Overview

Dan Heil took the ideas for using the Tormek DBS-22 on the page for sharpening twist drill bits, and came up with a very innovative alternative to the DBS-22’s Setting Template. His idea is to select the desired clearance angle, and then use the template for that angle to set the:

primary facet,
secondary facet (= primary facet angle + 13°), and
tertiary facet ( = secondary facet angle + 32°).

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.

Dan went a step further, and has provided templates for clearance angles from 5° to 15°, in 1° increments.

Notes on Making One

Clearance Angle	3D Printing File
5°	Tormek_5_degree.stl
6°	Tormek_6_degree.stl
7° ^①	Tormek_7_degree.stl
8°	Tormek_8_degree.stl
9° ^①	Tormek_9_degree.stl
10°	Tormek_10_degree.stl
11° ^①	Tormek_11_degree.stl
12°	Tormek_12_degree.stl
13°	Tormek_13_degree.stl
14° ^①	Tormek_14_degree.stl
15°	Tormek_15_degree.stl

The 3D-print designs for this are the linked files to the left; use the ones you need for your 3D printer.

Notes:

① These are the angles provisioned for on the Tormek DBS-22’s Setting Template.

These are copies of Dan’s designs from his Thingiverse.com page. Though I have copied his files here, they are still covered by the Creative Commons license he has selected:

Designs by Macksvoltage are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution - Non-Commercial - Share Alike license.