Filing guides

[NJStricker]

There's a filing guide here on Ebay for those who don't want to make their own:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...0462&rd=1&rd=1

[beebee58]

Those look like 1-2-3 set-up blocks for machining (mill).

Cleaver idea tho

[David Broadwell]

Originally Posted by Armory414

There's a filing guide here on Ebay for those who don't want to make their own:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...0462&rd=1&rd=1

Are you the seller? If not, do you know him?

The 1-2-3 blocks are a lot more guide than is necessary, but it they will line up right they should make a good guide for filing shoulders and such.

David

[NJStricker]

Nope, I just spotted it and thought I'd post it for anyone interested.

[Ed Caffrey]

I might just have to buy those for the 1-2-3 blocks!

[David Broadwell]

Originally Posted by Ed Caffrey

I might just have to buy those for the 1-2-3 blocks!

Yeah, Ed, I haven't priced any 1-2-3 blocks in a long time, but it seems to be pretty inexpensive for a decent set. Maybe dual use, on the mill and as a file guide.

[NJStricker]

This guy has sold these in the past on Ebay for as much as $25. He's dropped his price the past few days from close to $20 to about $11, and he is sitting on 11 of them. If you contact him directly after the auction closes tonight, he might bargain, who knows.

[medit8]

Enco, MSC, and Travers have them for about $8 a pair pretty regularly. I've used a set for the past year and they work great as filing guides. When I first found them they were $12.99, and they haven't been that much since then. Here's a link to a thread on KF that tells all about it:
http://www.knifeforums.com/forums/sh...hp?tid/762352/
I hope this is helpful.
Thanks,
Bob

[RandyScott]

Hey Medit8, I followed the link to KF and the link on that thread had a bad part number for MSC. I went to MSC and searched for 'set-up block' and '1-2-3' and did not find anything that looked like those pictured above. Would you have a good link, part number or accurate description? Thanks.

[medit8]

Yo Randy,
Small world that it is, both ENCO and Travers have them on sale in the catalogs that came out this week......
ENCO $8.50 - model# NS630-4010 - "Hot Deals" Catalog Vol. 7 Issue NS tel# 1800-873-3626
Travers $7.90 - Model#G-123-BS ORDER#WH57-101-002 I don't see a specific catalog #, but the prices are valid thru 5/14/07 tel# 1-800-221-0270
They all have the same specs, which I guess are standard for 1-2-3 blocks.
I think you'll find them very functional and at least as long-lasting as the higher priced file guides. Mine have shown no wear whatsoever.
Bob

[RandyScott]

Bob,
Thank you very much for the followup and info!
Randy