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You motivated me to get some of my old files together. I have been told the old files(probably '70s or maybe older, not sure exactly) will make a good knife blank. Kind of brittle I would think, but your not supposed to pry with a knife.

Dull files are a blunt flattened edge. The acid eats it back to a sharp cutting edge. It eats the file a little bit all over. Only the cutting edge matters.

I fold a rag about a foot long and pull it through the gullet to get the bar oil off the teeth. You can advance the chain with the rag, doesn't take long. I bang the chips out and wipe the file with a rag. I will have to try degreaser. Sounds like a good idea. Brilliant idea dipping the file...

A couple of weeks ago I was getting gas in town on a windy evening. There was a one gallon container between the pumps and the store. I thought I will throw that away before it blows away. A full gallon of muriatic acid. Imagine what kind of mess or accident that could have caused if someone...

Do you use file cards on your flat files, Jay?