Drill Bit sharpening jig

[Rich Fife]

Good bang for the buck.

Absolutely. I wouldn't be opposed to having this lathe in my garage!!! Lol

 

[Wilhelm]

Terrible wheel condition, didn't dress the grey one for grinding the small drill bit, but had to dress the white one to get a good grind on the large drill.




2.5mm & 23.0mm drill bits



They turned out OK I guess.

The little one


The big one


Freehand, no support, no jig, no aid.

What can I say, I was bored.

 

[OnlyStihl]

Terrible wheel condition, didn't dress the grey one for grinding the small drill bit, but had to dress the white one to get a good grind on the large drill.




2.5mm & 23.0mm drill bits



They turned out OK I guess.

The little one


The big one


Freehand, no support, no jig, no aid.

What can I say, I was bored.

Nice.

I received my dressing tools the other day. The grind wheels are in good shape and all the bits are sharp. I'm bored!

 

[Wilhelm]

Nice.

I received my dressing tools the other day. The grind wheels are in good shape and all the bits are sharp. I'm bored!

Welcome to the club!

It's fun though, init!?

Offer a drill bit sharpening service.

 

[Wilhelm]

... all the bits are sharp. I'm bored!

You can always F'em up on purpose so that You can sharpen them again!

 

[stretch5881]

Nice.

I received my dressing tools the other day. The grind wheels are in good shape and all the bits are sharp. I'm bored!

Awesome! Did you wear your fancy new pants for sharpening?

 

[Wilhelm]

Terrible wheel condition, didn't dress the grey one for grinding the small drill bit, but had to dress the white one to get a good grind on the large drill.

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2.5mm & 23.0mm drill bits

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They turned out OK I guess.

The little one
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The big one
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Freehand, no support, no jig, no aid.

What can I say, I was bored.

Just to clarify!

These are the wheels at work, NOT mine at home.

 

[Wilhelm]

Awesome! Did you wear your fancy new pants for sharpening?

Nonsense!

All You need is the drill bit in one hand and a drink in the other.
Clothing optional.

Like, seriously?!

 

[Wilhelm]

Nice.

I received my dressing tools the other day. The grind wheels are in good shape and all the bits are sharp. I'm bored!

Did You do the "Cross-Cut" (flute relief) and the "4-Corner Cut" (outer cutter relief)?

No!

Get going!!!



I know!
My Cross-Cut is crap, needs to go further "in" a couple tenths to intersect the flutes center.

 

[OnlyStihl]

Awesome! Did you wear your fancy new pants for sharpening?

They are still here. I've some good weather neighbors that might like them. Spring thaw is here, so I might get to give them away. Else drop them off at some thrift store.

 

[Wilhelm]

 

[Squareground3691]

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Go big or go home ,

 

[Rich Fife]

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That's called "get the job done, close enough"...
On a real note, That looks like fun. Would've loved for them to have shown the finished product.

 

[OnlyStihl]

I kinda wish I had known about this ->



Ordered mine. Lots and lots of the smaller ones, i.e. the ones that are more difficult to hand sharpen.

 

[Sloughfoot]

Thanks! Cancelled the Amazon order and ordered your recommendation from Ebay.

This work for you? I cancelled after lv enterprise still had not shipped in two weeks.

 

[OnlyStihl]

This work for you? I cancelled after lv enterprise still had not shipped in two weeks.

I got them fast. No problems at all.

 

[Sloughfoot]

I got them fast. No problems at all.

Seller has a 93.1% approval. Guess I'm part of the 6.9%

 

[OnlyStihl]

Had to sharpen a bit this morning. It was polishing a pilot hole drilled just prior. Drilled like new once sharpened. Best new skill this year.

 

[stretch5881]

Had to sharpen a bit this morning. It was polishing a pilot hole drilled just prior. Drilled like new once sharpened. Best new skill this year.

Kind of nice, being able to just walk up to the grinder to touch up the bit, eh?

 

[OnlyStihl]

Kind of nice, being able to just walk up to the grinder to touch up the bit, eh?

Sure is better than leaning hard on the bit, and then having to remember to buy an overpriced bit next time I go to the HW store. And it took less than a minute to sharpen.