HS109 Sharpening drills on the shopmade jig

[@retromechanicalengineer]

'Nothing much the matter with that' as Doubleboost would say. Good Yorkshire price of bugger all too. I like it very much. Best wishes, Dean in Oxfordshire.

[@HaxbyShed]

Dean, as you know here in Yorkshire we don't spend £2 if we can spend £1 :-) Cheers

[@retromechanicalengineer]

@@HaxbyShed it's one of the maxims I have brought with me to the South!

[@willybendit]

handy thing to have I now know where to come when i need a big drill sharping tight lines Alain

[@HaxbyShed]

Happy to do a few for you Alain, but don't bring 50! 😁

[@willybendit]

@@HaxbyShed Ha Ha Ha i dont own 50 ive some more S / S off cuts if there any good to you

[@billbaggins]

Reminds me that I really should spend a day sharpening drill bits. A nice little jig there 👍

[@HaxbyShed]

Thank you Bill. Not an exciting job but needs to be done.

[@MatthewTinker-au-pont-blanc]

Nice little jig! I frequently split the "chisel" point by hand on all bigger sized drill bits using a 1.6mm cut off wheel in my angle grinder. It would be quite easy to make a jig for that too! All the best, Matthew

[@HaxbyShed]

Hi Matthew, I will think about that. Cheers

[@bostedtap8399]

Does the job nicely 👌 . Thanks for sharing.

[@HaxbyShed]

Thanks BT. Cheers

[@lennartb2982]

Thanks again! Lovely videos Lennart from Gothenburg

[@HaxbyShed]

Thanks Lennart. Gothenburg on the Kattegat sea. I always remember Skagerrak and Kattegat from geography class at school. Cheers

[@andrewdolinskiatcarpathian]

Excellent solution 👏👏👍😀

[@HaxbyShed]

Thanks Andrew.

[@Man-in-da-shed]

👀

[@andrewdolinskiatcarpathian]

@@Man-in-da-shed 👍😀

[@RalfyCustoms]

Wonderful Paul, thanks for sharing buddy and I hope you're keeping well

[@HaxbyShed]

Hi Ralfy, I'm still watching you doing battle with the cast iron head and brass inserts, in the cold shop. All very interesting. When I get your sticker I will do a feature.

[@RalfyCustoms]

@@HaxbyShed It's bloody cold today lol, I knew there was something I had to post 📫 😅

[@r.j.sworkshop7883]

Excellent jig, very well done. Thanks for the video.

[@HaxbyShed]

Thank you RJ.

[@philhermetic]

Brilliant bit of fab work, and it works very well too! The Achilles heel of the manufactured version of this jig is the the sloppy pivots they all seem to have! Phil

[@HaxbyShed]

Hi Phil, given the choice I will always fabricate rather than machine. It just seems like less work to me. I still don't understand how those small jigs can work properly ...... Cheers

[@JTL1313]

Thanks for the video. I have the Craftsman drill bit grinding attachment (9 6677) but am planing on making a similar jig for my larger MT2 and MT3 shank bits. You video gives me some ideas on how to improve my initial design. I plan on making MTx shank to straight shank adaptors to keep my MT bits properly aligned instead of the cardboard packing you used.

[@HaxbyShed]

Hi John, my setup is pretty crude but I do not sharpen many drills - it tends to be the ones I buy at sales where somebody has messed up hand grinding or they are chipped. A degree or two under or over on the point angle is fine for me. It took me a long time to get the jig to work properly - a lot of trial and error. But now it is pretty reliable. Regards

[@Rustinox]

I need to make something like that for my very small drills. I didn't figure it out yet :-)

[@HaxbyShed]

Hi Rusti, I can sharpen maybe 4mm to 12mm on my Drill Doctor sharpener but sharpening really small drills is definitely a gap in my capability. And my eyesight is probably not good enough anyway ..... regards.

[@GardenTractorBoy]

That looks like a fantastic jig you have made and it seems to work really well. Thanks for sharing

[@HaxbyShed]

Thanks GTB. I'll have a vid on a mini tractor, in a week or two. Cheers

[@GardenTractorBoy]

@@HaxbyShed I am looking forward to that video more than normal

[@TheKnacklersWorkshop]

Good design Paul, and the right price - lol...

[@HaxbyShed]

Hi Paul, takes a little bit of getting used to, to get both sides ground the same. But overall I'm very please with it and the drills cut very well. Cheers

[@welcometothemachineshop466]

Looks like it works very well. 👍

[@HaxbyShed]

Thanks Joe.

[@RustyInventions-wz6ir]

Very interesting. Nice job. I want to make a jig at some stage, but haven’t decided jet what and how.

[@HaxbyShed]

Hi Rusty, the jig only rotates in one plane so it only approximates the true profile but for my purposes it is fine. The alternative of a proper drill sharpener machine is very expensive in comparison. Cheers

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

Well done. Even though it looks simple there is a lot going on with the angles. Looks pretty much like my Sterling drill grinder.

[@HaxbyShed]

Thanks Tom, yes I had several rethinks before I got on the right track. At one point I was not sure if I could make it work at all. Cheers

[@CraigsWorkshop]

Nice grinding Jig!

[@HaxbyShed]

Thanks Craig.

[@kimber1958]

Very nice job

[@HaxbyShed]

Thanks Kimber, it is good enough for the few drills I need to grind. Cheers

[@craigtate5930]

That is an outstanding jig. It actually looks very well thought out, don't let the angle iron fool anyone...lol I have a small jig, and a drill doctor. But I still do drills by hand, or Replace the smaller ones... That reminds me, I need to try and test/video my new drillbit things I got a few weeks back

[@HaxbyShed]

Criag, I have a Drill Doctor for drills up to half inch but I get mixed results. Usually the drills do not get enough clearance angle. I need to figure out why, sometime. Cheers

[@craigtate5930]

@@HaxbyShed sounds like another good video opportunity 😉

[@micmike]

nice jig wish you filmed making it too

[@HaxbyShed]

Hi Mike, my video "HS9 Making a large drill grinding jig" gives some information on making the jig. My video skills were not so good back then but I think you will still see how I put it together. Cheers

[@bearsrodshop7067]

We all like it when another creator comes up with a shop made tool that not only works, but doesn't break the pocket book also. I was fortunate a DAREx M1 was in an estate sale here in Oct recently. Having about 250+ dull bits of all sizes, I can spent this winter in the shop (@@)! Great concept and thx for sharing with us,,,Bear in TX.Ps...Mine was and indexter I started a couple of months back, but did finish a 10PM on the 23rd, and now will be a useful tool when needed,,, Welcome to share a comment and subscribe if our content is of interest to you. Have a great Holiday Season from Bears Rod Shop, Tx.

[@HaxbyShed]

Hi Bear, nice to hear from you. Actually somebody offered me a tool and cutter grinder today and I'm still not sure if I will get it. It's stuck in his shed and never used and I worry that will be the same for me. But .... I will think about it as I don't like to pass up an offer :-) Cheers

[@dannywilsher4165]

A jig good enough to dance to...

[@HaxbyShed]

Thanks Danny, cheers

[@pgs8597]

G’day Haxby. Well done and it works, well. With a smaller drill rest clamped in the existing rest will it sharpen the smaller drills? Cheers Peter

[@HaxbyShed]

Hi Peter, I have not tried a drill under 14mm because I have a Drill Doctor however I do not always get good results with that so at some point I may try smaller drills on the jig. I see you have a channel yourself, doing well. Cheers

[@jimsvideos7201]

For the number of holes any of us need to make, the 80% solution is plenty.

[@HaxbyShed]

Jim - quite so. We are not making nuclear boilers so near enough is enough.

[@anthonycash4609]

Haxby well done. But only 1 flute was cutting. There was only 1 curl coming off the drill bit when you were trying it out it looked like. I have the drill doctor and it does ok but not great. Was really disappointed in it to tell the truth.

[@HaxbyShed]

I think you are right Anthony, I noticed that. Operator error. I need to be more careful how I use that small clamp to make sure both sides are ground the same, as near as possible anyway.

[@Zappyguy111]

I like to argue that a lot of tool making is all about what's "good enough". Whether it's +/- 50um or +/-500nm, just do whatever works and adjust the machining to suite.

[@HaxbyShed]

HI Zappyguy111, yes I think that's the key - "good enough" for the job we are doing. I think with a bit more care I could have got the faces ground a bit more equal as it seemed to favour one side when drilling but that's just a grinding operator error on my part. Next time will be better. I see you have a channel yourself ....... Cheers.

[@ZenMinus]

It's NOT a good idea to use the SIDE of the grinding wheel for this jig. Extended use of this jig in this way could cause the wheel to disintegrate. Perhaps you could reposition the jig to use the front of the wheel.

[@HaxbyShed]

Hi ZenMinus, thanks for the comment. You are right of course I should not use the side of the wheel. I only use the jig occasionally, usually when I buy another old drill, and I am always careful only to take light cuts. Also I never stand in front of the wheel and I wear protection glasses. It is a manageable risk if I am careful. Cheers.

[@kylezellmann6811]

I thought / wondered the same thing about the side wheeling. Thanks for addressing that concern Haxby

[@oldcomps]

You are correct but the side of the wheel can be used safely if used correctly, especially in an example like this where virtually no pressure is applied as its very lite cuts, you can actually find this in safe systems of work.

[@bigalremington]

....and it will beat a hand sharpened drill bit !

[@HaxbyShed]

Hi BigAl, I've bought many "hand sharpened" drills from flea markets that were so out of whack the guy must have sharpened them with his eyes closed. And certainly I'm hopeless at hand grinding drills so I don't even try these days. Cheers