jim454
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Anyone tried this?
Sharpening a file
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I never have but I've read about acid sharpening. M0stly good results too.
With the price of files it wouldn't take too much success to make it economical.
With the price of files it wouldn't take too much success to make it economical.
jim454
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Accept the challenge.
Jackjcc
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I wanna change my username to "old sneelock"
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monkeylove
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- Roslyn, Pa.
Stop, just stop. Buy a new file you cheapskates, lol. Would you sharpen your chainsaw or your razor that way, then don't sharpen your files that way either. Yes it kind of works, but what it leaves is a micro radius on the teeth instead of an actual sharp edge. Listen to the file sing, it is saying "you cheap sob I already earned you more money than I cost you."
If you want to prolong the life of your files follow these simple rules;
Keep them away from each other
Keep them dry
Clean them with a file card often
Use long slow forward movements
Never drag them backwards
If you want to prolong the life of your files follow these simple rules;
Keep them away from each other
Keep them dry
Clean them with a file card often
Use long slow forward movements
Never drag them backwards
jim454
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My apologies for starting this thread.
Not.
Not.
JustinK
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chiselbit
Been here a while
Hey Frank, can you enlighten me? What is a file card? Thanks. Dan
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- Chardon, OH
It's a strip of wood (~8" L X 2" W X 1/4" Thk). It has many, many very, very fine, "springy" wires, embedded in the wood on one side.
The wires are short, very stiff, and close together.
Drag the card across the file, parallel to the file teeth to remove clogged metal, plastic, wood, etc to clean up the teeth.
The wires are short, very stiff, and close together.
Drag the card across the file, parallel to the file teeth to remove clogged metal, plastic, wood, etc to clean up the teeth.
chiselbit
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Thanks Greg
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- Chardon, OH
jim454
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Can you use a file card on a chainsaw file?
evo
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- My Island, WA
Maybe put the file card in a vise and the chainsaw file in a drill? Hardened steel tends to fling out of a file pretty well on its own, while softer metals clog
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- Chardon, OH
Sure, you would just have to rotate the file, after cleaning along one length line. i.e. many many turns
Although as noted above: A) This would be pretty time consuming; B) chainsaw files are pretty cheap, e.g. 6 files for $8 at TB.
There is a limit to the usefulness of file cards. I have a couple sets of "Swiss Pattern files", typically used in "tool & die" business.
These have such fine teeth & are so close together that the card would not be very effective.
Raven
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- Northwoods
Cool trick, but how much does the acid cost? I think I'll stick to buying new.
My dad used to run his files til they were "smooth as a welding rod" he was so cheap lol.
My dad used to run his files til they were "smooth as a welding rod" he was so cheap lol.
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- Florida
I afree with nonkeylove 110 percent files are so xheap to replace 2 to e bucks for a round file 10 bucks for a flat file a file card is 12 to 15 bucks. i keep a filecard in my bucket. What i have found file card also does is get the dust and sap off file on the dirty chains especialy if you have been cutting pine.files last longer .any ace lowes or home depot has them
