for wear and/or damage, in order to get an idea as to how the machine will hold up over time to prolonged use.
If you have any specific questions about this machine or it's use, please put them in the comments below and I will do my best to answer!
Thanks for watching!

Who am I?
I'm a hobby machinist, with a passion for old machine tools and manual machining.
I am here to share and learn.
Being self taught, much of my limited knowledge, has come from others sharing their experiences online, just as I am doing now.
My hope, is that by putting my work in front of much more knowledgeable machinists, we can all learn something new together.

My Lathe: MSC / Prince 9517350 - 13x40 Manual Metal Lathe
My Milling Machine: Bridgeport Variable Speed Series 1 "J Head"

CREDITS:

[markedevold]

I’ve bought a few Vevor products. 30L ultrasonic cleaner, 6” mill vise, and my latest, small mag drill. So far, I’m quite pleased. For the hobbyist, the quality, in relation to price point, is very good. The packaging for shipping is the best I’ve seen. The user manuals are marginal, but I can’t complain about quality.

[GeorgeGeorge-ybsz]

I have watched most of the videos on the Vevor and yours is the easiest to follow, albeit there weren't very many when I purchased my grinder. I still watch them to see if someone has a tip or two. I have not played with the split point dial adjustment; but I use the pins whenever I change from large or small bits.

I have a 13B and as you found out, it is very easy to use. I have sharpened about the same number of bits as you, but I have that many again to do. I sort them by the condition of the shank, albeit I will probably sharpen all of them and use the bad shanks in my drill press. I do most of my drilling with a mill and use Imperial R8 collets The bad shanks don't work very well in R8 collets.
Good presentation!

[steveforbes]

These drill sharpening machines are definitely the best I have seen. Drill Doctor is trash in comparison! The sharpness of new drills depends upon the manufacturer. Some come through needing to be sharpened. Some come through perfect. This is definitely a better choice than sending the drills out for sharpening!
The only downside is that as of today, July 15, 2024, Vevor is completely out of stock! There is no lead time available for when they will be available again. They are definitely worth the wait! You did a nice job on this video. Thank you.

[ferrywobma]

I had never heard of a split point / secondary relief point until today. That says more about me, but that alone made this video of the Vevor drill sharpener of added value. Greetings from the Netherlands.

[GraphicManInnovations]

you reviewed this very professionally, thanks

[rj]

Great job. You stuck with the operation and use of the machine without a bunch of filler babble.

[WinkysWorkshop]

Good job on the review, I did the same. I made an alteration on mine after doing the review. My drills looked great and worked well in the drill press but when used in a hand drill i noticed the drills required a lot of pressure. Then I discovered that the drill didn't have enough relief angle... or so it appeared. This angle is hard to measure because you are measuring off a curve. Plus after doing a little research there is a wide range of recommended relief angle. Anyway, I put a stop on mine to limit the rotation of the collet/drill while sharpening and it helped reduce the needed pressure needed to drill in steel.

[christianmccollum]

Thanks for the sharpener review. Seriously thinking about trying this one out. Great job

[BentRZR]

Very good review Sir! Thank you for your time.

[davidt]

I bought one of the different versions of this machine but for all intents and purposes it’s exactly the same. I noticed after sharpening a number of different sized bits the grit of the wheel became smoother and gave a more consistent finish which was a plus. It takes less than a minute to sharpen any bit up to 1/2” and as you mentioned because it’s metric I bought an extra set of ER20 collets in imperial size for the bits that are at just the outside range. Luckily the machine is pretty easy to figure out after using it and applying logic to the process because if I had to rely solely on the instructions I would have returned it because I don’t think I could have figured it out from scratch. They really need to hire someone who’s fluent in Chinese and English to rewrite the manual. There’s also no mention whatsoever about how to use or adjust the relief when using that portion of the machine. I do like that it’s extremely quiet and does its job well regardless of cost. This thing is a bargain.

[cameronjacobs]

Awesome video. I like how you hit all the details but did not drag everything out. makes me want to buy one. Thanks

[highrely]

This is the 3rd video I've watched to help me understand my Vevor and it was really good. One thing I noticed is as you mentioned drills that are close to the beginning or end of the size range of a collet are harder to work with because the fit is very tight or very loose at the beginning. Especially small drills. One example is 1/8". In fact anything this size or smaller are difficult to orient properly using the collet jig on the left of the machine. as you rotate them clockwise sometimes the cutting edge of the drill doesn't stop against the ledge because the drill is just too small to catch. Also my smaller drills sometimes have a parabolic shape so that the primary cutting edge isn't straight. When this happens I visually double check and rotate the drill so that a) the cutting edge is parallel to the flat spot on the collet fixture and b) the chisel line at the crown of the drill is oriented about 1 o'clock position relative to flat spot on the collet fixture (assuming flat spot is oriented up at 12 oclock). In the manual there is a sketch where the chisel is oriented closer to 2 o'clock position so maybe that's more correct... but on the bigger drills that work with the jig it seems to orient the chisel line to more about 1. If a drill bit is broken and I'm trying to regrind it's often difficult to see or feel it's orientation. So in that case I end up just guessing, tightening the collet and grinding it. After an initial grind I can go back to the orientation jig at the left and am able to visualize the drill better (and rotate it clockwise to stop against the ledge as you instructed). I also have to use the orientation jig twice and grind twice if I'm changing a drill from 118 to 135 degrees. I changed most of my bits to 135 on the theory that with the split tip they will work better on hard steel. For wood drilling is easy anyway so having the 135 angle isn't a big problem for me. I've wanted a drill sharpener for a while and am glad I got this instead of the drill doctor. I bought some dewalt 135 degree Split tips and they are so much faster through heavy steel than the standard 118 harbor freight bits that I now grind to that standard.

[bltefft]

Nice video. My Vevor arrived yesterday. I'm looking forward to sharpening my old dull drill bits. Mine is Model: MB-13B and is orange, not yell0w. Other than color mine appears to be like yours.

[reallydonotdo]

Drill Dr. for the win and 60% the price

[geckoproductions]

EXCELLENT review & tutorial. I have one of these new in the box and never would have figured out how to use it. The only question I would ask in addition to your excellent review is: are there replacement wheels available? Thanks so much for the interesting and informative video.

[joewhitney]

Good video, good narration job.
Thanks for sharing.

[mooreevair]

Machinist here. Tbh I have a drill doctor in the shop, two actually, one that is very old and still in the box. But Ive had mild to little success with the new one. The best I've done is watch a butt ton of Japanese YT vids on sharpening by hand and after going straight to the grinder on my first try I had amazing results. So good I didn't think it was real. Did a few more and sure enough they worked great.

[ellieprice]

An excellent review of what appears to a very good product. I’m very impressed by the close fits of the components and overall quality of the machine. This sharpener is light years ahead of my old DD 500.

[HoldMeBagS]

I was curious about this product. Thanks for the video

[dmc]

Nice thorough review. Very well done..