On Tue, 17 Mar 2009 05:21:11 -0500, the infamous "Terry Coombs"
scrawled the following:
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 .
A quick tip for hand-grinding is to use a magnifying headset to bring
the work a bit closer to our old eyes. I happily keep one of these in
the bathroom for splinters and one in the shop for close work.
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An $8 investment (when bought on sale.)
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