Drill Bit Touch Up/Sharpening For The Home Shop

[@MrPhotodoc]

A humble man who doesn't know his own skill. The best kind.

[@tractorman4461]

Thanks Chuck for the kind words !! Careful though with the compliments, I'll go broke buying bigger hats for the swelled head !! LOL. I sure hope the technique saves you a few pennies.

[@SylvianeFARMERCHICK]

Hi tractorman! I'm Sylviane , Gator's World's daughter, I live in northern Ontario canada and own a dairy farmer, I saw your comment on my dad s video and decided to head over to your channel! I ve subbed and slam to stick around , I have a channel also if you want to head on over. Hope to see you on my end also ! I will def get my hubby to check this vid out to, I m pretty sure it will be a handy tip for him in the farm shop.Your shop reminds me of my dad's !

[@tractorman4461]

Thank you ma'am for the time you took to watch. I take it very much as a compliment when someone refers to myself or shop as being a bit like their own dad. I hope to not disappoint, and please encourage your dad to continue his videos. He's one cool dude and more people need to be exposed to him. I'll be checking your videos very soon. Thank you again.

[@lamarflanders4374]

thank you for such a simple explanation of how to sharpen a bit. Have been trying for years and gotten it wrong every time.

[@tractorman4461]

Its not too tough to get a bit sharpened for a home shop by using this technique. The larger the bit, the greater the challenge. On one inch and larger I use a metal cutting sanding belt on a 6''x48'' belt sander. The angle is important for sure, but also is the slight 'relief' angle behind the cutting edge...to keep the bit from 'riding' on the metal behind the cutting edge instead of removing material. Thanks Lamar for the comment and good luck with the rest of your bits. I even save broken bits, regrind them shorter and use them in tight spaces where a normal bits length won't allow the drill to reach in....just an idea for you.

[@ThoenWorks]

Good video. I bought a set of bits back in 1987 and have been too cheap to buy another set. Some have been sharpened, or broken and resharpened quite a bit. I've also learned to use the oddball sizes as often as possible to avoid having to sharpen critical size bits as often. That's Ordinaryman logic for ya..

[@tractorman4461]

Well my friend, there's something to say about frugality isn't there. I can't remember the last new bit I've bought. lol Thanks for checking out the video sir.

[@OldSneelock]

A good explanation of the basics. If people get those down pat they will be able to drill almost anything. lThat little gage makes all the difference when you are learning. 😎

[@tractorman4461]

You'd be surprised how horribly a great percentage of old bits are ground when they come from a farm auction or yard sale. And what I was going for here is just what you said: The basics. I don't get into the really technical grinds but I do have a few of those bits. I figure those fancy ones, though they work wonderfully well, are basically sold to regular people to sell more drill bits as without some special tools or talent ol' Average Joe is just gonna buy a new one and toss the dull. The ones with the 'pilot' configuration are just turned into normal bits because its too labor intensive for me to waste time on and so I don't even want to learn how to do it. Old dog not wanting a new trick philosophy.... you get it. LOL.

[@daveyjoweaver5183]

A day before my b-day in 2018 and I'm catching up two years later! Man, I'd better slow down! I toast you Sir 44! DaveyJO

[@tractorman4461]

Man, this one is a blast from the past. I forgot all about this drill bit video !! Maybe I better go back and look and see what I've forgotten....LOL

[@daveyjoweaver6282]

I watching this again and I first saw it when we were both so young! This visiting the past like this calls for some good cold tippin and sippin! Of course I’m talking ICED JO! On a hot day line we’ve been having of late, after all it is summer, it’s the perfect drink to go with grinding, sawing, loading, mowing, dancing in one’s tutu ( perfect) or even squeezing! So my creative Friend of the Tractor44 Kind, I’ve tipped this morning with some hot JO, this afternoon with iced JO and later this evening with some more hot JO A Tippin anna Sippin!

[@tractorman4461]

Hahahahaha...you crack me up DaveyJO !! Iced coffee is kinda tough for me to take, but I do have to admit that its tempting when the outdoor temps get near triple digits. Take care old friend and we will be starting out the day sippin a bit in honor of my easterly born buddy !!

[@daveyjoweaver6282]

@@tractorman4461 tippin anna Sippin westward, birthplace of me GGGrandmother! Squeezinz too!☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️👍👍👍👍❤️❤️

[@practicallyIndependent]

This is lots of great information. Thanks for sharing what you do. Super helpful.

[@tractorman4461]

Hey Dillon, thanks for watching. I know a lot of guys do their own too, but sometimes its nice to see someone else's twist on a technique. I can't think of a single thing that has only ONE way to get it done. Thanks again.

[@tomfillmore9710]

Great tips Wendell the way you sharpened the bit looked good to me have a great day take care

[@tractorman4461]

Good Morning my friend...I learned how to do this years ago and its so simple once you get onto it. It may not be perfect, but at least you can make a bit cut a lot better pretty quick. The big ones over an inch are a little more difficult on a narrow wheel.

[@OldSneelock]

I would love to have two drill presses and a mill in my shop. If I did I'd have to step outside to change my mind. 😆

[@tractorman4461]

Hahahahaha... sneezing room only in my shop as well !! My son in law says bare concrete in a shop is wasted space. It needs to support another tool.....

[@TripleTRanchAndSawmill]

Very good indeed!

[@tractorman4461]

Thanks for the comment sir. And thanks for taking the time to watch.

[@Benssawmill]

Nice video, great personality you have. Keep up the good work buddy.

[@tractorman4461]

Aw heck Ben, that ain't no personality there....its just me. lolol Thanks for watching. I can always count on you for a pleasant comment. Thanks again sir.

[@Grizz270]

awsome tips

[@tractorman4461]

Thanks grizz... that's what its all about. Helping each other save a buck and have a little fun doing it !!

[@DENicholsAutoBravado]

You have such a great personality and connection with the camera. I loved watching your grinder spinning so smooth that it didn't want to stop after turning it off. That's got to be a well cared for, well broken in, well crafted grinder. I love the nuts truck you shared. Forgive me if I'm too effusive with a very kind comment, but I have been foolish enough to think I needed 3 stepper drill bits for $120 and more the fool when I cut at high RPM some thick metal. The worst was when I ruined each of them. I was tired of cheap bits not getting the job done, but I needed to slow down to a couple hundred RPM for thick metal and take my time...and not use a stepper drill bit I think when a standard one was more appropriate. Any recommendations if I should cut steel with steel or titanium?

[@tractorman4461]

Effuse on my friend !! lol. Aw heck, most everyone enjoys a kind comment and a flowery one ever now and then makes life a little better. Bit speed is almost always your enemy when drilling as you have found out with the steppers.... Which are absolutely wonderful in many cases. Titanium is really nothing more than a coating and not the total composition of the bit itself. I have the best luck with HSS bits on steel, with a liberal addition of Tap Majik cutting oil, cutting at low rpm. For an experiment, pick up a little Tap Majik (McMaster Carr or WWGrainger) and put a certain pull on your drill press handle. Note that pressure and maintain it in a consistent pull then squirt on a liberal shot of the Tap Majik and notice what happens to the bits penetration. The usual response is a resounding 'whoa, what just happened !!! Thank you once again for the kind words and the additional question.

[@marcusm4271]

Can’t help myself but go through the 44 back catalogue on this rainy day. Going through my old drill bits now with Ole Tractor man in the Shed with me. Interested to know what that white grinding wheel is. Mine are just the old fashioned Silicone carbide wheels that came with the cheep grinder.

[@tractorman4461]

The white Aluminum Oxide wheels are good for high speed steel because it doesn't generate a lot of heat in the process. Overheating a tool steel or high speed steel bit softens them and makes them easier to dull again. I use Silicone Carbide wheels on some of the grinders, but this one has a green wheel on one end for carbide lathe tools and this white wheel specifically for drill bits. Thanks Marcus for always a great comment. I appreciate your inquisitiveness and thank you for spending some of your down time watching my videos. Stay Safe, my friend, and thanks again.

[@mikeadams2339]

As usual a big safety deal wasn't brought up but shown without bragging on himself. Notice how our shop master didn't hold the drill bit with the end against his palum. Just his fingers. Good job sir.

[@tractorman4461]

Dang Mike … keep saying such nice things and I might have to start paying you !! LOL.

[@mikeadams2339]

Lol!

[@1rustytree]

Good tips!

[@tractorman4461]

Thank you sir.

[@DENicholsAutoBravado]

I know a good pun when I see one. :)

[@Grizz270]

hey thanks for subbing me i got ya back and i must say your channel looks interesting im putting some on my play list now

[@tractorman4461]

Thank you sir for showing interest, and I am slowly making it through your videos too. I especally liked the stovetop pizza. Hey, Its Gator's fault, ya know !!!! lol He's why I came over to look around.

[@catfish500mark9]

☆☆☆☆☆

[@tractorman4461]

Ahhhh...sneaking back in the library, I see. LOL. This was one of my first videos. Kinda hairy back then.