[modeleng] Re: Filing

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)
> > >
> > >
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