Recommendation? File Guides - 2021

[Hengelo_77]

What broke on it?
Have you tried phone calling them?
Or send it back in the mail with a letter

It has two harened steel round bars that guide the moving half. One of those broke.
I got a quick answer that is covered by waranty and never gotten an answer since I mentioned international shipping, not even a "no".

 

[Natlek]

Thanks for the input peeps.

N Natlek this is my DIY one. It works fine, but I wanted to try out one of the professionally made guides.

I don t get it

You have mill , you have grinder and you want to buy this tool from others ? You can make it in half hour and it will cost you as price is for two TC strips ?????

 

[Natlek]

On the new Bump guides the carbide is held in by a dovetail type fastening system. Which means they won't pop off when you drop them.

They won't pop off when you drop them if you use double tape ..........

 

[Natlek]

It has two harened steel round bars that guide the moving half. One of those broke.
I got a quick answer that is covered by waranty and never gotten an answer since I mentioned international shipping, not even a "no".

Did you fix that ? What size is that hardened rod ?

 

[AVigil]

They won't pop off when you drop them if you use double tape ..........

And they wont be perfectly parallel either.

 

[HSC ///]

It has two harened steel round bars that guide the moving half. One of those broke.
I got a quick answer that is covered by waranty and never gotten an answer since I mentioned international shipping, not even a "no".

Very surprising.... the riverside I have has 6.34 dia pins. How can those break?

 

[Richard338]

It has two harened steel round bars that guide the moving half. One of those broke.
I got a quick answer that is covered by waranty and never gotten an answer since I mentioned international shipping, not even a "no".

I just ordered one in spite of your experience since a) Bump is sold out at the moment, and b) according to Google they are a mere 7 hour drive from me in case I REALLY need to get a hold of them.

 

[john april]

i use the bargain hardened steel file guide from jantz for the rough stuff, and i save the bruce bump for the finer more accurate stuff.
https://knifemaking.com/products/fg101-hardened-file-guide

 

[Natlek]

And they wont be perfectly parallel either.

Can you please define *perfectly parallel* in numbers ? Like 0,.. ? Because in my shop i can measure only 0,001 ...........but if necessary I can borrow something more precise ?
Dammit , I must have lucky with this roll of double tape !!

Well , on this one i have 0,01 difference ...hard to see on picture . I knew that i should sand that wood one more time on my disc sander , or maybe it is from double tape ? What do you think ?

And when we talk about file guide tool ........this is my most used one ..... angle grinder guide tool. Fix blade in tool , and small angle grinder will done that in a few seconds , both sides

Sometimes I have filing that I wandered into some Patek Philippe watch repair forum , here ...............

 

[AVigil]

Oh I bet they would love you on a watch forum with you pulling out the tape and parts from the junk bin LOL

If you want a pad between your carbide, go for it.

I prefer metal to metal contact

 

[HSC ///]

Can you please define *perfectly parallel* in numbers ? Like 0,.. ? Because in my shop i can measure only 0,001 ...........but if necessary I can borrow something more precise ?
Dammit , I must have lucky with this roll of double tape !!

Well , on this one i have 0,01 difference ...hard to see on picture . I knew that i should sand that wood one more time on my disc sander , or maybe it is from double tape ? What do you think ?

And when we talk about file guide tool ........this is my most used one ..... angle grinder guide tool. Fix blade in tool , and small angle grinder will done that in a few seconds , both sides

Sometimes I have filing that I wandered into some Patek Philippe watch repair forum , here ...............

I’ll handle this
I would specify Parallel within .001

 

[Pinoy Knife]

i guess im the only one sitting here wondering why you guys don't just buy a couple strips of Carbide to build your file/milling guide??
it is sold ass Carbide blanks. i have many 1/4 x 1/16 x 3 that make a perfect face for that project..
many other sizes are available ..

 

[HSC ///]

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i guess im the only one sitting here wondering why you guys don't just buy a couple strips of Carbide to build your file/milling guide??
it is sold ass Carbide blanks. i have many 1/4 x 1/16 x 3 that make a perfect face for that project..
many other sizes are available ..

Because buying tools is half the fun
But seriously, some enjoy making their own tools. Me I earn my living making and selling knives. Tool making costs me more than buying.

 

[AVigil]

i guess im the only one sitting here wondering why you guys don't just buy a couple strips of Carbide to build your file/milling guide??
it is sold ass Carbide blanks. i have many 1/4 x 1/16 x 3 that make a perfect face for that project..
many other sizes are available ..

The carbide is the easiest part of that build.

 

[JRB Blades]

I also use the Creative Man file guide. No complaints so far, does what it is supposed to do.

 

[Scaniaman]

Sometimes I have filing that I wandered into some Patek Philippe watch repair forum

LOL

 

[Natlek]

LOL

LOl..........LOL.... what LOL 0,001 is no joke !! That will make gap so i can see Golden Gate in San Francisco from here
But seriously .......This is where this tool shines .... forget shoulders , I can do that on grinder free hand ...............

 

[Natlek]

The carbide is the easiest part of that build.

You are right , we need 15 $ reamer in right size to make this tool.
This is how i do that ...................

And if you have some 0.001 mistake , start working on new one ...............this one give it to me , I can live with 0.002 not with 0.001

 

[J. Keeton]

On the the issues I saw with my carbide DIY file guide was that the carbide I purchased from MSC wasn't perfectly flat... just annoyed me a little. Anyways, buying a good file guide doesn't bother me. I'll be getting the Bruce Bump SS/Carbide when he has them back in stock. Thanks for the help guys.

 

[Natlek]

On the the issues I saw with my carbide DIY file guide was that the carbide I purchased from MSC wasn't perfectly flat... just annoyed me a little. Anyways, buying a good file guide doesn't bother me. I'll be getting the Bruce Bump SS/Carbide when he has them back in stock. Thanks for the help guys.

It is easy to fix , why you don t do that ?