Comments on: Sharpening Drill Bits http://www.fullchisel.com/blog/?p=123 A Traditional Woodworking Web Log Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:52:51 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Stephen Shepherd http://www.fullchisel.com/blog/?p=123&cpage=1#comment-1724 Stephen Shepherd Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:13:39 +0000 http://www.fullchisel.com/blog/?p=123#comment-1724 Shannon, The compound is a buffing compound, LV is the Company Lee Valley and they sell the stuff. I clean the entire bits of rust as it helps the chips work out of the hole better. I don't know about evaporust, never tried the stuff. I use electrolysis and and ultrasonic cleaner (Yeah how historical is that?) to clean my old tools. I appologize to the purists for that comment. Stephen Shannon,

The compound is a buffing compound, LV is the Company Lee Valley and they sell the stuff. I clean the entire bits of rust as it helps the chips work out of the hole better. I don’t know about evaporust, never tried the stuff. I use electrolysis and and ultrasonic cleaner (Yeah how historical is that?) to clean my old tools. I appologize to the purists for that comment.

Stephen

]]> By: Shannon http://www.fullchisel.com/blog/?p=123&cpage=1#comment-1720 Shannon Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:46:54 +0000 http://www.fullchisel.com/blog/?p=123#comment-1720 Thanks guys. One stupid question though, what is LV compound? Also how important do you think it is to remove the rust on the rest of the bit. I have seen some posts on evaporust out there and I am wondering if I should put this to work on the bits I posted about on my blog. http://rogersfinewoodworking.com/blog/2008/06/13/the-magic-toolbox/ Thanks guys. One stupid question though, what is LV compound? Also how important do you think it is to remove the rust on the rest of the bit. I have seen some posts on evaporust out there and I am wondering if I should put this to work on the bits I posted about on my blog. http://rogersfinewoodworking.com/blog/2008/06/13/the-magic-toolbox/

]]> By: Stephen Shepherd http://www.fullchisel.com/blog/?p=123&cpage=1#comment-1496 Stephen Shepherd Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:14:08 +0000 http://www.fullchisel.com/blog/?p=123#comment-1496 Bob, That is a good tip on cleaning those threads. The threads like other parts of the auger need to be bright to work properly. A file should only be used if you are confident enough to fresh out the threads without buggering them up. Stephen Bob,

That is a good tip on cleaning those threads. The threads like other parts of the auger need to be bright to work properly. A file should only be used if you are confident enough to fresh out the threads without buggering them up.

Stephen

]]> By: Robert Demers http://www.fullchisel.com/blog/?p=123&cpage=1#comment-1485 Robert Demers Sat, 14 Jun 2008 19:33:45 +0000 http://www.fullchisel.com/blog/?p=123#comment-1485 Stephen, Shannon To clean up or otherwise restore rusty threads on the screw tips of bits, try this easy tip. Smear some LV green compound on a piece of scrap wood and drill just deep enough in it to bury the screw tip back and forth. The abrasive action of the stuff will clean the screw threads. Repeat as needed. Safe and efficient, without fear of buggering up the threads as often seen with a file. Bob Stephen, Shannon

To clean up or otherwise restore rusty threads on the screw tips of bits, try this easy tip.

Smear some LV green compound on a piece of scrap wood and drill just deep enough in it to bury the screw tip back and forth. The abrasive action of the stuff will clean the screw threads. Repeat as needed. Safe and efficient, without fear of buggering up the threads as often seen with a file.

Bob

]]> By: Stephen Shepherd http://www.fullchisel.com/blog/?p=123&cpage=1#comment-1425 Stephen Shepherd Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:06:13 +0000 http://www.fullchisel.com/blog/?p=123#comment-1425 Shannon, Glad you found the site, if you have any questions feel free to ask. Stephen Shannon,

Glad you found the site, if you have any questions feel free to ask.

Stephen

]]> By: Shannon http://www.fullchisel.com/blog/?p=123&cpage=1#comment-1419 Shannon Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:35:35 +0000 http://www.fullchisel.com/blog/?p=123#comment-1419 Stephen, I just bought an auger file last night so that I can restore a bunch of auger bits I inheirited. I was just about to do some research on how to sharpen them when I came across your blog. Great timing and thanks for the information! Stephen,

I just bought an auger file last night so that I can restore a bunch of auger bits I inheirited. I was just about to do some research on how to sharpen them when I came across your blog. Great timing and thanks for the information!

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