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264046 Don Schwartz <dks@t...> 2017‑11‑25 Re: file storage.....as in metal files
On 2017-11-25 2:05 PM, scott grandstaff wrote:
> Its just a blunt "chisel" that I made from roadsign aluminum.
> Rub it over the teeth a little, and they cut their own rake teeth, 
> cleaning a file perfectly to the bottoms of the gullets 

A bit of copper tubing works well too. Squash an end in a vise, and use 
as above. Squash both ends , and you can make rakes of different pitch.

Don

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