There is something unique about files that you should know.

[leeggen]

Piedmont, not Tool--- fool Al gore reproduced himself and is a fool!!!

[leeggen]

Hey potsi, what part of Tn. you in. I'm near Dale Hollow lake at the dam end

[W.R.Buchanan]

I'm still *****! back at "Gore is a tool!"

Randy

[Nickle]

One tip I'll give you all on files. You know how Remington 742s have all kinds of feeding troubles? You can actually fix the problem with a #2 mill bastard file, and here's how you do it:
1. vice the action in a good padded vice and make sure that it's held securely by the butstock.
2. start at the crown, and keep filing till you get to the recoil pad.
3. Done! Go buy yourself a real rifle.

Can't say I don't agree with that one. I've sighted enough of them in for customers to know I don't want one AND most 94 Winchesters can shoot circles around them. I'm glad I like my Remington bolt guns. And most any Winchester (any model), especially if it's pre-64.

[Land Owner]

For some, not me of course, but for some, the file is the fastest way to find Brownell's Firearms Accessories and Gunsmithing Tools catalog.

[William Yanda]

Quote "Al Gore reproduced himself and he is a tool. "

But not a sharp one

[randyrat]

For some, others may know this already...I use an empty 30-06 or similar round to clean my files..
I hammer the mouth of the empty flat and use it to clean. The brass is soft enough to develop teeth, get in between the teeth of the file and clean without damage. Always have an empty in your tool box with your files.

[10-x]

Soapstone and a file card?

[JIMinPHX]

A hammer could probably be used to make a hammer.

[wbrco]

I can echo this. My oldest is in the S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathimatics) program in his HS. Went to meet the teacher, and the back of the classroom has a door to a machine shop complete with a *Real* Bridgeport with auto feed, a lathe that's at least 36", an edm, break and shear, along with tons of other stuff.

Teacher couldn't tell me anything about the equipment and that "nobody uses it". But they sure as heck can drive the $10K 3D printer.

I want my kid to learn current/new things, but you need to teach some old fashioned basics first. Not to mention my tax $ sitting there unused (yes, I can't use it as a parent either...).

[olafhardt]

I use files to make mistakes.

[quasi]

a tool to reproduce it self?

I was admiring (well leering really) at a shapely middle aged woman while sitting on a bench at a local mall. My Girl friend noticed and told me to "go reproduce myself" or words to that effect.