Packrat that I am, there are more and more used files accumulating in the shop. Does anyone have any ideas as far as what they can be used for?
Good use for used files?
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GASoline71
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I toss them in a 5 gallon bucket. When bucket is full... I take them to the scrap yard.
Gary
Gary
I keep quite a few around with the intent to use them to make cutting tools for wood work, scrapers, lathe tools, etc. So far in 20 years or so of collecting I've made one special tool but I have plenty of tool steel in the shape of worn out files if I ever need them.
Mark
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Erick
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Makes good knife blades, if you can find a knife maker I bet you could sell them.
stihlboy
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pound the pointed end into a stud and heat the other end and bend it up..... now you have a chain hanger
stihlboy
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my favorite is to grab a handful sharp side facing forward and throw them at the wall and see if you can get them to stick... kinda like darts
Drill angled holes in the 2x4s in the shop and use them to hang stuff on. I'll get around to that one of these days.
That's kind of a sad picture you painted there........:monkey:
Good sport rep on the way when I get reloaded......
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stihlboy
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just wait you will get bored enough one day and try it
gmax
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They make a good Back Scratcher
Labman
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Hummmmm, I was wondering where I would find the material to make a good scribe.
Zackman1801
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i already have
you could make some kind of art sculpture and sell it on ebay for big bucks and buy a new chainsaw!:greenchainsaw:
stihlboy
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i already have
you could make some kind of art sculpture and sell it on ebay for big bucks and buy a new chainsaw!:greenchainsaw:
stihl file-o-ring
ak4195
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Swizzle stick for highballs out in the shop whats else?
ak
ak
Buckethead
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According to my neighbor (the insane, 30 year certified welder) they make great welding rod.
Ohhhhhhh, but how I look forward to someday being bored..............
Labman
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A cheap source of hard metal for a cutting edge?
brisawyer
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Cut them off sharpen one end and soften the end you will hit they make a good center punch for small work. I made a butcher steel out of an old rattail file a saw file might make a small one. On practical machinist the were talking about sharpening used files by letting them soak in a mild acid. Anybody tried this with saw files?
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I don't know. Should I start another thread on What to Do With the Worn Out Spikes From Boots?
