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i always use bike spokes as usually go loads around due to building one cycles.I have never bought a scribe. Always ground them from small round files.
i always use bike spokes as usually go loads around due to building one cycles.I have never bought a scribe. Always ground them from small round files.
Chain saw files work great for center punches and scribes. They range in diameter from about 1/8" to 1/4" . I will break a worn file in half and make two punches and/or scribes from the pieces. If making punches, make sure that you draw the temper of the struck end. Heat the struck end to a deep blue to grey and quench.I have never bought a scribe. Always ground them from small round files.
quench in what?Chain saw files work great for center punches and scribes. They range in diameter from about 1/8" to 1/4" . I will break a worn file in half and make two punches and/or scribes from the pieces. If making punches, make sure that you draw the temper of the struck end. Heat the struck end to a deep blue to grey and quench.
It doesn't matter. The purpose of the quenching is to stop the heat from drawing the temper of the body of the file. I like to soften the struck end but don't want to soften the body.quench in what?
oil or water?