How To Use A Drill Bit Sharpener

Thursday, October 25, 2018

How To Use A Drill Bit Sharpener

I like my drill doctor. How to sharpen drill bits step by step.

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The method i use to sharpen twist drill bits every day in the workshop.

How to use a drill bit sharpener.

3 the heel portion of the cutting face should be ground slightly more than the edge.
I know purists prefer to sharpen drill bits by hand on a bench grinder but this little machine works like a charm for me.
Once you do this once it is very easy and quick to touch up the facets to resharpen the bit.

Use a c clamp to hold the bit in place.
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Use water to cool the drill tip if necessary.

4 when you sharpen drill.
Place a bit into the v groove on the back face of the block.
Place the block into a vise so the end of the bit rests on top of and against the jaws and so that it just barely extends above the angled surface of the block.

For a 59 degree cut your bit should stick out 50 of the diameter of the bit from the little stop underneath to the edge of the relief angle of.
Test the drill bit when you are finished.
Turn the bit so the leading edge of the first half follows the guide line.

1 hold the drill bit so that the cutting face is parallel to the grinding wheel surface.
How to sharpen a drill bit by hand using a drill sharpening jig insert the drill bit into the jig.
2 slowly bring the bit into contact with the wheel.