Sharpening drill bits

Alexander

Alexander

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I ushually do it manually it isn't hard. The only drill sharpner I have used and like is the darex cnc drill sharpner. I have tried using manual drill shapeners and have never been satisfied that it was easy enough to use. The cnc drill sharpner is expensive so i just sharpen my bits by hand.
 
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kylemp

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Alexander said:
I ushually do it manually it isn't hard. The only drill sharpner I have used and like is the darex cnc drill sharpner. I have tried using manual drill shapeners and have never been satisfied that it was easy enough to use. The cnc drill sharpner is expensive so i just sharpen my bits by hand.
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Expensive is an understatement. I keep trying to buy one at auction but they go for like 4k minimum if you find one..
I've got a drill doctor and it works up to half inch, made by darex as well.. it's underpowered but it does so the job well.
 
John Conroy

John Conroy

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My eyesight is not good enough anymore to sharpen small drill bits by hand . I bought a Drill Doctor 750 and it works well but its time consuming. I buy bits up to 1/4" in 6 packs and when they are all dull sharpen them all at once. The Drill Doctor does a good job, very even chip size from both flutes after sharpening with it.

John
 
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PeterT

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My free handing sucks. Well... grinding the 2nd face to match the first one sucks so I guess I'm only 50% bad :) I bought the same Drill Doctor 750 when KBC had a sale ~100$ as I recall. It does a decent enough job on the geometry. I find its not as polished as a new drill but end result cuts reasonably well. The setup & cam action is pretty straightforward, you cant really do much wrong. I thought I'd also use it for is switching back & forth between drill geometry for 'grabby' materials like brass so could just re-dress an existing drill & then revert back to typical steel geometry. I haven't sat down to figure this out 100% but I'm not sure it accomodates this aspect of the geometry. You can alter the point angle from 115-140 but not the ?whats the term - rake? I think is dictated by the cam action. So I do it by hand with a oil stone, no biggy. Its also not super speedy on larger drills & doesn't really lend itself as well to center drills if they are short. http://www.drilldoctor.com/drill-doctor-750x.html

In my utopian world of infinite hobby funds, I want a tool & cutter grinder. Then you can do the whole enchilada - drills, lathe bits, custom profiles, engraving tools... One day!
 
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