[Jewelry making - Article 00199] - Re: [Orchid] How to clean files

[Drew]

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    A good ol' File Card/Brush. It's a small hand held wooden tool with
    100's of little metal bristles. I read somewhere that brass can be
    used as well. 

    Just take a bit of brass stock and rub it on the file. It will
    create grooves in the brass and thus contour to the file cut, pushing
    out the debris. I also use a bit of chalk or talcum powder to help
    minimize the clogging. Also, try smacking the file on your bench pin
    every dozen or so strokes, to throw out little bits of clogged
    material.
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