How to Hand Sharpen a Twist Drill
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One of the best things I did was to buy a drill sharpening gage off of eBay. Not only does it allow you check the angle you are grinding but also the length of each cutting edge.

This was about $7. I could probably get a new one cheaper but this one has a bit of history attached. I think the Union Twist Drill Co. no longer exists, as I couldn't find anything with a quick Google search.


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On the weekend I broke a 3.5mm drill and was able to sharpen it to finish off the job. I'd certainly have to put on the magnifying lenses if I wanted to sharpen anything smaller!

Edited to fix typo
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How to Hand Sharpen a Twist Drill - by TomG - 12-16-2012, 08:43 PM
RE: How to Hand Sharpen a Twist Drill - by TomG - 12-16-2012, 09:48 PM
RE: How to Hand Sharpen a Twist Drill - by Mayhem - 12-17-2012, 06:02 AM
RE: How to Hand Sharpen a Twist Drill - by stevec - 12-17-2012, 08:02 AM
RE: How to Hand Sharpen a Twist Drill - by TomG - 12-17-2012, 08:22 AM
RE: How to Hand Sharpen a Twist Drill - by dallen - 12-17-2012, 08:32 AM
RE: How to Hand Sharpen a Twist Drill - by Mayhem - 12-17-2012, 08:40 AM
RE: How to Hand Sharpen a Twist Drill - by TomG - 12-17-2012, 09:02 AM
RE: How to Hand Sharpen a Twist Drill - by Mayhem - 12-17-2012, 09:34 AM
RE: How to Hand Sharpen a Twist Drill - by TomG - 12-17-2012, 10:33 AM
RE: How to Hand Sharpen a Twist Drill - by EdK - 12-17-2012, 04:28 PM
RE: How to Hand Sharpen a Twist Drill - by TomG - 12-17-2012, 04:34 PM
RE: How to Hand Sharpen a Twist Drill - by DaveH - 12-17-2012, 04:34 PM
RE: How to Hand Sharpen a Twist Drill - by TomG - 12-17-2012, 06:50 PM
RE: How to Hand Sharpen a Twist Drill - by Mayhem - 12-18-2012, 09:50 AM
RE: How to Hand Sharpen a Twist Drill - by EdK - 12-18-2012, 10:07 AM
RE: How to Hand Sharpen a Twist Drill - by Mayhem - 12-18-2012, 10:17 AM
RE: How to Hand Sharpen a Twist Drill - by EdK - 12-18-2012, 10:42 AM
RE: How to Hand Sharpen a Twist Drill - by stevec - 12-18-2012, 12:35 PM
RE: How to Hand Sharpen a Twist Drill - by TomG - 12-18-2012, 01:25 PM
RE: How to Hand Sharpen a Twist Drill - by stevec - 12-18-2012, 04:26 PM
RE: How to Hand Sharpen a Twist Drill - by EdK - 12-18-2012, 05:46 PM
RE: How to Hand Sharpen a Twist Drill - by DaveH - 12-18-2012, 06:09 PM
RE: How to Hand Sharpen a Twist Drill - by TomG - 12-18-2012, 06:31 PM
RE: How to Hand Sharpen a Twist Drill - by wakeup - 12-18-2012, 08:12 PM
RE: How to Hand Sharpen a Twist Drill - by Brian - 12-19-2012, 03:33 PM
RE: How to Hand Sharpen a Twist Drill - by Brian - 12-19-2012, 03:38 PM



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