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In the Shop => Drill Bit Sharpening => Topic started by: RichColvin on June 06, 2026, 07:48:22 PM

Title: New DBS-22 Setting Templates
Post by: RichColvin on June 06, 2026, 07:48:22 PM
Dan Heil developed a set of templates which make setting up the DBS-22 a lot easier when addressing the secondary grind.  And, he added the capability for a tertiary grind as well.

There are separate templates for each clearance angle.  Below are pictures of the one for 9° in use.

Primary facets
(https://sharpeninghandbook.info/Images/DBS-22-Setting-Template-9deg.png)

Secondary facets
(https://sharpeninghandbook.info/Images/DBS-22-Setting-Template-22deg.png)

Tertiary facets
(https://sharpeninghandbook.info/Images/DBS-22-Setting-Template-54deg.png)

These are based on these calculations:


The great value to this approach is the ease in setting the secondary (and tertiary) facets in a very repeatable manner. Additionally, it is easier and faster to use this method than the approach outlined in the DBS-22 user manual (pg. 11).This really comes into play when resharpening a number of drills at one time.


The files to 3D print these are at