The drill doctor has a masonry bit mode. Although, I don't think they need a super-sharp edge to work. It's like they mainly just beat there way through the material.

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On 6/4/2015 5:01 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote:
Rotary hammer bits have carbide tips and should do a lot more than 20 holes. I don’t resharpen them but it should be possible. The downside is they are really poor at going through wood or any material other than masonry, you need to switch to a regular bit for that. Even in a hammer drill, you are probably using carbide tip bits, just not SDS shank.
*From:* Mike Hammett <mailto:[email protected]>
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*To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Sharpening Drill Bits
Given Steve's reputation, I'm not sure what we're talking about re: $46 for 20 holes.



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*From: *"That One Guy /sarcasm" <[email protected]>
*To: *[email protected]
*Sent: *Wednesday, June 3, 2015 10:17:31 PM
*Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Sharpening Drill Bits

Rotary hammers, fucking beasts.

We were talking about our tapered bits. We have tons with one dull ring. 46 bucks for 20 holes adds up.

On Jun 3, 2015 10:00 PM, "Jason McKemie" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:

    I must have never used a rotary hammer then, hammer drills seem to
    work just fine for stone, masonry, etc.

    On Wednesday, June 3, 2015, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]
    <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:

        Rotary hammer very different beast than hammer drill which is
        only good for stuff like tapcons.
        *From:* Jason McKemie
        *Sent:* Wednesday, June 03, 2015 8:08 PM
        *To:* [email protected]
        *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Sharpening Drill Bits
        Yeah, never use anything but a hammer drill on stone/concrete/etc.

        On Wednesday, June 3, 2015, Josh Reynolds
        <[email protected]> wrote:

            What you want for the concrete is a rotary hammer. A
            little spendy and the bit cost is astronomical, but they
            will bite through granite like it's nothing in seconds. We
            use rotary hammers for rohn wall mount kits going into
            brick, concrete, and stone. Have only tried the corded
            hitachi's, although dewalt has a cordless one I've been
            keeping my eye on.

            
http://www.amazon.com/Hitachi-DH40MRY-16-inch-Rotary-Hammer/dp/B000XVINQY/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1433378353&sr=8-4&keywords=hitachi+rotary+hammer
            is what we've used.

            
http://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-DCH253M2-Mode-Rotary-Hammer/dp/B00DD1UOTU/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1433378421&sr=8-9&keywords=dewalt+rotary+hammer
            is the one I've had my eye on.

            Josh Reynolds
            CIO, SPITwSPOTS
            www.spitwspots.com  <http://www.spitwspots.com>

            On 06/03/2015 02:37 PM, Jaime Solorza wrote:

                We are trying different brands for 3/32 holes we need
                for door contacts and switches. Metal is tough then we
                hit concrete on door frame.  Slow speeds and oil helps
                but we eat them up.  For concrete and cinder block
                walls Hilti drill and bits have no problem.

                Jaime Solorza

                On Jun 3, 2015 4:26 PM, "Chuck McCown"
                <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> wrote:

                    You can do it by hand with a bit of practice.
                    *From:* Glen Waldrop
                    *Sent:* Wednesday, June 03, 2015 4:24 PM
                    *To:* javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[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.

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                        *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?

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