Re: [AFMUG] Sharpening Drill Bits

Chuck McCown Wed, 03 Jun 2015 15:52:09 -0700

That is how I do them.

From: Adam Moffett 
Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2015 4:50 PM
To: af@afmug.com 
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Sharpening Drill Bits


*doing it with a bench grinder.


  I was at a machine shop where they were doing it with a ben

    You can do it by hand with a bit of practice.
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    From: Glen Waldrop 
    Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2015 4:24 PM
    To: af@afmug.com 
    Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Sharpening Drill Bits
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    My dad has always sharpened his own, so I tend to do the same.

    In my experience, if used in wood they can be sharpened with little issue. 
If you drill through metal, buy a new one.
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    It loses some of the hardness on the edge. It really needs to be tempered 
again after sharpening.
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      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Rory Conaway 
      To: af@afmug.com 
      Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2015 5:18 PM
      Subject: [AFMUG] Sharpening Drill Bits
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      We are paying $15-$25 for longer drill bits.ï¿½ When they start to get 
dull, just wondering if anyone has had success sharpening them or do you just 
buy new ones?

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      602-426-0542

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