[TR] drill bits

[John Young]

--- On Fri, 12/19/08, Nolan <opposumking at verizon.net> wrote:

From: Nolan <opposumking at verizon.net>
Date: Friday, December 19, 2008, 5:43 AM

Well, depending on what you're drilling, 4-5 uses before resharpening is 
about right.  Most folk don't sharpen their bits enough, spin them too
fast, 
run them dry, and press too hard.  All of which promptly wipe out a drill 
bit.

Which in my opinion makes for a great excuse to go buy a drill doctor. 
While you can certainly resharpen a bit by hand, the drill doctor takes the 
art and magic out of it, consistently resharpening with darn good results.


I second that. I bought a drill doctor several years ago. It keeps my drills working very well.Note that if you are going to sharpen your bits, you take any coating off the cutting edge so coated bits are not worth the extra cost. I buy HSS bits as was suggested and usually sharpen them before first use. It is amazing how much better they cut after that.

John Young