Cemetery Posted February 9, 2011 Posted February 9, 2011 Hey Everybody, I recall reading here that it's a good idea to have Jeweler's Files as part of your gun tool kit. When I google for them, I get lot's of suggestions and a HUGE variation of pricing. Does anybody have any suggestions? Thanks.
Adirondack Jack, SASS #53440 Posted February 9, 2011 Posted February 9, 2011 For ordinary light duty home gunsmithing, the sets sold by Harbor freight (far cheaper than Brownells, and might be 2/3 as good) would be a LOT better'n a mean look and chewing at it.
gabby the frog 21716 Posted February 9, 2011 Posted February 9, 2011 you can get cheap set from harbor freight gabby
Snakebite Posted February 9, 2011 Posted February 9, 2011 I got a full set of Swiss made Jeweler's files in the late 1960s. I still have them, and they still work fine. I've bought several sets of the Cheap Harbor freight files... they are good for a couple of jobs and then they are dull. Just my experience. I buy a lot of cheap things at Harbor Frieght.... but Files and Saw Blades are something worth spending the money on. IMO Snakebite
Klondike SASS Life #29713 Posted February 9, 2011 Posted February 9, 2011 These from Sears are fairly reasonable and will last, I keep a couple of sets (aquired over years) in the shop. Sears Files
Hacker, SASS #55963 Posted February 9, 2011 Posted February 9, 2011 As the saying goes; you can buy a good tool once or a poor tool many times. The HFS tools in my experience are junk.
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted February 9, 2011 Posted February 9, 2011 As the saying goes; you can buy a good tool once or a poor tool many times. The HFS tools in my experience are junk. Look at Garrett Wade's catalog. They have a lot of great stuff at reasonable prices and they're friendly helpful folks. I got a set of jewelers files a year ago and just ordered a set of bits for my old Stanley Yankee drill. No one else has them.
Long Branch Louie Posted February 9, 2011 Posted February 9, 2011 Gesswein and Grobet make the best ones. They will last a lifetime. I have an old set of Sears Craftsman I've used for years, they hold up well. I agree with the above posts, cheap sets get dull too quick and you may mess up something by pushing too hard trying to get a dull file to cut...
Gary Norsk Posted February 9, 2011 Posted February 9, 2011 I just went thru this about 2 weeks ago. My pard had just ordered a fine set real Swiss at work about $12 a piece. I went to Harbor and bought the diamond set for a little more than regular and was quite glad I did. Have bought some poor files before and was sorry. US brand I like nicholson and Simmons, Sandvik Sweden are top of the line. I see some of the US names are made in Mexico now and are good. Gary
Hacker, SASS #55963 Posted February 9, 2011 Posted February 9, 2011 Jewelers files can be obtained from Brownells and MSC. Grobet does make very good files. Nicholson makes good files also but I have never seen any jewelers files by them.
Slowhand Bob, 24229 Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 Just be careful not to pay for top quality and get the same stuff Harbor freight sells for MUCHO less dollars! Seems every saleman who turns their nose up at Chicom products is selling the same thing with an American brand name. I do have some older sets but would like to add some of the newer diamond types myself. These were recommended for doing action work in the Chronicles Pietta article.
Long Branch Louie Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 Be careful with diamond files, they are usually pretty aggressive. Ruby stones work very well also, and you can go to Gesswein's website and get them pretty reasonably...
Gary Norsk Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 Just talked with my friend and the real Swiss rifler files were like $365.00 for 10. much more than I had remembered, the shop he worked for ordered them. Gary
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