On June 26, 2006 at 16:25, nitpickwit said...
you can sharpen your bits.use a dremmel with a
small wheel.I do it all the time,
I agree... Except I don't use a Dremel. Not as much finesse with a motorized grinding wheel (even a small one) as you get with a good metal file in a trained hand.
also get a book
on tool sharpening from a woodworking store
Or grow up in a community where it seems like half of the residents are machinists, and learn how to take care of your tools.
I had a Kennedy tool chest by the time I was 12...
I still own micrometers and calipers (mostly inherited), but I haven't taken them out of the box in many, many years.
