So if I buy a "Mill bastard file with a smooth cut", just exactly what kind of file do I get?
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So if I buy a "Mill bastard file with a smooth cut", just exactly what kind of file do I get?
I always thought "bastard" was just the way the teeth were cut, ( single opposing diagonal lines on each side ) but these guys are saying bastard is actually a coarser cutting file.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastard_file
Excellent question, since bastard and smooth are mutually exclusive. Which is it, bastard or smooth? Or are they saying that the bastard file leaves a smooth cut (not really)? Or maybe the file said disparaging things about the author's mother?Quote:
Originally Posted by John Coloccia
Likely your second theory Jason :)
You get whatever the marketing folks want to give you.
Except for "file", none of those terms are defined by any standards group, SAE, NIST, etc.
Mike
Here ya go, John:
http://www.evenfallstudios.com/woodw...iling_2006.pdf
see p. 6 in particular
The way I was taught, that would be an old file that was worn down that once was rough but now is smooth.Quote:
"Mill bastard file with a smooth cut"
jtk
Is that like the fad of purchasing jeans with pre-torn holes? If so, I'd be happy to sell my new line of pre-worn files...Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Koepke
Dan Hintz's new file series with the exclusive all-sides safe edge feature?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan Hintz
I could even market to kids...Quote:
Originally Posted by David Weaver
I like the way this is going
Perhaps it's a well-worn bastard.