[Jewelry making - Article 00302] - Re: [Orchid] How to clean files

[Terry Ogden]

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>     Terry, I'm betting you know this but for those that don't: 

    I did not, had not tried it I had the brass handy so copper was
    never considered. The Crepe idea is new, I wonder if a belt cleaner
    would work. The most promising is the carbon product to act as a
    lubricant to keep the file tooth from packing with metal or other
    material to begin with. I am thinking that perhaps a carbon stir rod
    or arc rod would work also, and after application work it over with
    an old tooth brush to get the material down into the tooth real well.
    Just so happens I bought a new set of files and have not set them to
    metal yet. They are #4 cut and I suspect because of the fine tooth,
    will be a bugger to clean. 

    Thanks for the tip, heading to the shop to implement. 

Terry
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