Hey guys, I'm not saying you shouldn't buy one of these. I understand, perfectly well. I have a $2000 Smithy that never gets used. I have two routers. One is a cheap $50 Sears router that is mounted to the router table that has seen quite a bit of use. The other is a $200 Mikita plunge router that has never had a bit mounted in it, but man, is it a nice router--solid piece of equipment.
Let's be honest here. You don't need a $200 drill bit sharpener just to make sure that you will be able to continue working in case one of your drill bits get dull. You need it because it is the neatest piece of equipment that you can buy to do that task, and, you're probably the first guy on the block to own one (my appologies Roberta). Either that, or Joe bought one, so now you have to have one.
I mean, when was the last time that you went out in the shop to work on your airplane, and you looked at your drills and said "Darn, I can't work today, I've got a dull drill bit, here. Now, I'm going to have to get dressed and go on into town. Oh, man, I wish I had bought that stupid drill bit sharpener. That stupid Tracy. I should have never listened to that moron. Dang it!"
Cheers,
Tracy (Getting ready for the cold here in Austin this weekend. Hope my drills are sharpened, because I'm not driving downtown when it gets below 50.)