Split Point Drill sharpening

[Frank S]

There have been times when I have had to sharpen drill bits in the field using whatever grinding device I had at hand. My welding rig had a "V' trap on the back of the bed for welding small pipes or other things I usually would clamp the grinder in the "V" leaving both ads free for working the bit.
I won't condemn nor condone double free hand I'm not the one who had to or chose to do it that way. I'll just say that I would not mostly due to the lack of absolute control over the grind angle I have split point / diamond point whatever you want to call it bits on a belt sander I actually prefer to sharpen my bits larger than 3/4" on my belt sander