On 28 Mar 2006 16:29:52 GMT, Dave Hinz wrote:

On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 05:02:29 +0000, DoN. Nichols wrote:

And any file used on rotating work in a lathe
*must* have a handle, because there is a risk of the end of the file
getting caught on a jaw of the chuck,

Yes.

and the file being driven, tang
first, into your chest.

How could it possibly do that, when you're standing off to the side as
you should be when doing this sort of work?

It helps a lot if you have learned to file left handed.

MLA makes kits for building a die filer, but that needs more
tools than you currently have.

Do you have a link for MLA? Google finds me references to them but no
site directly.

Gerry :-)}
London, Canada