John, you are spot on!! I also have tried the chalk, and seem to have to use the file card on every other stroke! It gets frustrating! Yes, I have also noticed that when draw filing that it seldon occurs, but this is a case of metal sculpturing the cross-guard on a dagger, and I guess it is the mild Steel I chose for raw material that is the chief culprit. Al --- john.burridge@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Al Hi, > I use french chalk in a hard stick form and fill the > cutting troughs up with chalk,as Keith said keeping > it clean and using one of those short wired brushes > in the UK we call them file cards. > > I find that when you draw file pinning does not seam > to to happen. > > yours for now > > John Burridge > > > > Message Received: Jun 23 2006, 08:01 AM > > From: "Keith Spriggs" <kdspriggs@xxxxxxx> > > To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Cc: > > Subject: [modeleng] Re: Filing > > > > Al, The only way I have ever found is to wipe the > file after each stroke. I > > now do this automatically. > > Keith > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Allen Messer" <al_messer@xxxxxxxxx> > > To: "modeleng" <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 10:00 PM > > Subject: [modeleng] Filing > > > > > > > Gentlemen! Is there a fool-proof way to keep a > file > > > from pining when filing mild Steel? It is the > > > absolute pits to be almost finished a filing job > and > > > have the file to pick up a pin and gouge a > scratch > > > that has to be worked out of the finished > surface. > > > > > > Al Messer, (94 degrees F. today) > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > > > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank > email to, > > > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word > "unsubscribe" in the subject > > > line. > > > > > > > > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email > to, > > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word > "unsubscribe" in the subject line. > > > > > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email > to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word > "unsubscribe" in the subject line. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.