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Hi Folks,
I have searched through several pages and haven't found the right answer. I got a gift card for Lowes for Christmass so that is probably where I'll go to to buy some files for stock removal.
What kinds of files should I be looking at? Bastard, ball, mill, rasp, straight, common...... names I have seen used for different types of files. I have read that Nicholson files and simmons(?) are two of the better brands, but what next? I don't know if they have Nicholson, but I did see Kobalt brand (lowes brand I think). Are they made by Nicholson? Are the kobalt files good to use?
What types of files should I be starting off with? I was thinking of one that is long and wide of a "coarse" type "grit" and one of the same grit that is narrower and shorter. Then a medium "grit", same sizes as above.
Would someone please let me know the proper names for the files I should be buying?
Why is a bastard file called bastard? Always wondered about they........
Forgot to mention, Hope everyone has a merry christmass!!
Thanks
I have searched through several pages and haven't found the right answer. I got a gift card for Lowes for Christmass so that is probably where I'll go to to buy some files for stock removal.
What kinds of files should I be looking at? Bastard, ball, mill, rasp, straight, common...... names I have seen used for different types of files. I have read that Nicholson files and simmons(?) are two of the better brands, but what next? I don't know if they have Nicholson, but I did see Kobalt brand (lowes brand I think). Are they made by Nicholson? Are the kobalt files good to use?
What types of files should I be starting off with? I was thinking of one that is long and wide of a "coarse" type "grit" and one of the same grit that is narrower and shorter. Then a medium "grit", same sizes as above.
Would someone please let me know the proper names for the files I should be buying?
Why is a bastard file called bastard? Always wondered about they........
Forgot to mention, Hope everyone has a merry christmass!!
Thanks
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