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What is the best round file?It seems to be getting harder to find good long lasting files. Thanks
What is the best round file?It seems to be getting harder to find good long lasting files. Thanks
after sharping 5 times we chuck them
If you keep them clean and remove the filings they last more than five filings...
especially if you do this:::::
Tips On Using Files
•Always use a handle when using a file. Gently force the handle over the tang as far as it goes. Then tap it with a mallet until it is securely fastened.
•Apply pressure on the file only on the forward stroke, raise it on the return stroke. Failure to raise the file on return stroke will result in broken teeth.
•When starting with a brand new file, use only light pressure to “break the file in”. If possible, use the file on softer materials at first. Both of these tricks will give your file a longer life.
•Do not file too fast, you might effect the hardness of the files.
•The object to be filed and the file must be clean to prevent slipping.
•The object must be properly secured so it can not vibrate. Vibration can break off the tips of the sharp teeth.
•Cleaning of the file: For oil and grease use chalk and a file card. For metal shavings tap the file lightly or use a file card or a sharp metal blade. A natural bristle brush is the best way to clean a laminate file. For wood use boiling water and a file card (oil the file after cleaning)
•Files are cutting tools with sharp edges, and they should be kept in a dry place away from other tools to avoid tooth breakage. A block of wood with holes on the wall is a good safe place for files.
I don't know how many people drag the file back over the tooth. The file is uni-directional!!!
Save Edge files are the best I've used or the best any of my customers that I've sold them to have used. Vallorbe are good as well but not up to the Save Edge.
I agree.
Save edge seems to remove material quickly, last long, and still give really sharp clean edge. They're the bomb for rocked chains, or chains that are previously ground and baked a bit.
Vallorbe, available under various guises (woodlandpro, stihl, oregon, windsor, husky, timbersavage, vallorbe itself, etc) are good files, definitely the runner up. They are good for chains that are not too badly damaged.
Pferd--I was not a fan. They got my chains sharp but they were dead in a hurry. not the choice for rocked chains either.
I think SOME files are uni-directional, don't think saw chain files are. If it didn't matter they wouldn't put an end on one side. My father was anal about filing, lift up on the back stroke he always said and then reset the file on the tooth and check the angle before the forward stroke AND rotate the file in the handle to use all of the teeth of the file evenly.
Save Edge here, they are really nice files, cut easy and do a good job.
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