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  Plastic  Cast iron  Mild steel  Sheet metal  Softwood  Hardwood  Other
	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" and under  3/4" and under  1" and under  1 3/16" 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?
	90°  118°  135°  140°  150°  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  2 degree fishtail end mill  Weldon Countersinks  Single Flute countersinks    High performance brand name drills (Guhring, OSG, Sumitomo, etc.)
	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- 9   10 - 24   25 - 50   50 - 100   100 - 300   300+    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  Simplicity  Versatility  Consistency  Low price  No preference/Not sure
	What priority do you place on your selection above? High   Medium   Low
12.	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
	Construction
	Automotive shop
	Lock and key shop
	Home shop
	Vocational shop
	Other (describe in comments box below)
	Briefly describe your product or service:
13.	How do you currently maintain your drills:
	Sharpen by hand       Sharpen on a Darex sharpener
14.	Please tell us how you learned about Darex:
	Distributor Post card Trade show Friend or colleague Manufacturing Engineering Distributor Newsgroup Other web site Search engine Article Production Technology News MAN Magazine  Modern Machine Shop Magazine Other Magazine Ad Cutting Technology Magazine  Tool & MoldMaking Product News