None of these tools tested gave any mention to the most important item in getting drills sharp. That is, always dress the grinding wheel so that it is clean and flat, also, grinding wheels come with many grit selections. Many who try to sharpen drill bits give no thought to what grit they are using, or what type of wheel composition they have.
To put a fine cutting edge on the drill you are sharpening, once the profile is correct at the cutting anvil, the bit should be final finished at the cutting planes with a fine grit stone in the grinder.at Last tip. Watch the video again and specifically observe the cutting chips each drill is making. Notice the drill that cut the fastest produced very uniform chips... If you sharpen a bit, and it does not give you chips that look like that bit produced. Resharpen it, and reshape the cut planes. Look at a sharp bit that cuts well... remember what those cutting anvils looked like... Make yours look just like it. You will be glad you did because it will work. On Sat, Jan 16, 2021 at 10:49 PM Scott Ritchey via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I agree. These PF Farm reviews seem thorough and address several things I > care about. I suppose the guy must make money from the site because it > costs him to do these vids. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mercedes On Behalf Of Rick Knoble via Mercedes > Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2021 10:55 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: Rick Knoble <rickkno...@hotmail.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Sharpening drill bits > > I didn't watch, but this guy is good. > > https://youtu.be/pmr34sUFpK4 > > Rick > > > ________________________________________ > From: Mercedes <mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com> on behalf of Jerry Herrman > via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2021 9:52 PM > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Cc: Jerry Herrman > Subject: [MBZ] Sharpening drill bits > > Thanks for the response on the Harbor Freight drill bits. Kinda what I > expected to hear. I'll plan to use them for wood, plastic, and aluminum. I > have quite a collection of drill bits, mostly high speed steel, which are > now in various stages of dull. > > Given that, my next question is about drill bit sharpeners. I have tried a > couple of those several years ago including a Black and Decker. Took too > much time to sharpen them and the results were not satisfactory. I'm > pretty > sure some of that was due to the user's (me) lack of skill. Sharpening by > hand is out of the question for me. I am just a casual user, mostly in > wood, > but I'd like some drill bits that will perform well in the drill press with > metal. > > The ad for Drill Doctor seems to suggest that it easy to use and effective. > What has been your experience with that? Is it worth the price? Does the > cutting stone need replacement? > > Jerry > > 240D > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
