How To Make A Drill Bit Sharpening Jig

Then hold the bit using your hand and use enough pressure against the hole.

How to make a drill bit sharpening jig. I just spent a half an hour looking for an article I had read recently about drill bit sharpening. This position allows the bit to be parallel to the surface of the wooden block. After only a few moments of grinding remove the drill bit and test against the two hex headed bolts as shown in the image.

Then place the tip of the drill bit. After touching up each cutting side of the drill your drill should fit squarely in the angle of the two bolt heads. Place the jig on a bench vice and make sure the drill bit is properly attached to it.

Designed to sharpen 118twist drill bits but jig can be easily modified to sharpen 135 and other angles as well. You may have seen AskWoodMans videos showing how to make a drill bit sharpening jig. It should fit right into the central groove in your jig.

Sharpen your drill bit carefully using a bench grinder being extra careful not to be too heavy handed. All of this work is drilling onto a 25mm thick piece of aluminum. Insert the drill bit into the jig.

First I drill down a 5 mm hole and I approached it from both sides. For this I have to drill a 10mm hole in this block. In this video you can learn how to easily sharpen drill bits using homemade drill bit sharpening jig.

Metal Working ToolsMetal ToolsMetal WeldingMetal ProjectsWelding ProjectsCraft ProjectsCool ToolsDiy ToolsDrill Bit Sharpening. Quickly and accurately sharpen all sizes and brands of twist drill bits. With the remaining hand grab the angle grinder.