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Darex Sharpener Selector
Answer these questions to determine which sharpeners best suit your needs.

1. Which of these cutting tools do you use and/or have a need to sharpen?
Drills  End mills  Countersinks
  What priority do you place on your selection above? High   Medium   Low  



2. Into what types of material do you most often make holes?
 Aluminum  Bakelite  Copper  Fiberglass  Hard rubber  Plastic  Cast iron  Mild steel  Hard steel  Stainless  Sheet metal  Softwood  Hardwood  Other (please specify material(s) in comments box below.
  What priority do you place on your selection above? High   Medium   Low  



3. Which of these size ranges best describe the cutting tools that you use most often?
 1/2 inch and under  3/4 inch and under  1 inch and under  1 & 3/16 inch and under
  What priority do you place on your selection above? High   Medium   Low  



4. If you'll be sharpening drills, what are the angles of the drills that you most often use?
 60 degrees  90 degrees  118 degrees  135 degrees  140 degrees  150 degrees  180 degrees  No preference/Not sure
  What priority do you place on your selection above? High   Medium   Low  



5. What drill point, end mill and/or countersink styles would you most often need to sharpen?
 Standard point drills  Split point drills  Radius split point drills  Web thinned point drills  Brad point drills  Chamfered point drills  Masonry point drills  Helical or S-point drills  Conic point drills  Step drill drills  4 facet drills  High performance brand name drills (Guhring, OSG, Sumitomo, etc.)  2 degree fishtail end mill  Ball, taper and/or radius end mill  Single Flute countersinks  Weldon Countersinks
  What priority do you place on your selection above? High   Medium   Low  



6. How quickly do you generally need to be able to sharpen your cutting tools?
 Drills within 30 seconds  Drills within 60 seconds  Drills within 90 seconds  Speed not important  No preference/Not sure
  What priority do you place on your selection above? High   Medium   Low  



7. What standards of hole size accuracy does your work generally require?
 Round-exact size not an issue.  Good-within factory new drill tolerances.  Precise-within aerospace and military specifications.  No preference/Not sure
  What priority do you place on your selection above? High   Medium   Low  



8. In your shop, generally how many drills, end mills and/or countersinks a week need to be replaced or resharpened?
 1 to 9  10 to 24  25 to 50  50 to 100  100 to 300  More than 300  No preference/not sure
  What priority do you place on your selection above? High   Medium   Low  



9. What is the lowest skill level of the people who will likely be operating the sharpener?
 High skill level  Moderate skill level  Entry level, low skill  No preference/Not sure
  What priority do you place on your selection above? High   Medium   Low  



10. Which of these cutting tool types do you most often use?
 High Speed Steel  Cobalt  Carbide  High Speed Steel and cobalt  All types
  What priority do you place on your selection above? High   Medium   Low  



11. Which of the following is most important to you in a sharpener?
 Convenience  Speed  Improved accuracy  Low price  Simplicity  Versatility  Consistency  No preference/Not sure
  What priority do you place on your selection above? High   Medium   Low  


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The following questions are all optional. However, if you do complete these fields, we will send you Darex sharpener literature and a CD showing the sharpeners in operation.
Describe where you would use your drill sharpener:
Professional machine shop - with CNC machines   Professional machine shop - with drill presses only   Maintenance department   Sharpening service or department   Automotive shop   Lock and key shop   Construction   Home shop   Vocational shop   Other (describe in comments box below)  
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How do you currently maintain your drills?:
Sharpen by hand  Sharpening service  Replace with new  Sharpen on a Darex sharpener  Sharpen on a non-Darex sharpener  
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Modern Machine Shop Magazine   MAN Magazine   Production Technology News   Tool & MoldMaking Product News   Cutting Tool Engineering Magazine   Cutting Technology Magazine   Manufacturing Engineering   Other Magazine Ad   Post card   Article   Search engine   Newsgroup or email group   Other web site   Distributor   Friend or colleague   Trade show 
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