Reddit reviews Crescent Nicholson 6 Pc. Assorted Miniature File Set - 42030L
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Set of 6 files in a variety of shapes for a range of home or shop usesSwiss pattern precision files for removal of material on delicate or intricate partsDouble-cut teeth for rapid removal of materialKnurled round handles for gripComes in a plastic pouch for storageIndividual files packed in a plastic pouch for storage.
yes.. i modified the tip, i have a set of miniature hobby files, (like here). i used the round one becauase of its tapered end, you can
findfeel the perfect part of the taper that will file the entire groove at once (the sides and bottom).i dont know why those are so expensive though. i know i didnt pay more than 8 bucks or so at sears a loooooong time ago.
i tried all the shapes, and the round tapered point worked the best. i thought the triangle would work well with its sharp angle to grind a deep groove, but just wasnt enough surface area for the file to work properly. the metal is too hard for that approach, let the tool do the work for you.
all in all, with trial and error (easily half of the time) it took a couple hours of patiently filing the grooves in the tip, working in 1/4" long sections at a time along the entire length of the groove. then move onto the next.
http://i.imgur.com/SRff2bs.jpg
pardon the dirtiness of my M tip, just means its been used (and loved :) )
you cant really see that i filed the grooves deeper, the only thing that is obvious is the notches in the top. i have a friend who has an unmodified M tip, and he likes mine more, wants me to do the same to his as he likes the minor increase in air flow while carb is fully capped.
I just started using files to shape wood this week and it surprised me how easy it is. Now, I am shaping larger pieces but I would imagine smaller rasps or files would really help out.
Maybe someone else can give more information, but below are a few examples.
Detail Rasp Set
Small files
Thank you.
I used Sunkee Brand from Amazon. They are just barely the right size. In order to get the Pro Micro to fit I had to use a small round file to taper the openings on the PCB for the pins of the sockets. You really need to be careful, it would be easy to rip the pads off the pcb, so go slow. By doing this it also allowed the socket row to set firm on the pcb so it was very easy to get it at a 90 deg angle to the pcb, turn over the pcb and solder the socket row into place. I snip the pins flush, so the solder points are nice and smooth.. but you do not have to do that.
I was lucky, the problem was staring me in the face... I actually took a photo of it during the build and did not see it until later. There was a part below the USB jack that had not been soldered during manufacture. See that C106 part? The end is clearly not soldered. I have a very tiny solder tip so was able to just heat it and drop a tiny spot of solder.
I started investigating because everything except the far right column, column 12 with BackSpace, Quote, Enter and Right Arrow... did not work. I thought it was a bad diode but as soon as I looked at the Pro Micro it was clear. I was lucky, did not even have to take the Pro Micro off.
But socketing is a MUST with Pro Micro's. I use a half a Nyquist at work and this AM the USB broke right off... I have to take it home tonight and throw a new Pro Micro on there and re-flash it. I am going to try and add some kind of epoxy somehow too... these things are WAY too fragile for what we need them to do. I plug an unplug mine almost every day... even with a magnetic cable this one broke.
Good luck.
I got a set of these. There is really just one in the set I used regularly. Flat on one side and curved on the other, coming to a small point at the end.
http://www.amazon.com/Nicholson-Piece-Hobby-Carded-Length/dp/B00002N5JT/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1407434449&sr=8-2&keywords=small+files