You can buy some pretty cheap HSS hardened and tempered round bar in many
diameters and lengths from a machine shop supplier. I have a bunch of 1/8
and 1/4 inch in many different lengths, made in India. Have some made in
Sheffield also and don't notice any difference in the quality of tempering
from the stuff from India. Much better than using nails
"Arch" wrote in message
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I think the low cost of hss tool bits makes masonry naiIs and files
obsolete. We used to be warned about using them, but many of us did and
lived to tell about it. I've heard that today's masonry nails and files
are thinly case hardened and their soft innards remove the risk of
fracturing. True?


Turn to Safety, Arch
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