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John in Ct

03-24-2006 15:45:47

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What is the best brand of hand file out there, Simond, Lennox, Nicholson, Snap-On , etc? Thanks!!

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Slowpoke

03-28-2006 21:20:29

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Re: Best hand files? in reply to John in Ct, 03-24-2006 15:45:47

Fleamarket brand. One to two dollars each.

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James in North Carolina

03-25-2006 22:04:50

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Re: Best hand files? in reply to John in Ct, 03-24-2006 15:45:47

The Sears website and Craftsman catalog do not say anything about a lifetime warrenty on files. Have you seen "Lifetime Warrenty" somewhere for Craftsman files?

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jpuleo

03-26-2006 21:49:46

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Re: Best hand files? in reply to James in North Carolina, 03-25-2006 22:04:50

Yes, I have read the package on the craftsman files. It says "lifetime" I was suprised because craftsman usally dosnt warranty cutting tools. My advice would be to keep the package it came in.

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John Garner

03-25-2006 10:00:11

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If it's US made . . . in reply to John in Ct, 03-24-2006 15:45:47

There are only two factories making files in the US, the Cooper (Nicholson) plant in Apex, North Carolina and the Simonds plant in Newcomerstown, Ohio. Both companies make files marked with their own brand names and private-labelled for others to sell.

Cooper also imports hand files from Brazil that they sell under their Diamond Tool brand.

As for file cards . . . DON'T! The spring-tempered wire bristles destroy a file's cutting edges. Use a file BRUSH, or some other sort of nylon-bristle brush to clean the loose stuff off of a file.

Junk that sticks between the file teeth can usually be scraped out with a homemade hardwood or Plexiglass scraper that looks like the blade of a wood chisel. Set the edge of the wedge perpendicular to the file teeth, and push the wedge down and along the teeth. A piece of junk that's really stuck can be scraped out with the point of a scriber or a sewing needle.

John

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grub0927

03-24-2006 19:50:42

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Re: Best hand files? in reply to John in Ct, 03-24-2006 15:45:47

Nicholson has served me well w/o breaking the tool fund. It's what we used in the shop all day long. Buy a "file card" and keep the crud brushed out of them. They'll cut better and last longer.

Grub

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Davis In SC

03-24-2006 20:44:02

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Re: Best hand files? in reply to grub0927, 03-24-2006 19:50:42

Some common blackboard chalk rubbed on a file , keeps it clean & absorbs oil. Make it easier to clean with a file card, too...

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jpuleo

03-24-2006 19:31:50

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Re: Best hand files? in reply to John in Ct, 03-24-2006 15:45:47

Sears Craftsman. They are guarenteed for life. Just get dull or beat...bring em back.

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CRUSADER

03-24-2006 17:30:58

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Re: Best hand files? in reply to John in Ct, 03-24-2006 15:45:47

John, Not sure what you will be needing and using your files on, but a nicholson file is very good and can be purchased at almost any Parts Store, Hardware Store, Lumber Yard, and a lot of other places. Just my opinion, for what it's worth, because the nicholson files are also not that expensive compared to some of the others.

Jim

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Bret4207

03-24-2006 16:08:43

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Re: Best hand files? in reply to John in Ct, 03-24-2006 15:45:47

Simonds, hands down.

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BMyers

01-05-2007 19:49:03

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Re: Best hand files? in reply to Bret4207, 03-24-2006 16:08:43

Simond Tool no longer makes files in Newcomerstown. They stopped production in December of 06

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