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How do i; find a good set of shop files.
PekkaNF:
I have had some old files. Good and bad. I use one Indian made long file quite a bit and it is ok, but needs constant carding. Lucily you can find those File Card Brushes a lot of places when you know what to look for.
I have some Bachos, made in several contries, some are ok and available.
Pekka
Jonny:
Nicholson went down the pan about 8 years ago. Prior to that on a like for like they would average 3 days use before junking, around 2008 +/- a bit they went off in a morning and had it by day 1.
Had a quick look through a few the other day and shocked to see many superb files with no name mainly English. Also noticed Sandvik of old as in 80's and surprised to see a few Swedish Oberg AB, some just marked Oberg presume Portugal and very good but no where near as good as English Stubbs and the like from 30+ years ago.
Fairly recent circa 2008 Austrian Bludan 2nd cut knife files don't cut and don't last as well as Vallorbe which in turn went down the pan around 2003.
If you come across any old Viiala from Finland these are very good.
Have a nice half round 12" Millenicut, brilliant on aluminiums and hard woods, still available and cheap ish. If others in the line up are as good I would go this route. http://www.haywaytools.com/shop/hand-tools/files/millenicut-files
Speedicut by the old Firth and Brown pretty good, still cut better worn with visual flats on cutting edges than new Bahco.
rotorhead:
Hi Folks,
Just thought I'd answer this post as it prompted me to look for some files, as mine are coming to the end of their useful life.
I looked on eBay and found a smooth 12" round file listed as 'Bahco' and bought it on that strength, I couldn't find any name rolled round the tang end where it usually is, so whatever...
Before that, I'd perused a site under the name of Lawsons HiS, I've used them before for machine hacksaw blades and silver steel(drill rod), found they do 'Blundell' files, never heard of them, but they were cheap enough to try out...
I ordered and received 3 off 12" unhandled(my choice), a 'Bastard', a 2nd Cut(Medium) and a Smooth...
This week I've had chance to use all 3 variants, and am delightfully surprised, they cut excellently with great ease, for steel I always oil them, for Al Alloy spray them with release oil(WD40 equivalent), for cast iron dry....
So I can really recommend these 'Blundell' files, as I'll be buying them again as and when, hope this helps someone....
NeoTech:
I actually ended up buying "Primax" files from germany. They were 3-4 euro each so i bough every shape possible in the 1-2-3 models there is.
PekkaNF:
New shop here offers Nicholson. How bad they are against modern competition like Bacho et.al?
Is there anymore european produced quality files for metal work?
There are some shops here selling Grobet and Vallorbe, but most of those are intended for wood working folks and they are sharpening saws and stuff, I like big flat single row with one side "safe".
Pekka
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