Mouthpiece Work / File advice
FROM: dantorosian (Dan Torosian)
SUBJECT: File advice
I was just perusing Micro-Mark's website, looking at file sets. Keith had mentioned set #60526 - 10 coarse needle files - as a good starter. By the descriptions on the website, though, I was thinking of going with set #81063 - "mid-size file set" with rubber-coated handles (they match the description of another of Keith's reccomendations), which contains slightly smaller files. http://www.ares-server.com/Ares/Ares.asp?MerchantID=RET01229&Action=Catalog&Type=Department&ID=11 <http://www.ares-server.com/Ares/Ares.asp?MerchantID=RET01229&Action=Catalog&Type=Department&ID=11> Any advice? Should I bite the bullet and just get a couple of sets? Tiny files? Rifflers? Thanks in advance, folks. BTW - I think I have chosen my first mouthpiece victim, er, "subject"... A Yamaha bari mouthpiece (YBS-L1) with an uneven table, a big flat section in the curve, a very small tip opening (to be widened to the point where the facing curve can be corrected), and big tooth gouges on top. It actually plays OK, considering, but it looks like lots of good practice in one mouthpiece. Dan Torosian
FROM: kwbradbury (Keith Bradbury)
SUBJECT: Re: File advice
--- In MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com, Dan Torosian <dtorosian@e...> wrote: > I was just perusing Micro-Mark's website, looking at file sets. Keith > had mentioned set #60526 - 10 coarse needle files - as a good starter. > By the descriptions on the website, though, I was thinking of going with > set #81063 - "mid-size file set" with rubber-coated handles (they match > the description of another of Keith's reccomendations), which contains > slightly smaller files. > > Any advice? Should I bite the bullet and just get a couple of sets? > Tiny files? Rifflers? Thanks in advance, folks. > I have both sets. I use the 81063 set more and I am on my second set of these. Stainless steel dulled my first set. I would recommend wrapping sandpaper around files when working on SS or just plan on buying files regularly. These sets really do not cost much. I have a set of 82262 riffler files but they are a little too coarse. Good for scooping out sidewalls, but they leave deep scratches that need a lot of sanding to clean up. I did not like the looks of the 33111A riffler shapes, so I have not tried them.
FROM: kymarto (Toby)
SUBJECT: Re: File advice
I don't know what you guys have available in the US, but here in Japan I can buy small diamond files in various shapes for a buck apiece (made in China naturally). They cut through SS like butter--in fact you have to be careful or you end up taking off too much too quickly.
They are definitely worth a try if you can find them.
Toby
----- Original Message -----
From: Keith Bradbury
To: MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 12:06 AM
Subject: [MouthpieceWork] Re: File advice
--- In MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com, Dan Torosian <dtorosian@e...>
wrote:
> I was just perusing Micro-Mark's website, looking at file sets.
Keith
> had mentioned set #60526 - 10 coarse needle files - as a good
starter.
> By the descriptions on the website, though, I was thinking of going
with
> set #81063 - "mid-size file set" with rubber-coated handles (they
match
> the description of another of Keith's reccomendations), which
contains
> slightly smaller files.
>
> Any advice? Should I bite the bullet and just get a couple of
sets?
> Tiny files? Rifflers? Thanks in advance, folks.
>
I have both sets. I use the 81063 set more and I am on my second set
of these. Stainless steel dulled my first set. I would recommend
wrapping sandpaper around files when working on SS or just plan on
buying files regularly. These sets really do not cost much.
I have a set of 82262 riffler files but they are a little too
coarse. Good for scooping out sidewalls, but they leave deep
scratches that need a lot of sanding to clean up. I did not like the
looks of the 33111A riffler shapes, so I have not tried them.
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FROM: tenorman1952 (Paul Coats)
SUBJECT: emachineshop.com
www.emachineshop.com You download (free) their CAD software, design your part, and order it. I have only this to say... the possibilities are mind-boggling!!! Paul Coats >
FROM: bluesnote2000 (dan lunsford)
SUBJECT: Re: File advice
--- Toby <kymarto123@...> wrote: > I don't know what you guys have available in the US, > but here in Japan I can buy small diamond files in > various shapes for a buck apiece (made in China > naturally). They cut through SS like butter--in fact > you have to be careful or you end up taking off too > much too quickly. > > They are definitely worth a try if you can find > them. > > Toby > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Keith Bradbury > To: MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 12:06 AM > Subject: [MouthpieceWork] Re: File advice > > > --- In MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com, Dan > Torosian <dtorosian@e...> > wrote: > > I was just perusing Micro-Mark's website, > looking at file sets. > Keith > > had mentioned set #60526 - 10 coarse needle > files - as a good > starter. > > By the descriptions on the website, though, I > was thinking of going > with > > set #81063 - "mid-size file set" with > rubber-coated handles (they > match > > the description of another of Keith's > reccomendations), which > contains > > slightly smaller files. > > > > Any advice? Should I bite the bullet and just > get a couple of > sets? > > Tiny files? Rifflers? Thanks in advance, > folks. > > > > I have both sets. I use the 81063 set more and I > am on my second set > of these. Stainless steel dulled my first set. I > would recommend > wrapping sandpaper around files when working on SS > or just plan on > buying files regularly. These sets really do not > cost much. > > I have a set of 82262 riffler files but they are a > little too > coarse. Good for scooping out sidewalls, but they > leave deep > scratches that need a lot of sanding to clean up. > I did not like the > looks of the 33111A riffler shapes, so I have not > tried them. > > > > > Got a Mouthpiece Work question? Send it to > MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com > > Visit the site at > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MouthpieceWork to see > the Files, Photos and Bookmarks relating to > Mouthpiece Work. > > To see and modify your groups, go to > http://groups.yahoo.com/mygroups > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > ADVERTISEMENT > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Yahoo! Groups Links > > a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MouthpieceWork/ > > b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an > email to: > MouthpieceWork-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the > Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > Hi: I wish I could find some of those. ANy ideas? Thanks, Bob _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win 1 of 4,000 free domain names from Yahoo! Enter now. http://promotions.yahoo.com/goldrush
FROM: kwbradbury (Keith Bradbury)
SUBJECT: Re: emachineshop.com
My Sunday newspaper just ran an AP article on eMachineShop in the Business section. I imagine the article ran nation wide. I was intrigued so I downloaded the software and ran through the tutorials. I too am hoping it is applicable to making custom mouthpiece blanks. But I think it will take a fancier CNC machine than a 3-axis one to make a good blank. _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win 1 of 4,000 free domain names from Yahoo! Enter now. http://promotions.yahoo.com/goldrush
FROM: kwbradbury (Keith Bradbury)
SUBJECT: Re: File advice
The MicroMark diamond files I have used are too coarse and leave deep scratches. I still use them to rough out SS. Finer grits are probably available somewhere. _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win 1 of 4,000 free domain names from Yahoo! Enter now. http://promotions.yahoo.com/goldrush
FROM: tenorman1952 (Paul Coats)
SUBJECT: Re: emachineshop.com
Yes, that is why I posted the link... and it is an idea whose time has come. I looked at pricing examples, and quantity is the thing. As you order more units, the cost per unit drops at a fantastic rate. Still, this is a possibility! Paul Keith Bradbury wrote: > My Sunday newspaper just ran an AP article on eMachineShop in the Business > section. I imagine the article ran nation wide. I was intrigued so I > downloaded the software and ran through the tutorials. I too am hoping it > is applicable to making custom mouthpiece blanks. But I think it will > take > a fancier CNC machine than a 3-axis one to make a good blank. > > > > > _______________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Win 1 of 4,000 free domain names from Yahoo! Enter now. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/goldrush > > > Got a Mouthpiece Work question? Send it to MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com > > Visit the site at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MouthpieceWork to see > the Files, Photos and Bookmarks relating to Mouthpiece Work. > > To see and modify your groups, go to http://groups.yahoo.com/mygroups > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > ADVERTISEMENT > <http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG9s1g4om/M)8184.5285298.6392945.3001176/D=grplch/S05032198:HM/EXP93283648/A#19501/R=0/SIGtq0u909/*http://www.netflix.com/Default?mqso`185353&partidR85298> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Yahoo! Groups Links > > * To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MouthpieceWork/ > > * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > MouthpieceWork-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:MouthpieceWork-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe> > > * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>. > >
FROM: kymarto (Toby)
SUBJECT: Re: File advice
Yes, they are quite coarse--you can't use them for finishing but with care you can get a lot of material off very quickly.
Toby
----- Original Message -----
From: Keith Bradbury
To: MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 2:56 AM
Subject: Re: [MouthpieceWork] Re: File advice
The MicroMark diamond files I have used are too coarse and leave deep
scratches. I still use them to rough out SS. Finer grits are probably
available somewhere.
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FROM: wyznerd (wyznerd)
SUBJECT: Re: File advice
I bought a set of fine diamond needle files at Harbor Freight for about $12. The marks they leave are about the same as 320 grit sandpaper and polish out easily with 600 grit paper. They don't "go through Stainless Steel like butter" but they do cut. I use them with water as a lube and so far they haven't clogged up even when working on Dukoff Silverite (I keep them wet and use a fingernail brush on them every couple minutes). --- In MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com, Keith Bradbury <kwbradbury@y...> wrote: > The MicroMark diamond files I have used are too coarse and leave deep > scratches. I still use them to rough out SS. Finer grits are probably > available somewhere.