Re: Can I buy an answer?

On Sat, 08 Mar 2008 10:17:30 -0800, BottleBob <bottlbob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Matt Stawicki wrote:
On Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:09:15 -0800, BottleBob <bottlbob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Matt:

If you've got a pedestal grinder, disk sander, belt sander, or surface
grinder, you've ALREADY GOT a drill sharpener, eh?

Technology just spoils us soooo much. I don't even know if I could
remember how to use a Volstro head. <g>

Yeah....I have all of the above, except a surface grinder:-( I used
to sharpen drills by hand. Rarely went to the drawer for a new one,
but I've gotten lazy:-)

Matt:

Haven't we all.

These drills are split points. Can't do that by hand, and
unfortunately my gang lathe doesn't have the power to push a hand
sharpened drill that big. Even with the free cutting split points, it
will stall with a feed over .003" ipr. (316L mold inserts).

I've done spit points by hand (we've got a Darex that can do web
thinning now), so I don't do it much anymore.
Here's a site that shows how to do web thinning by hand.

http://its.fvtc.edu/machshop1/Bench/Webthinning.htm

Since you've got a whole drawer full of dull drills, practice on a
couple. Ya never know when that skill might come in handy - like on a
Sunday afternoon and you've just fried your last split-point and the
parts have to ship early Monday morning. You know the drill - excuse
the pun. LOL

I've thinned webs by hand. And you're right, they work in a pinch. But
getting the nice fine point you get on split points is next to
impossible by hand. Also, my eyes aren't what they used to be, so I
end up using a visor and have to stick my head in to the coolant
spray, which I don't get too excited about these days (tool post type
diamond grinder).

But then.......I guess it all boils down to my first response, I'm
getting lazy:-)

Matt
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