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arther dailey · Jun 5, 2024

JEZGUZ said:
A bath in battery acid brings back the cutting edges.

do they flash rust straight after though?

brightspark · Jun 5, 2024

arther dailey said:
do they flash rust straight after though?

yea they need washing and wire brushing off and oiled

sardine · Jun 6, 2024

The best London gunmakers use Swiss Vallorbe files.

brightspark · Jun 6, 2024

sardine said:
The best London gunmakers use Swiss Vallorbe files.

me bruv bought a dozen from autojumble for a few quid :thumbup:

most wouldnt know the value if it smacked them in the face :laughing:

richie00boy · Jun 10, 2024

When you acid dip the files, if you rinse them off with very hot water instead of cold, it drastically reduces the flash rusting.

Seadog · Jun 10, 2024

If you spray them with WD-40 or drop in some methylated spirit...