I like the idea of being able to sharpen router bits as well. He wants a little more than thousand dollars for it. One of my local suppliers has a German machine that is similar to the BitMaster but does not have as many adjustments. It sounds like the BitMaster is the way to go. I'm not sure if there's insurance over there, but all you need is to have one set lost in the mail and you’re out a lot of cash, not to mention the downtime from not having bits ready when you need them! I don't think I'd want to ship them for sharpening where you are. I know you’re on the other side of things, so I'm thinking if you’re still as busy as you've been the last couple years, why not make the investment for the machine? Once you get a guy trained up on how to use it correctly you could even offset the cost by offering the service for other shops in the area which must have the same sharpening issues you do?Īlternatively, could you get the grinding wheel and fabricate the jigs in house? Would save you a bit of cash, but you have to have someone with a bit of ingenuity to do it. For now I just need to sharpen my boring machine tooling. But I do not know if it is worth my time to develop the business. Labor is cheap here so even a manual sharpener could be profitable. I might even start offering sharpening services. I have considered sending my bits to Austrailia for sharpening, but that means I would have to have two complete sets of tooling, which would cost as much as a sharpening machine. I send out my saw blades, but they are only barely acceptable. I live in a country where there is no reliable sharpening service. I'm surprised you wouldn't send them out to a saw blade shop. I have found this machine, which is more than 2K. I can’t imagine using a dremel tool and hand grinding the tips. These are Lietz bits for our boring machine. I sharpen brad points with a die grinder and a 3/32 cut off wheel also can turn a regular drill bit into a brad with the same tool A local supplier showed me one machine but it seems over priced for what it is. I have something like 50 of these bits for the boring machines and there is no local company that can do it right. I have not seen a "drill-doctor" type machine that can do spur bits. Hand sharpening is too difficult because of the spurs and odd angles. DMT red ones are decent for router bits, etc. You should be able to touch them up with a 600 grit diamond file. I don't think there is a critter than will sharpen brad points regardless. It would have to be diamond abrasive to sharpen carbide. If there is a good multi function machine I am interested in that as well. I am looking for a simple drill bit sharpener for my carbide brad point bits.
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