How To Make A Drill Bit Sharpening Jig

With the remaining hand grab the angle grinder.

How to make a drill bit sharpening jig. Sharpen your drill bit carefully using a bench grinder being extra careful not to be too heavy handed. Later on I drill a through-hole with a 10 mm drill bit. It should fit right into the central groove in your jig.

All of this work is drilling onto a 25mm thick piece of aluminum. For this I have to drill a 10mm hole in this block. Anyway from my known faulty memory they compared a Drill Doctor against the older side of the grinding wheel type like this.

After touching up each cutting side of the drill your drill should fit squarely in the angle of the two bolt heads. In this video you can learn how to easily sharpen drill bits using homemade drill bit sharpening jig. After only a few moments of grinding remove the drill bit and test against the two hex headed bolts as shown in the image.

This position allows the bit to be parallel to the surface of the wooden block. DIY Drill Bit Sharpening Jig for perfect sharpening angles for twist drillsIn this video I show how to make a DIY drill bit sharpening jig or disk sanderThis. When you are ready to sharpen a drill bit slide it into your drill bit jig so that the end of the drill bit hangs over the edge slightly.

The place where there are holes in the foot of the bench grinder has been traced on this bottom plate. Metal Working ToolsMetal ToolsMetal WeldingMetal ProjectsWelding ProjectsCraft ProjectsCool ToolsDiy ToolsDrill Bit Sharpening. Use two hex bolts to create a super simple drill bit sharpening guide.

Then hold the bit using your hand and use enough pressure against the hole. Ad Find Deals on Products in Power Tools on Amazon. Place the jig on a bench vice and make sure the drill bit is properly attached to it.