How lucky can a guy get ?? Just picked up( off Craigs List) a boxed set of Russell Jennings auger bits Stanley set NO. 32 1/2 quarters No. 100 auger bits,( Fine thread) Two of them may have done one hole and the rest are still in their original yellow celophane wrappers, untouched and pristine, except the oil has hardened, what a shame (sarcasm).
Now for the Giddy part. $ 35.00
Take a look at my sets twin brothers
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Nice Catch!!!
If you ever stumble upon sharpening info.........
Regards,
Sharpening them
They will not even see a file till I practice a LOT on some of my other beater bits and do tons of reading. I'm still practicing hand sharpening on some of my old beater hand saws, and getting much better at it.
Bruce,
Don't mean to horn in on your discussion but thought sharpening would at least go along with it....
I've never sharpened brace bits and haven't found much reading matter about it either, other than sharpening just the flat surfaces on the bottom of the bit(s). I have a set of the Stanleys which look like they have seen little use but they're duller than hoes.
Regards,
Bob,
I've always had good results using Leonard Lee's techniques in his " Complete Guide to Sharpening" book.
Are you still working on the QA secretary?
Regards
BB
Hey BB,
Mr. Lee discusses brace bit sharpening in his book? Hmmmmmm. Must have a looksee.
I wasn't making a QA secretary, more like an overgrown lowboy, to be used as an entertainment center. Was/is more of an in the style of QA and is nearly complete. She suffered an agonizing fate (Please don't ask.) but was resurrected - read start over except for the top. I hope to start a cylinder fall secretary, no pun intended, this fall.
Regards,
Dummy Me
I forgot I had the Taunton sharpening book, Duh! . But the section on auger bits is very skimpy at best. No file size, just that it should be a safe file.
Bruce,
Attached is a poor pic of an auger bit file. Mine is made by Kearney and Foot.
The two ends look identical, but they are not. One end has teeth on the two broad faces, the other end cuts on its edges only. That is what "safe" means; a file with safe edges, has teeth on its face(s), but the edges are smooth, so as not to harm adjacent surfaces to what is beibg filed.
In using the file, the inside edges of the lips of the bit are touched up if they are blunt. The outsides of the bit's circumference is not messed with, as that would decrease its diameter, and cause the (now tapered) bit to wedge itself. The cutting edges of the two flutes are file on the top (as you are using the bit) or bevelled, side. Simply use either the face or the edge of the file that best fits the surface you are working on.
If you don't have, or can't find an auger file, a small tri-corner (slim taper saw file) can be used on the lip; and a small bastard, half-round, or warding file, on the cutting edge, you just have to be careful, because they are not "safe". You can safe-tify any file by grinding the teeth off the offending face.
A real fanatic might consider following-up the file with a go-round on the cutting surfaces using appropriate carver's slipstones. Intuitively speaking, this ought to prolong the intervals between sharpenning, but really, how often do your augerbits get dull? Unless you hit a nail....
Ray
Filing
Thanks for the heads up on the file type, makes a lot of sence to have a safe edge. Guess I'am tooooo used to honing something to scarry sharp. I guess I have it imbedded in my mind that everything with an edge has to be as sharp as my plane irons and chisels. That being the case, I'll probably hit the auger cutting edges with at least a fine slip stone.
I have the same set any idea of value and maybe any takers..look totally unused.
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