I was in the process of mounting the RapidAir outlets, which required pilot holes to be drilled for the screws (not self drilling unfortunately).
It was taking ages- having to start on smaller and smaller drill bits, just to drill a 3.5mm hole. Ridiculous.
So decided to stop being lazy, and continue working with something obviously blunt. Take the time, set up the Tormek, and the DBS22, and put a real edge on the bit.
Back to drilling through steel like butter. All that extra time sharpening was saved in just the next 4 holes, and I still had 50 holes to go.
Time spent sharpening pays off in spades.
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