Does anyone on the list know how to sharpen files? I have heard that
they can be put in an acid bath to sharpen them, but have no
specifics.
Thanks
OM
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15 years ago
how to sharpen files
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- posted
15 years ago
I once saw auto body files that had been reconditioned by acid etching and
hard chrome plating. I am fairly sure that a nitric or hydrochloric bath
will do it. I had a Pierce Arrow valve cover electrically de-rusted at a
plating shop and it developed razor sharp edges due to excessive etching.
Some experimentation might be in order.
Don Young
Don Young
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15 years ago
On Thu, 5 Jul 2007 22:38:50 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm, "Don
Young" quickly quoth:
I'll bet those looked sharp! (double entendre intentional)
Steve Knight had a bunch of files and rasps sharpened the liquid way a couple years ago and I recall that he was very happy with both the price and effectiveness of the process. I believe he used Boggs.
I'll bet those looked sharp! (double entendre intentional)
Steve Knight had a bunch of files and rasps sharpened the liquid way a couple years ago and I recall that he was very happy with both the price and effectiveness of the process. I believe he used Boggs.
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- posted
15 years ago
Google "file resharpening" and you'll get a multitude of hits. Some
formula for doing it your self and the addresses of companies that
supply the service.
Bruce in Bangkok (brucepaigeatgmaildotcom)
Bruce in Bangkok (brucepaigeatgmaildotcom)
- posted
15 years ago
Good old battery acid works fine for me...Makes them like new again...
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15 years ago
I found a file that spent about two years in the bottom of a container that
had filled up with water. When I picked it out, I figured no big loss since
it was a slick worn out file. Suprisingly, it actually was sharp again.
Wes
Wes
- posted
15 years ago
Put in box. Ship to Boggs. Get back sharp files.
- posted
15 years ago
See if you can find an ad for the "Shark System" file sharpening, it
wasa being advertised to sharpening services for a few years, maybe
Moons in Florida would know (Moons saw and tool )
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15 years ago
Thats an old blacksmiths trick. Get a gallon of 35%-40% Muriatic Acid
(Hydrochloric acid) at a hardware store, place it in a plastic pan. Now
cover the file with acid. In an hour or two depending on acid strength
and temperature you will have a file sharp as new. After four or five
sharpening like this you will have to have have it re-toothed, or
replace it.
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15 years ago
That's not all there is to it. First clean the file thoroughly. Then place
a lightly oiled rag across an edge of your bench, and give the file a swipe
across the edge of the rag-covered table top. The oil will slightly resist
the acid's etching the tips of the teeth, but they'll be undercut where
there is no oil.
LLoyd
LLoyd