Darts Repointer Review and how to repoint your darts

www.dartsnutz.n... Here is a review of the Designa Darts Repointing tool. Also showing how to repoint your darts with it, I got this re-pointer from Madhouse darts and its very simple to use and works great, enjoy the video and please subscribe if you have not already done so, cheers! :)
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[@shwaaank]

We have one of these at my local club, we have used it a lot, never gone wrong, highly reccomend this tool

[@DartsReviewChannel]

yeah works well :)

[@maxfamilant246]

Pro tip: take the old points out of all 3 barrels before you start putting in the new ones, then check by hand that your new points will fit into the barrels(if they don't, its easier to put the old points back if 1 is already in the vice section). You may find that the first point you pick up is too small for the first barrel you try, one of the remaining 2 points should still fit, repeat with the remaining 2 barrels and points. Once you know which new point will go with which barrel, begin repointing.

[@DartsReviewChannel]

Good tip! I was just showing how it operates but I have heard of people finding such problems like that so it is a good bit of advice, cheers!

[@maxfamilant246]

right on, the first set of new points i tried to put in were all too small for the barrels i was trying to put them in, fortunately they fit in the storm 2s, that 10-15 minutes of trouble shooting was pretty stressful, hopefully it might spare someone a similar experience...another excellent review

[@DartsReviewChannel]

Thanks mate!

[@ArkansasDarts]

Great video Darren! Thanks for the demonstration, it really helped to ease my nerves about repointing my darts.

[@DartsReviewChannel]

Thanks! Glad it helped :)

[@stuarthenwood7347]

Great review Darren really like the simplistic of this repointer! Although I agree with you in respect of collecting lots of darts and not really wearing points out I do think it's handy to have a tool for re pointing. For any dart player it's essential in a way. Really do like the look of this one..

[@DartsReviewChannel]

Thanks, yes it's a handy tool but I think if you can share the cost with friends or your darts team it is a worthy purchase

[@zeroed4x]

I own one, its perfect. Thanks for the review.

[@DartsReviewChannel]

Thanks mate! :)

[@Chelskie-darts]

The only place to go we’re Darren just makes it so easy 😃 just watched 2 videos of repointing steel tip and both blokes smashed crap out of their darts with a hammer YES a hammer to get the new points in 😂

[@DartsReviewChannel]

lol

[@dragonflyallen8078]

Mine came with the extra bit that you were talking about..for vintage darts..I can unscrew the standard one and use the one that came with if for vintage darts..coool

[@DartsReviewChannel]

Thats good, did you just buy it recently as I would like to have that too :)

[@Negan_1]

Thanks Darren just purchased 👍🏻

[@davidblalock1709]

The only thing I don't like about this tool is that the carriage that hold the dart and slide up and down really digs into your hand. especially when the point is really tightly kept in the dart. Also I would use some sort of thread locker to fill the gap if you can just press the point in with out using the Allen wrench. in my experience the points that do go in like that will come out, often in the board. I love this too tho. Got it down to 5-10 mins to change a set of points.

[@DartsReviewChannel]

Yeah it can be a little harsh on the hands if its a very tight point, I would wrap a cloth round it when that happens.

[@thegamingtreebt]

Nice review. Do you think you will ever make a video showing us your collection??

[@DartsReviewChannel]

Thanks, yeah I am working on it, not sure how will just have to put everything in a big pile and video it lol :)

[@thegamingtreebt]

Cool looking forward to that

[@countrysteppinpimp]

hay for the price compared to other repointers prices on the market its good value for £30 odd pound

[@DartsReviewChannel]

Yeah I think so too :)

[@DusanMandicTK91]

Silly question, but why cant I do it with with a pliers or vice?

[@DartsReviewChannel]

You can but it's not as easy

[@DusanMandicTK91]

@@DartsReviewChannel ok. Maybe I try. Is there a way, that you put stormpoints on the nx90 22g and send me them? And I donate to your channel? 😄

[@DartsReviewChannel]

@@DusanMandicTK91 doesnt the shop where you bought the darts from offer a repointing service?

[@DusanMandicTK91]

@@DartsReviewChannel I haven't got the darts yet 😂 Have to buy them. I have not seen a shop offering this 🤔

[@DartsReviewChannel]

@@DusanMandicTK91 darts corner do

[@bobbymalta73]

Thanks for sharing!

[@raystebbins2383]

Does it mark up the new tips that your putting on?

[@DartsReviewChannel]

not for me it doesnt

[@audioman6007]

nice review i will buy one now i no how to do it.

[@DartsReviewChannel]

Thanks : )

[@danieltrapp3732]

Great video and awesome intro! ; )

[@DartsReviewChannel]

Thanks mate! :)

[@a.v.k.2852]

I also bought a repointer. once you did twenty years with a point, now only one season. I need to drive 90km for repoint, or I have to send the darts and hope I have the darts back in time or worse they are damaged.

[@DartsReviewChannel]

The only points I have ever broke are the ones with grip cut into them. All others have been fine. Try the Voks Tornado points they are tough but they dont fit all barrels, sometimes they may be too small but in your case that may not be such a bad thing as they would be easier to replace you would just need a small dab of super glue if the hole is too big.

[@a.v.k.2852]

Only smooth long zilverpoints, no knurl, grip, storm or tornado points for me, a piece of zandpaper is enough to get the points rough. And thanks to the Unicorn gripper4 shafts, the gripper2 shafts are cheap :-)

[@jn_vncnt9647]

so repointing points does not really need glue?? im just curious, does it not get loose after repointing?

[@DartsReviewChannel]

usually nothing is needed as it is a interference fit, meaning basically its such a tight fit it stay put. But some barrels may need a dab of glue if the hole is too big for the point.

[@jn_vncnt9647]

ahh. i get it. thanks anyways. 😁 can't wait to buy a repointing tool.

[@DartsReviewChannel]

no problem, have fun when you do :)

[@jn_vncnt9647]

hey! i've got a question? is it ok if i change the point of harrows wolfram pin? & what point will be suited on it?

[@DartsReviewChannel]

yeah should be fine, best stick with Harrows points

[@HarrisonRice-HJR07]

Nice vid mate

[@DartsReviewChannel]

Thanks! : )

[@andrewbennion804]

Trying to wrap my head around how the tip is able to just stay in the barrel. It the recieving hole in bareel appered so the tip is just pinched in place? I have a broken tip on a cosmo dart right at the barrel. been soaking in vinegar for a week with little result. Im wondering if i try to drill it out , will i destroy the barrel? Cheers

[@DartsReviewChannel]

I think its called inference fit or some such word, basically its just held in place by the tightness of the hole. Sometimes the points can be too big or too small for the hole though. I would not drill your point out unless you have a very steady hand, you could make the hole too big, but if you are keen to give it a try and you do make it too big you can always add some super glue or loctite to the hole before putting new point in.

[@andrewbennion804]

Ahh ok.. Thanks for the tip. ill wait a little longer to see if acid can get it out. Much appreciated

[@DartsReviewChannel]

I think alum powder also works but never tried it myself, should be quicker than vinegar though :)

[@chrischristensen9476]

I used alum when the point on my new Barney’s broke right next to the barrel. It worked great, removed the entire point and didn’t hurt the finish on the barrel. I used a small oven proof glass bowl in a stainless pan to make sure I didn’t ruin the pan. It was a double boiler sort of affair. I covered the pan to keep the heat in, and used a low boil/high simmer. It took several hours but now I have my Barney’s back.

[@DartsReviewChannel]

I have heard alum is good but not had to try it myself, glad it worked for you though :)

[@Charlie180Gray]

I used to have this repointing tool like that but it went loose so I went to the expensive repointing machine from Bulls which was £120

[@bartholomewJsimpson]

hi charley in case you´re reading this. how long did it take to loosen up? i mean how many repoints aproximately. thanks.

[@davidrobertson4538]

Excellent!!

[@jakubsedlak4121]

Hello ,could you make a review about the new designa Darts spectre series ..thanks??

[@DartsReviewChannel]

Which ones? I have had them but with a different name

[@jakubsedlak4121]

yeah sorry 😀😀 www.dartscorner.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=15260

[@DartsReviewChannel]

Yeah I think I have those already, they were sent to me by Retriever who makes them and I did the pics for their site, not sure where I put them though :)

[@radonjicaa]

Can i change points with this tool on my Winmau stratos or doesnt work for all points?

[@DartsReviewChannel]

yes you can :)

[@thorstenw8457]

Is it posible to yous this tool for change the new one80 reflexpoints?

[@DartsReviewChannel]

No I dont think so they are too thin.

[@bienvenidoaraniego-tp6yn]

How and where to buy that repointer? Please.

[@DartsReviewChannel]

cant remember now, did I not say in video? May have been Darts Corner

[@MrMet33]

Does anyone know how to replace a barrel thread if it gets stripped?

[@DartsReviewChannel]

I saw your thread on the forum, I think a replacement bolt is the solution :)

[@akrryan1055]

Hello, I bought a set of Daytona Fire 01 and tried to change the points from 26 to 30 mm by using the same repointing tool. After throwing them for 5 mins the target storm point kind of loosen up and I see a little gap between the barrel and point. How do I fix it. Any suggestions...

[@DartsReviewChannel]

If its loose you could try putting a small dab of super glue on it and then push it all the way in.

[@akrryan1055]

Thanks a lot . I am afraid to use glue but I will give a shot...👍🏻

[@DartsReviewChannel]

you only need a very small amount, probably about the size of a pin head :)

[@guillaumewinterstein7019]

I don't known why the every repointing tools are so expensive. It's just a metal with 3 screws!!

[@michelmeijer6397]

Yay there he is :)

[@DartsReviewChannel]

yes just for you :)

[@Ramon-gg3bd]

Perhaps a silly question.. is it possible to screw this up somehow?

[@DartsReviewChannel]

The only way I can think is if you don't thread the dart on properly, if your careful I cant see how you would screw it up though.

[@Ramon-gg3bd]

+Darts Review Channel well my main point of concern would be the point not being in straight. I remember seeing this with Wright's dart before, but that was a needle point.

[@DartsReviewChannel]

yeah just line it up in the notch and make sure its lined up with the hole before fully tightening, it should go in straight if the hole in the barrel is straight but if your worried then best to send them to get re-pointed to a shop, but I don't think you will have a problem, I used one years ago and never had any problems and there is lots of others that use them :)

[@Ramon-gg3bd]

+Darts Review Channel ok clear, thanks so much! :)

[@DartsReviewChannel]

No problem! Any issues ask on the forum as lots of people there use it: www.dartsnutz.net/forum/

[@paulmainwaring6674]

Great tool. Love it. But for some reason the repointer has gone rusty despite the fact I only got it 1 month ago

[@DartsReviewChannel]

has it been stored anywhere damp? Mine has been left in its poly bag in my loft room since I last used it and is fine still.

[@paulmainwaring6674]

Darts Review Channel I've left mine in the bag it came in in the garage and it just rusted over. I use the Unicorn points that Anderson and Barney use with the grippy part at the barrel end and the silver grippy parts have rusted too. It's odd because they're the only things that have ever rusted in the garage

[@DartsReviewChannel]

I have had some points on some darts get rust spots not long after buying them and sometimes they have not even been out the box, not really sure what causes it unless its some problem from where they came from originally, may be they were stored somewhere damp before I got them and then the rust slowly built up but cant say for sure?

[@11Paks]

Hi Darren! Just repointed my first set of darts which are Target Adrian Lewis Gen4s with Target Diamond Pro 36mm points and I have a question. How do you know that you "screwed" the point enough into the barrel? Because I am afraid that I somehow did it too much and the newly fitted points are not that much longer than the standard points with which the darts came in (which are fairly short). Is it somehow possible to do this wrong and is it possible that I screwed the point into the barrel too much - and if yes, would they still be possible to remove? Of course, you use in the video points where you can clearly see where you should stop screwing them in but the standards flat points do not have anything like this... Thank you for your answer and help! :)

[@DartsReviewChannel]

usually it will only go in so far, when it wont go no more then thats it. Its not the same for each brand though, could be as little as 4mm to 6mm or even more, so when you put new points in so much of it will be inside the hole but may be a different amount on other darts. You could compare the previous points and put a mark on them and see how they compare, should be ok to take them out again if needed.

[@11Paks]

@@DartsReviewChannel Thanks for your answer and insight, Darren! The thing is that when I finished installing them (the Target 36 mm Diamond Pro points), they were not much longer that the original short points (there was 1-1,5mm difference) and I just didn't feel it was right. So I decided to ask. And in the meantime, I pulled the new points a little from the barrel which made the outside part be of approximately 30mm which is, as far as I am concerned, appropriate with the points of this length (36mm). Thank you again very much for your help.

[@DartsReviewChannel]

@@11Paks As long as they are not loose it should be fine, but you can put some Loctite in to hold it secure if needed or even super glue :)

[@11Paks]

@@DartsReviewChannel Thanks again for the answer, Darren! I just checked it and think that after pulling the points out a little bit it is ok. Both the former and the new points are in the barrel with approximately 6mm of their length. And also the new points are fitted in the barrels quite tightly so everything looks just fine right now. Anyway, this was my first set repointed by myself so I expect the next set to go better... 😃

[@DartsReviewChannel]

Thats good! :)

[@dulehoch23svw51]

I think ist cost to much, i have buy this. And my ahnds are black after the try

[@DartsReviewChannel]

It is if you only use it once, most people may never need one : )

[@limcheehong8474]

where can I get a darts repointer?

[@DartsReviewChannel]

www.dartscorner.co.uk/index.php?cPath=2736_2737

[@ashleythomas9122]

Just oderd 1 for my birthday sounds good tho thanks for u review helpful should be here by end of week

[@DartsReviewChannel]

No problem, hope you like it then :)

[@Dannyjc434]

would this work for ted hankeys 14g dart ?

[@DartsReviewChannel]

It should work for any dart, just be careful that you line it up but its easy to do :)

[@Dannyjc434]

ok thanks :)

[@DartsReviewChannel]

Your welcome :)

[@grahmedoncaster4924]

them companies are selling repointers for 35+ iv just bought some rivert pliers to try for 18 quid, slots in, squeeze them shut, an its off within 1 second max, obviously you have to tap them in by hand, but way cheaper for the pliers

[@DartsReviewChannel]

or you could make them yourself like this guy on the forum: www.dartsnutz.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=29797 even cheaper then :)

[@crosmondo]

how do i get the code without signing up for your silly forum? kidding. i am already a member. all joking aside, i cannot seem to find the discount code on the forum. also, do you offer discount codes for madhouse darts only? they don't have the points i want, but a180 has the repointer and the points.

[@DartsReviewChannel]

LOL All the codes are here: www.dartsnutz.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?fid=161 the only code I know for a180 is wazza180 I think that's it anyway

[@crosmondo]

actually, when i go to that link... there are no codes there. odd.

[@DartsReviewChannel]

Have you posted more than 5 times? If not they wont show :)

[@garethstroud5586]

I want to repoint my darts with points from a different company, is this a bad idea?

[@DartsReviewChannel]

not a bad idea as lots do it but not all points and the holes they fit into are as standard as they should be, so some points may be too loose and some may be too tight. Its possible to make either fit though, if its loose you can add some super glue or loctite and if its tight you can file it a little.