The Best Files
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bobcatdan
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The best files I own are my SO mini set. They are rebadged bahco. Those mini will out cut any other file I had at the time. I was so impress, over time I bought pretty much every file SO sells. The full size are every bit as good as the mini. So my recommendation is bahco files. SO are $20 to $25 a piece, I don't know how bahco compares price wise. Nicholson are not bad filed, I own plenty of those too, but the bahco are the best in my book.
woody 73
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They tell me these are the best of the best of the best...They sure are not cheap in price.
http://www.artcotools.com/grobet-swiss-precision-files/
When lowes was dumping all their American made Nicholson files I bought them all out; Now they all come from Mexico or other South American places.
http://www.artcotools.com/grobet-swiss-precision-files/
When lowes was dumping all their American made Nicholson files I bought them all out; Now they all come from Mexico or other South American places.
rshadd
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The newer Mexican made Nicholsons LOOK alright. But they can be easily be filed with an old USA made Nicholson. I stocked up on USA Nicholson files during Lowes blow out sale last year.
Severance Tool Industries still make great USA files. They sell files made from hss, carbide, cbn grit and diamond grit. Very high end stuff. Last time I checked a file was over $75 and I would expect higher prices now maybe 2x.
Grobet-Swiss is also a great choice.
Severance Tool Industries still make great USA files. They sell files made from hss, carbide, cbn grit and diamond grit. Very high end stuff. Last time I checked a file was over $75 and I would expect higher prices now maybe 2x.
Grobet-Swiss is also a great choice.
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Steinmetz
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The newer Mexican made Nicholsons LOOK alright. But they can be easily be filed with an old USA made Nicholson. I stocked up on USA Nicholson files during Lowes blow out sale last year.
Severance Tool Industries still make great USA files. They sell files made from hss, carbide, cbn grit and diamond grit. Very high end stuff. Last time I checked a file was over $75 and I would expect higher prices now maybe 2x.
Grobet-Swiss is also a great choice.
Of course you can file a file with a file. The tang isn't hardened.
compaddict
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I like FDick.
http://www.riogrande.com/category/tools-and-equipment/120/files/310/friedrich-****-hand-files/5594/
http://www.riogrande.com/category/tools-and-equipment/120/files/310/friedrich-****-hand-files/5594/