Larry Jaques wrote:
On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:25:43 -0400, the infamous Gerald Miller
scrawled the following:

On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 05:26:27 -0500, "Terry Coombs"
wrote:

Thanks Don , I kinda got that impression from the instructions .
I'm probably going to build a dedicated grinder set-up for it , and
since it seems to be missing part of the base , I'll probably get
to do a bit of aluminum casting . More fun !!
I have a "spare" 3450 RPM motor that will make an excellent
grinder with a cup wheel , which would seem to be the best choice
for this project . Gotta beat my hand-sharpening technique ...

I've been thinking of building a setup to rough sharpen drills using
a
4.5 inch angle grinder.

Heck, Gerry. Just lay the thing sideways on the bench with the
trigger locked on and have at it. It works as well as a grinder or
belt sander. (I use my 1" belt sandah most often, though.) In the
field, I have used a DA sander. _That's_ the tricky monster.

Terry just doesn't get enough practice, ah betcha.

And you'd be right . I seldom have to sharpen , and when I do I have
problems keeping the flutes even and the angles correct . But my bits are
all getting dull , and I'd like to at least try to do it right - and can't
afford the Drill Doctor 750 I'd really like to have . A short period of
unemployment followed by a 20% reduction in pay has really raised hell with
my plans for tooling and shop expansion to hold them . I've had this thing
for years , it was in a box of stuff from Dad's tools when he passed .
Figgered I'd dig it out and try to set it up .
--
Snag
Glad I've got a
job these days .