Looking for files...

try...

John Truxell-Svenson (jvs)

>McMaster-Carr: http://www.mcmaster.com/

and

Enco: http://www.use-enco.com/

Both great to deal with, especially the first one.




/jvs

Re: Looking for files...

Jim DeLaney, Tustin, CA

>1. Abbey is open on Saturday fro 8:00 am until noon.

2. Try Rutland Tool Supply in Santa Ana. They're on Edinger, about half a mile West of the 55 freeway, across the street from Home Depot.

Re: MSC Industrial Supply *LINK*

Hank Knight

>MSC Industrial Supply has every kind of file imaginable and will ship small quantities. Ordering online is easy and shipping is fast. Try link below. No affiliation, etc.


http://www.mscdirect.com

A general note on fine small files

Bill Lowrance

>Jewelers' and other metalsmiths' files, which are small and very precisely fabricated, come in an enormous variety of cross-sections, sizes, curves, and cuts -- I recently bought a round needle file less than a millimeter in diameter, for example -- and are well worth being kept in mind by woodworkers and tool buffs.

Not only are these files important in making, tuning, and sharpening tools, occasionally they can be just the trick for detailing wood.

I live in Switzerland where, because of all the watchmaking, jewelrymaking, and die-sinking activities, good files are easy to obtain. But suppliers such as Metalliferous and Allcraft in New York City carry hundreds of kinds of files, and seem glad to fill small orders by telephone or fax (although maybe not via the Web). The "jewelers' supplies" entries in big-city yellow pages can provide leads, and manufacturers such as Grobet U.S.A. might be willing to suggest retail sources.

Re: Looking for files...

Eric Lund

>Thanks for all the useful responses.

Cheers,

Eric