[TheForge] Effective filing

[Andrew Vida]

Ries Niemi wrote:
> 
> On Friday, February 4, 2005, at 11:03 AM, Dan Tull wrote:
> 
>> Andy,
>> Having taken Peter Ross's filing class..........
>> I asked him what they used for a "file card"( the brush used to keep 
>> teeth clean)
>> that we were instructed to use since high school shop class.
>> The reply was "We don't use one.""Don't overload the file , and it 
>> won't clog."
>> Let the tool work.
>>
>>
> 
> Thats all well and good, assuming all you ever file is steel.
> But with aluminum, and some bronzes, you still need a file card.
> They wouldnt make file cards if they werent good for something.

	Yes, aluminum is the worst in terms of loading, that is for sure. We 
aren't machines, so having a card hand can't hurt, but still endeavor to 
develop skills such that cards are seldom needed.