drill sharpening on the proedge

[Bigblackdog]

Has anybody used their proedge to free-hand sharpen drill bits? Is there any reason not to? At the moment, blunt ones go in the bin. I dont have a grinder or a drill doctor.

 

[Jimjam66]

I have tried it with varying results. Occasionally I have got it spot on and the drill cut like a knife through butter, most times I made it worse. That's more of an indictment of my skill than a criticism of the Proedge. I solved my twist drill problem by buying a £10 drill sharpener from Lidl - works a treat but only for 118 degree twist bits - no fancy stuff catered for.

 

[Terry Q]

I sharpen by hand on a strip sander. I pay very close attention to the cutting edge to keep the angles the same for about 1/16 inch. After that I can be a little less attentive. Go slow and remove matl from both flutes as equally as possible.

 

[bellringer]

I sharp big drill on the pro edge


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[Jim]

I used to Mark, with mixed results .. I then got myself a D/Dr ..

 

[Dalboy]

I still free hand on the bench grinder only because I am to lazy to set up me dedicated drill sharpening jig maybe one day.

 

[silver]

Nope, prob cause I dunner have a proedge that's why..

Sharpen free hand on me grinder with anything above 7mm, bin anything else and buy new every time.

 

[Midnightlunchbox]

I used to Mark, with mixed results .. I then got myself a D/Dr ..

Which one do you have and is it any good Jim? Fancied one of these for years but I always imagined them to be a bit crap.

 

[Penpal]

Must be mixed feelings of you owners of the sharpening tools today with Brians post. I throw my used drills mostly cause the have done so well and the drill point drills are not able to sharpen.

Peter.

 

[Terry]

If you can sharpen a drill freehand on a grinder the a pro edge should be no problem !!!

 

[Bigblackdog]

I cant yet, Terry!

 

[wm460]

I bought a drill sharpener made in UK, does normal, masonry, brad point and a few more. Cost about $30.00

 

[Penpal]

My top madel Drill Dr has not aggressively been used.

Peter.