Kernopelli
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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.
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.
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