I have been looking at a drill bit sharpener in the screw fix catalogue. Its like a jig that fastens onto a 6" or 8" grinding wheel.

Are these easy to use, im guessing you just set the angle and line up the leading edge of the bit so it sharpens it.

Thanks

I have the Draper version of what you are describing, and have given up with it. Mine has too much play in it.

In the end, I got a Plasplugs (not sure if thst right) yellow box with leccy motor in it one of Ebay for £4, they retail at £29.99, I get on a lot better with this one.

I picked one up from a flea market for 50p thinking it would be worth a try for that much. I use it on the side of the fine wheel and it's really good but I didn't get any destructions with it so I make it up as I go along. It does make a good job easy.

Just do it by hand, will take 30 mins of practice on old drills - skill for life

One of the very first things i learned as an engineer sharpening drills by hand and your right it's a skill for life. Yeah a lifetime of sharpenning drills for everybody in the workshop that knows you can do it.

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Originally posted by Mark Allanson
Just do it by hand, will take 30 mins of practice on old drills - skill for life

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Might give it a go by hand, you can never have enough skills in the workshop!

They're bollocks. Got the boss to buy one and followed the destructions to the letter. Now have many drill bits that drill holes much larger than they should be.

What about a description of how to sharpen drills by hand.

I can make a drilll work but not with the pukka angles..........

Dead easy!
http://www.woodcentral.com/cgi-bin/readarticle.pl?dir=shop&file=articles_285.shtml

It takes a bit of practice, but the main thing is understanding what your trying to acheive, in particularly the clearance on the cutting edge and symmetry. Otherwise the other angles arn`t critical and can be varied to suit the job and the material.


[Edited on 8/2/05 by ReMan]

I use an angle gringer. Works a treat

ATB

Simon