Thread: Draw filing
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Old 05-18-2001, 09:31 AM
gthomas
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Hey Max, draw filing is the way to go! I find people all of the time who have never heard of it. Engineers used this technique over a hundred years ago to achieve flat surfaces with high precision tolerances. I draw filed the blacksmiths knife that went to dana in the last IITH drawing (Dana posted some pictures in here recently).

Before the old Outpost forum went down we had a large thread on filing and such that covered all kinds of filing techniques and tips including draw filing. I actually printed hard copies of that thread. I wish I could get it back on here but I suppose I would just have to retype the whole thing in. It would be a worhwhile endeavor however. I love draw filing and am constantly amazed how fast it is and how fine a surface you end up with. After using the 12" smooth cut file I would think I have around a 200-250 grit finish but that's kind of a subjective thing and I haven't really compared the finishes closely.

Guy Thomas
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