All very sound advice! One good tip for the beginner is is to run a felt tip pen line down each side of the flat you are filing, that way you can see how level you hold your file, it does not take long to get your eye in, and the longer the file the easier it is to keep flat, it is also a good idea to rub chalk into the file, that way the swarf is much easier to remove, I just tap the file on a hard block and al the clogging falls out. Drawfiling, the best way there is to relax! Chris B.
Dude, this helped me out a lot. I got a great plains rifle kit and didn't know anything about having to file the barrel until I looked in the manual it came with. Thought about not even doing it because it was intimidating, but I'm definitely doing it now because you explained it well enough that I feel confident I can do it and not mess it up too bad. Thanks
The bow in a file is there by design: it is impossible to file a flat surface with a flat file. With a flat file you can't file down material from the center of a part witout filing down the edges at the same time... A skilled craftsman can file a part flat to within a mil or two, provided his files do have a bow
All very sound advice! One good tip for the beginner is is to run a felt tip pen line down each side of the flat you are filing, that way you can see how level you hold your file, it does not take long to get your eye in, and the longer the file the easier it is to keep flat, it is also a good idea to rub chalk into the file, that way the swarf is much easier to remove, I just tap the file on a hard block and al the clogging falls out. Drawfiling, the best way there is to relax! Chris B.
Best video I've seen on draw filing an octagon barrel yet! Thank you.
Nice info. I've done a lot of filing, but never on a barrel. What i've been doing you confirmed as correct.
Dude, this helped me out a lot. I got a great plains rifle kit and didn't know anything about having to file the barrel until I looked in the manual it came with. Thought about not even doing it because it was intimidating, but I'm definitely doing it now because you explained it well enough that I feel confident I can do it and not mess it up too bad. Thanks
This is a fantastic video. Thank you.
Thank you
Good video! What type of file and teeth number would be best for a rifle barrel like this?
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That is not draw filing, it is push filing.
Tang in right hand - push. Tang in left hand - pull.
The bow in a file is there by design: it is impossible to file a flat surface with a flat file. With a flat file you can't file down material from the center of a part witout filing down the edges at the same time... A skilled craftsman can file a part flat to within a mil or two, provided his files do have a bow