tech tip: filing hammers

Barb Barasa bbarasa@tbcnet.com
Thu, 09 May 1996 15:52:32 -0500


>> Do any of you use a dremel tool with the appropriate sanding drum( small
)for
>> filing hammers? I make a pass in each direction so the rotation of the
drum is
>> in the direction of the crown.  With a little practice ( on junked
actions ) the
>> results can be quite pleasing. The process takes about a half an hour,
and you
>> need a vacuum cleaner running at the same time, kind of like the saliva
sucker
>> at the dentists.
>>
>> Comments??
>> Jim Kinnear

Like a saliva sucker, huh?? This is SO appealing.

In round numbers (not asking for any secrets here) how much do you all
charge for a half hour dremel filing as opposed to the time it takes to do
it completely by hand?

Barb Barasa
Sycamore IL




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