Forum topic by Loren | posted 12-20-2012 01:50 AM | 978 views | 0 times favorited | 6 replies | ![]() |
![]() |
12-20-2012 01:50 AM |
Fussing around today I discovered I need a small Looking online I could only find one, a 21” long While I’m not afraid to experiment with a torch thanks. |
6 replies so far
#1 posted 12-20-2012 01:59 AM |
Have you considered bashing it with a mallet? -- My terrible signature... |
#2 posted 12-20-2012 02:04 AM |
I think you are already on the right track. -- I'll be a woodworker when I grow up. HHHOPKS |
#3 posted 12-20-2012 02:17 AM |
heating the file up may aneal the metal and the file itself loose hardness If its the file with the bend in the shank already then its been work hardened and you will likely not get it bent back or bent any further without heat |
#4 posted 12-20-2012 02:27 AM |
Heating that file enough to bend it will soften/anneal it markedly unless you want to retemper it. I see sets of those curved riffler files all the time for cheap. Would those work for you? -- " I'll try to be nicer, if you'll try to be smarter" gfadvm |
#5 posted 12-20-2012 02:32 AM |
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/tls/3482962192.html I’m not too far from Tujunga Loren. Good call gfadvm |
#6 posted 12-20-2012 08:20 AM |
File shanks aren’t tempered like the rest of the file. Just heat it red hot and bend it. As long as the heat doesn’t go any further down the file, it won’t hurt the temper. -- I admit to being an adrenaline junky; fortunately, I'm very easily frightened |
Have your say...
You must be signed in to reply.
|
Forum | Topics |
---|---|
Woodworking Skill Share
|
12027 |
Woodturning
|
2105 |
Woodcarving
|
431 |
Scrollsawing
|
340 |
Joinery
|
1370 |
Finishing
|
4902 |
Designing Woodworking Projects
|
6691 |
Power Tools, Hardware and Accessories
|
28047 |
CNC Woodworking
|
211 |
Hand Tools
|
5404 |
Jigs & Fixtures
|
1417 |
Wood & Lumber
|
6232 |
Safety in the Woodworking Shop
|
1387 |
Focus on the Workspace
|
2153 |
Sweating for Bucks Through Woodworking
|
1186 |
Woodworking Trade & Swap
|
4754 |
LumberJocks.com Site Feedback
|
2200 |
Coffee Lounge
|
8844 |