greggors84
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| posted on 7/2/05 at 09:44 PM |
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Drill bit sharpener
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
Chris
The Magnificent 7!
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wilkingj
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| posted on 7/2/05 at 10:34 PM |
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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.
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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Peteff
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| posted on 7/2/05 at 10:38 PM |
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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.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 7/2/05 at 10:39 PM |
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Just do it by hand, will take 30 mins of practice on old drills - skill for life
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 7/2/05 at 10:43 PM |
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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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Hellfire
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| posted on 7/2/05 at 11:02 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mark Allanson
Just do it by hand, will take 30 mins of practice on old drills - skill for life
Part of my apprenticeship! 
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greggors84
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| posted on 7/2/05 at 11:05 PM |
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Might give it a go by hand, you can never have enough skills in the workshop!
Chris
The Magnificent 7!
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Chris_R
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| posted on 8/2/05 at 12:15 AM |
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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.
A bit of slapstick never hurt anyone.
http://www.chris.renney.dsl.pipex.com/
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Surrey Dave
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| posted on 8/2/05 at 08:13 AM |
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What about a description of how to sharpen drills by hand.
I can make a drilll work but not with the pukka angles..........
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ReMan
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| posted on 8/2/05 at 09:00 AM |
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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]
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Simon
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| posted on 8/2/05 at 11:36 PM |
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I use an angle gringer. Works a treat
ATB
Simon
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