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ENGINEERS BLACK BOOK Drill Point Sharpening Gage

This Drill Point Sharpening Gage is offered complimentary in each Engineers Black Book

DRILL POINT SHARPENING METHODOLOGY

Step 1  //  Hints for Hand Grinding Twist Drills

 

Procedure: The left hand thumb and Points to Note:

forefinger is used as a pivot as illustrated Keep the drill point constantly sharp
and the back of the drill is held with the right Avoid excessive grinding pressures
hand and forefinger and rotated in a Avoid overheating the drill point
clockwise direction advancing the drill into Avoid sudden cooling of the drill point
the grinding wheel. Use copious supply of coolant

Finishing
The side of the wheel should
be used for finishing

Roughing
The periphery of the wheel should be
used for roughing-out of the drill point
if much metal must be ground away

 
Step 2  //  Line Drill up with Gage against desired Tip Angle
 

The DRILL POINT SHARPENING GAGE is the

tool most frequently used to check the drill
point during the sharpening operation

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Step 3  //  Drill Test and the Effects of incorrect grinding of the Drill Point
 

To test whether a drill has been properly sharpened,

drill a hole in soft material and observe the chip formation.
When properly sharpened, the chips will come out of the
flutes in curled spirals of equal length

Incorrect grinding causes the drill bit to run out of true, producing oversized and often, out-of-round holes.
This puts severe strain on the drill bit causing rapid wear and premature drill failure.

Lips of Lips of Lips of

EQUAL lengths but UNEQUAL lengths but UNEQUAL lengths
UNEQUAL angles EQUAL angles and UNEQUAL angles

SPECIFICATIONS

Size - Overall
80.00mm x 100.00mm
3.149" Inches x 3.936" Inches

Material
Aluminium

Thickness
0.9mm
0.0354" Inches

Hole Sizes
3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0 (mm)
1/8, 5/32, 3/16, 7/32, 1/4, 9/32, 5/16, 3/8, (Fraction)

Point Angles
60', 140', 118', 90', 130'

Weight
13.0 Grams
0.460 oz

This Drill Point Sharpening Gage is offered complimentary in the following books:
Engineers Black Book - 2st Edition
Engineers Black Book - USA Edition
All other Engineers Black Book Language Editions

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