[Jewelry making - Article 00232] - Re: [Orchid] How to clean files

[Noel Yovovich]

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    I thought someone else would mention this, but... You can rejuvenate
    files quite a bit simply by tossing them into pickle. If it's used
    pickle, they'll come out copper plated, but that doesn't seem to do
    any harm that I can tell. It also doesn't seem to hurt the pickle--
    just don't do it while other stuff is in there. 

    If my files were clogged with metal, I might try tossing them in the
    appropriate etchant for that metal first (ferric chloride for copper
    or brass, nitric acid for silver). Any reason not to do this? I
    can't get myself to sit and pick at a file one groove at a time! 

Noel
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