I buy them by the dozen, store them in the original box, and sooner or later, bangin' around in there, the box comes apart or gets wet and the files are all over the place. Has anyone come up with a good solution for storing a couple dozen files? I suppose I could keep only a couple in the box and put the rest in another box or case, but I like to keep all my chainsaw stuff in one place.
One thought I had was taking a foot-long piece of PVC pipe and putting end caps on it, then packing it full of those big drinking straws that you get at Mickey D's or Dunkin Donuts, storing each file in its' own straw. Anyone think that might work? I'm open to ideas...
Also - when do you feel a file has worn out? I feel like I can't get more than three or four sharpenings before a file is crap - that seems like too few. I use Pferd files if that matters.
One thought I had was taking a foot-long piece of PVC pipe and putting end caps on it, then packing it full of those big drinking straws that you get at Mickey D's or Dunkin Donuts, storing each file in its' own straw. Anyone think that might work? I'm open to ideas...
Also - when do you feel a file has worn out? I feel like I can't get more than three or four sharpenings before a file is crap - that seems like too few. I use Pferd files if that matters.