Freehand grinding of Lathe bits
On Aug 12, 6:14*pm, Wes wrote:
"Ed Huntress" wrote:
On their website -- the actual Drill Doctor website, not the distributor
website -- they say one wheel is good for around 200 drill bits. If they're
using diamond, that fits. That's not very long for a superabrasive wheel of
any kind.
Well that ruined any thought I had of buying a DD. *
Thanks,
Wes
Why? The spare cost me $20, or ten cents a sharpening. I practice
regrinding the chipped and broken ones freehand first, trying to leave
the DD very little to clean up.
jsw
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