I bought a drill doctor and even though the bits looked good, they didn't work as well. We do mostly wood but installers are sometimes too lazy to change the bit when they get to the stucco and that dulls them faster.
Rory From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Adam Moffett Sent: Wednesday, June 3, 2015 3:50 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Sharpening Drill Bits *doing it with a bench grinder. I was at a machine shop where they were doing it with a ben You can do it by hand with a bit of practice. � From: Glen Waldrop<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2015 4:24 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Sharpening Drill Bits � My dad has always sharpened his own, so I tend to do the same. In my experience, if used in wood they can be sharpened with little issue. If you drill through metal, buy a new one. � It loses some of the hardness on the edge. It really needs to be tempered again after sharpening. � � ----- Original Message ----- From: Rory Conaway<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2015 5:18 PM Subject: [AFMUG] Sharpening Drill Bits � We are paying $15-$25 for longer drill bits.� When they start to get dull, just wondering if anyone has had success sharpening them or do you just buy new ones? � Rory Conaway � Triad Wireless � CEO 4226 S. 37th Street � Phoenix � AZ 85040 602-426-0542 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> www.triadwireless.net<http://www.triadwireless.net> � �You may be an engineer if your idea of good interpersonal communication means getting the decimal point in the right place.� � Unknown �
