Brendan2010
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Can anyone recommend a fool proof method for sharpening drill bits without having to spend a fortune?
Foolproof is perhaps asking a bit muchBrendan2010":2fftmdno said:Can anyone recommend a fool proof method for sharpening drill bits without having to spend a fortune?
I know this was a rhetorical question but I can provide some reasons:phil.p":2fftmdno said:https://www.ukdrills.com/hss-drills/hss/hss-metric-drill-bits
I wonder anyone bothers to sharpen them.
It might help if you identify what types of drill bits you will be sharpening. I use the Drill Doctor 750X for all of my HSS and cobalt twist drills and think it's about as foolproof as can be. There are plenty of people who complain about the Drill Doctor, but it has never failed to work for me.Brendan2010":gnol9lmo said:Can anyone recommend a fool proof method for sharpening drill bits without having to spend a fortune?
Can you define that for a novice I'm fed up of buying drill bits and they go dull or end up breaking due to having to press too hard. I'd gladly pay for good quality if I knew what it was and whereCheshirechappie":2vz65mwb said:Might be worth an interweb search on 'Tool and Cutter Grinding Services'. Many such companies offer a mail order service, and are often not too expensive (though that may depend on what individuals define as expensive). Might be worth the cost for better quality tooling; maybe not so much for the budget end of the market - in the latter case, scrap and replace with new, or touch up on a bench grinder.
What are you drilling? For most general metalwork I have a couple of sets of Milwaukee Thunderweb 1mm-13mm bits that are excellent, then I have a cheaper TiN set with the cutting edges dulled down to a neutral angle for brass drilling. There are a few odds and sods of cobalt and carbide bits that I've bought for in-particular jobs in certain materials but I wouldn't run out and buy a cobalt or carbide set.FatmanG":29p5sq48 said:Can you define that for a novice I'm fed up of buying drill bits and they go dull or end up breaking due to having to press too hard. I'd gladly pay for good quality if I knew what it was and where
Glenn
I'll try.FatmanG":1vtn3qcm said:Can you define that for a novice I'm fed up of buying drill bits and they go dull or end up breaking due to having to press too hard. I'd gladly pay for good quality if I knew what it was and whereCheshirechappie":1vtn3qcm said:Might be worth an interweb search on 'Tool and Cutter Grinding Services'. Many such companies offer a mail order service, and are often not too expensive (though that may depend on what individuals define as expensive). Might be worth the cost for better quality tooling; maybe not so much for the budget end of the market - in the latter case, scrap and replace with new, or touch up on a bench grinder.
Glenn
39 stone?FatmanG":3up0zqp4 said:Been mainly drilling into the walls of my house and shed. I recently bought a Bosch set off amazon and they too are pants. I may have technique issues as well tbf I'm a 250kg bloke and may exert too much pressure so I've been told before