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View Poll Results: Do you sharpen drill bits by hand on a bench or pedistal grinder?

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  • Yes I do it all the time!

    608 71.03%
  • No, they never cut right!

    46 5.37%
  • Sorry, I don't know how to do that!

    63 7.36%
  • Its better to throw them away!

    30 3.50%
  • No, we have a drill sharpening machine!

    94 10.98%
  • What's a drill bit?

    15 1.75%
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  1. #261

    Re: Sharpening drill bits by hand

    A small price to pay for a new skill.

  2. #262
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    Sep 2006
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    Re: Sharpening drill bits by hand

    Yeah, very time consuming too........it's like learning watch repairing when all you want to do is change the battery every 2 years or so.
    Ian.

  3. #263
    Join Date
    Sep 2017
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    Re: Sharpening drill bits by hand

    A steady hand and lots of practice to be consistent. Buy a cheap drill sharpener.....it will set your angle and lip length correctly.

  4. #264
    Join Date
    Mar 2015
    Posts
    409

    Re: Sharpening drill bits by hand

    I sharpen drill bits, counter sinks, center drills, end mills and circular saw disk on my lathe using a CNC program. The grinder is a pencil grinder with a small cutting disk. To do this, the spindle and Z-axis are controlled by a stepper.

  5. #265
    Join Date
    Nov 2018
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    Re: Sharpening drill bits by hand

    how can i used this tool . some one can explane to me how to used this.

    thanks

  6. #266
    Join Date
    Mar 2015
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    Re: Sharpening drill bits by hand

    Quote Originally Posted by Drais_80 View Post
    how can i used this tool
    What tool do you want to use?

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