[Jewelry making - Article 00686] - Re: [Orchid] Files for gold and silver work

[John Donivan]

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>     choosing anything finer than a 2 really won't get you anywhere
>     fast for any type of material removal 

    Much good stuff from Leif. I use a #0 and #2 1/2rd ring for almost
    everything - always Grobet. I have about 15 files in a pile in my
    bench (tip: always put them down with handles to right or left, so
    they are all oriented the same when you need one). People always say
    to use handles, I never do, and don't own any, because I never hold
    the handle anyway. I'm always up on top of the file with the handle
    poking out behind - they are for large work, mostly. I do have
    handles on my machine files, like on the lathe, though. For novices I
    know that which file can be a trial, but it doesn't matter so much
    what the shape is as how it suits your work - any flat file surface
    can file flat, whether it be flat, 1/2 rd, crossing, etc. in the
    right hands. Mostly it's versatility - 1/2 round gives you two
    different contours in one file - stuff like that. 

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