I hope this video saves you money whilst teaching you a new skill in your workshop.
A Handy Skill To Know
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Good tips there, Tom I have 65+ lbs of drill bits 9/6" dia and under that needs sharpening if ya have any spare time. I keep most bits I have sharpened and if I put all the sharp bits together with the dull bits there would be several hundred lbs of them from 1.5 on down to the finest 1/16" ones. For the smaller bits 1/4" and under a Drill Doctor will do a passable job of sharpening.
Thanks Jerry
haha I’ll politely decline sharpening them! Never tried a drill doctor, but glad it’s acceptable. Sometimes simple tools just allow you to get the job done, even if it’s not to the standards of other methods. A bit like the 2 in 1 sharpener, results are passable, but if they let you cut wood, it’s all that homeowner may need, not to mention sometimes doing things freehand causes more problems than it solves right?
Tom, if you think that fellows have a difficult time free hand sharpening a saw chain ,then give them a drill bit to free hand sharpen, no jig just hold it in their hand and sharpen it, my bet there is less than one in a hundred that can make one cut and stay centered. I have seen this first hand working with just about all the different trade guys there is, only some of the machinists I have worked with could sharpen a drill bit somewhat close to sharp or that it would cut/last more than a few revs. The first day I was in the shop at vocational school the instructor handed me a 1" lathe bit and just said sharpen it,I want to see how you can use your hands. I did and when completed he had the class stop what they were doing and huddle around, he passed the bit around to each student, we had two female students in this class so I cannot say just guys. After each individual had a close look he announced, this is what I want to see each and every one of you to accomplish this year, he then turned to me and said, I could do no better myself. Bob and his father Owen were life time machinists I knew them both well. When it came time for us to grind our new blanks into threading bits I ground mine with a 15 degree right hand offset and it passed the test first time round while many others were on their 8-10 th attempt to grind their bits so they could fit the test gauge. All I am saying is that some people can use their hands while others need a jig or machine to get the job done We are all different and have different aptitudes, I would make a lousy computer programmer.LOLThanks Jerry
