Hi All,
first of all I’d like to wish you all a very merry Christmas and a great woodworking new year.
Ok grovelling over I have a little problem that I hope some here can help me with. When my uncle died I was given the job of sorting his shed out. There were lots of lovely tools, some very old. These will now be looked after and continue to produce woodworking projects for many years to come. I also found many items I haven’t a clue how to use. One of these is a drill sharpener I believe. I have uploaded some photos of it here: www.edcross.co.uk.
Does anyone have a manual or instruction on how to use this sharpener. If not can anyone tell me how to use it from their own experience.
Many thanks in advance
edcross1
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I have one similar to that one. It's around here some where but I haven't seen it in eons. I used it a few times but I find it better and faster to use my vertical belt sander with the rest set at the proper angle.
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Although not exactly the same, these sharpeners are still widely available. They are mounted to the table right next to a grinding wheel, and the sharpening actually takes place on the side of the wheel. Woodworkers Supply carries this item and this link has an excellent picture of one mounted in place: http://woodworker.com/cgi-bin/FULLPRES.exe?PARTNUM=801-779&LARGEVIEW=ON You can see that the angle adjustment on the new unit is probably what your tool has a verticle screw for.
I owned and used a similar one, but gave up and now rely on a Drill Doctor for quick, easy, and perfect results. I found it was a fussy process, since even a slight mis-alignment of the bit can produce a sharpened bit that either walks off-center, or a bit that looks sharpened, but isn't. The other, and probably most important thing, is that this type of sharpener requires grinding on the side of the wheel, and that is a dangerous process in any case.
I'm sure there are many long-time wookworkers who use one similar to yours, but I just got tired of so-so sharpening results and VERY tired of worrying about pieces of grinding wheel flying about the shop.
Good luck with the other tools. Going through a collection of old tools, restoring, and even USING some of the old treasures is my idea of heaven!!!
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