Drill grinding attachment

Apparatus for sharpening drill bits for use in a drill, said drill bit having an end with two facets to be sharpened, comprising, in combination:

• a main frame;
• a first shaft rotatably supported by said main frame near one end thereof;
• a second shaft substantially parallel to the first shaft and fixedly supported in said main frame near the other end thereof;
• a grinding wheel rotatably mounted on one end of said first shaft for sharpening said facets of said drill bits;
• means for rotating said grinding wheel;
• and a drill bit holding element mounted on one end of said second shaft for holding said drill bit therein, said holding element being positioned such that said drill bit has its facets in close proximity to the flat surface of said grinding wheel, whereby said facets are sharpened for subsequent reuse, and wherein said drill bit holding element comprises a longitudinally extending locking plate having a first end and a second end, said second end being adjacent said grinding wheel, a first arm and a second arm divergingly extending from opposite side of said first end of said locking plate, each of said first and second arms having an elongated opening formed therein for receiving said one end of said second shaft, whereby either one of said first and second arms may be attached to said second shaft for sharpening one or the other of said two facets of said drill bit, and wherein said first arm extends downwardly at an angle relative to said first end of said locking plate, and said second arm extends upwardly at an angle relative to said first end of said locking plate.