Drill Bit Sharpener?

[Kernopelli]

You can do it by hand on a grinder. I'll admit it takes some practice but between a buddy and my step Dad, they shamed me into figuring it out. I also have the old style sharpener that swings the bit at an angle across the side of a grinder wheel....very basic but very effective. You can put a factory point on a bit every time fairly quickly. I got mine from Harbor Freight but I don't see them on their website now. Sears carries one just like it though. http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_...alogId=12605&expCheckout=&orderEmail=&langId=

On edit....this got me in the mood so I went out and sharpened some bits. I have to say the by hand/ grinder method does take technique but the sharpener that I posted is super easy and exact...albeit a little crude compared to the power sharpeners. While I was out there my son was working on the metal lathe and needed a bit sharpened to center drill a 2" deep hole in some fairly hard bar stock and the Sears type sharpener produced a perfectly "new" bit in less than 60 seconds start to finish. I gotta say, for a man on a budget, that thing is hard to beat.

 

[Agrantina]

Thanks for the replies everyone. Sorry for posting on Kubota ops forum, but its something for the Kubota I thought to put it here? I am lazy and I have made a hitch moving trailers and I needed to drill some exact holes and didn't want to plasma cut them and dang if I could not find a sharp bit out of the entire bunch I had Want to make an arm to latch the trailer hitch to the ball WITHOUT getting off the tractor

AndyG

 

[czechsonofagun]

You can do it by hand on a grinder. I'll admit it takes some practice but between a buddy and my step Dad, they shamed me into figuring it out..

I went the same way, got a priced to sell Dr. at Home Depot, but it goes only to 1/2".

Some of my bits are bigger, even 1" and one day I just got pi ...er... excited while drilling something like 3/4" hole in steel and it would not drill. I just took the time and worked it out on a grinder and now I can do them by hand if I have to. Skill is always better than a jig:thumbsup:

 

[ovrszd]

I also have the old style sharpener that swings the bit at an angle across the side of a grinder wheel....very basic but very effective. You can put a factory point on a bit every time fairly quickly. I got mine from Harbor Freight but I don't see them on their website now. Sears carries one just like it though. http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_...alogId=12605&expCheckout=&orderEmail=&langId=

While I was out there my son was working on the metal lathe and needed a bit sharpened to center drill a 2" deep hole in some fairly hard bar stock and the Sears type sharpener produced a perfectly "new" bit in less than 60 seconds start to finish. I gotta say, for a man on a budget, that thing is hard to beat.

I'm with ya. I've got this sharpener and it works great!!! My wife bought it for me for Christmas. I must say she did good or was very lucky because she knows nothing about shop tools.

 

[actionaj]

I have had a Drill Doctor for several years now. It makes old drill bits new again does a fine job. I wouldn't be with out one. :thumbsup:

 

[bigdad]

I've had a Drill Dr. for about five years and wish that I would have had it thirty years ago!
I bought the 3/4 chuck later. I little tip would be to keep the bits "tuned up" right after use. As soon as you give a bit a good workout, hit it with the Dr.

 

[wdchyd]

Drill Doctor is great as friends give you their old junky drill bits instead of throwing them out.....:thumbsup:

 

[crazyal]

Drill Doctor is great as friends give you their old junky drill bits instead of throwing them out.....:thumbsup:

Don't forget work. I've just got 3 coffee cans full of bits deemed too dull to use that range from 1/4" to 1". Good old American made ones.