Filing Guards....

blgoode · Jul 16, 2004

What type of file is best for filings guards and can I get them at sears?

Just looking for a couple to get me started......

Thats what I may look for at the flea market in Fla......see you turkeys next week

Cant wait to get back and get my hands duuurty!!

Will52100 · Jul 16, 2004

I use needle files for the most part, pluss a couple of modified regular files that I ground one side or the other off of to get in the slot, pluss a round file that I ground flats on either side to go lenthwise.

I bought most of mine at Sears, just keep the reciet and when you break or wear them out they will replace them.

Cant' have to many files, but a set of needle files will get you started.

fitzo · Jul 16, 2004

Brownells has a selection of files that is just too cool for knifework. Habilis makes a set, too, that is intermediate sized, that I use a lot. They're in one of the knifemakers' catalogs, either Koval or Sheffield. I have probably 2-300 files, most of which I actually use, many of which I've modified for specisic tasks, ground a clean flat on, bent, etc.

Can't have enough files!!! The newest acquisition was a set of diamond riffle files I got from a carving place. Way cool! Tooltime!!

Dan Pierson · Jul 16, 2004

The best thing I've seen is an Auger Bit file, here's a pointer to it:

http://www.mscdirect.com/IWCatSecti...View.x.x=106&View.x.y=11&View.x=View+Products

It's very thin with a flat, triagular blade on each end. One end has teeth on the flats and safe sides, the other end has teeth on the sides and safe flats. Rene Roy introduced me to it as "Rene's secret weapon".

Fairly cheap too: $7.87 Nicholson

Dan Pierson

blgoode · Jul 26, 2004

dlpierson...can you post the link again? I cant get it to work...Thanks for the help guys.

MeDoctor · Jul 26, 2004

Try this one:

File

For some reason the board software chops it short if you paste in a long url and you also use the url as the displayed text.

Shalom,
Mark

blgoode · Jul 26, 2004

Thanks......

Now I need to get to work on learning how to make the fittings.

That seems to be the hard part.....

Wild Rose · Jul 26, 2004

Point files (showing my age here

) are real handy for thin slots - most auto supply stores still carry them for us old dinosaurs.

blgoode · Jul 26, 2004

I'll check for those also.........

I just need to get my guardless blades done

Mike Hull · Jul 26, 2004

Never enough files.

Dan Pierson · Jul 26, 2004

blgoode said:
dlpierson...can you post the link again? I cant get it to work...Thanks for the help guys.

Here's a two part approach:

Auger Bit File

If that doesn't work:

1. Go to MSC Home Page

2. Put "auger bit file" in the quick search box and press the go button.

3. It will display a set of controls to select the type of file you want to look at because it didn't understand the question :yawn:

4. That's OK, just select Auger Bit from the "Type" section widget it kindly put up. There's only one of them

blgoode · Jul 26, 2004

Thanks guys. I plan on trying the guard thing before too long....now I need magnifing glasses