A couple of years ago I bought a couple of 14" hand files which were a delight to use when new but, being labelled Draper, they haven't lasted too well.
Any ideas on where I might buy good quality, e.g. Nicholson or Stubs,
14" files?
Bob
Where can I buy decent large hand files?
Sep 22, 2006
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14" files?
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Peter
Stubs haven't made files for quite a long time
Tim
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You beat me to it Tim, I used to maintain the Stubs telephone system & towards the end, (10 years ago) they were only making silver steel. ISTR that they had a sales office nearby but a google search doesn't seem to find them.
J&L do nice Vallorbe files at 14"
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They're still in business, just off the Causeway, making silver steel & shim. ISTR reading somewhere that they hadn't actually made the files sold under their name for quite a while, they had been bought in & relabelled, but that may be a figment of my imagination.
Tim
Dutton Dry-Dock Traditional & Modern canal craft repairs Vintage diesel engine service
I was just going to say I think Vallorbe much the best.
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