Dieter Schmid - Fine Tools
	Georg-Wilhelm-Str. 7 A - 10711 Berlin - Germany Tel ++49 (0)30 342 1757 - Fax ++49 (0)30 342 1764 Website: www.fine-tools.com

Dieter Schmid - Fine Tools Georg-Wilhelm-Str. 7 A - 10711 Berlin Tel ++49 30 342 1757 - Fax ++49 30 342 1764 Website: www.fine-tools.com

Overview Western Type Saws Overview Files and Rasps Overview Sharpening Tools Introduction to sharpening Sawblades

Saw Sharpening Tools

Here you will find the tools you need to sharpen sawblades. All files delivered without handle. Handles you will find here! What size of file should one use? It is in principle simple: a triangular file should be chosen that is big enough so that as the teeth are sharpened, the file can be rotated in between teeth and all three sides of the file will be evenly worn down. So one measures the tooth depth and looks to the width of the file. The file's width should be a hair under double the tooth depth. If it is particularly important to one to have a good view of the teeth while filing, one should choose a smaller file, with sides just a little wider than the tooth depth. The file will wear out faster, but one will have better control over the work. Good light also is very important for this kind of work. A side benefit is that this will be a good test to see of one's eyesight or eyeglass prescription is good! If one's eyes tire quickly, it is a good indicator that all is not as it should be! What is the difference between normal three-sided files and saw files? Regular three-sided files have sharp corners that cut a hard angle. Saw files have corners that are ever so slightly rounded, so as to maintain the round gullet between the saw's teeth as one files them. This is to help prevent cracking the base of the teeth, which is easy to do if one does not work carefully and precisely. Because of technical issues in the manufacture of saw files, there is a limit to how small the files can be made. Therefore we, as recommended by Eddie Sirotich of Adria Tools, offer a small needle file to sharpen saws with extremely fine teeth. An alternative for very fine-toothed Western type saws is to use a small Japanese sword-form file, which also has a lightly rounded corner. But one must then file both the tooth's front edge and back separately. This in contrast to using the proper triangular file, which will file the front of one tooth and the back of the previous tooth on the same stroke. In the tables below, we provide a list of saws we sell for which each file is recommended. But of course the list is not exhaustive and multiple combinations are possible.

Somax Saw Set without magnifying glass for 8 - 4 TPI saws (3 - 7 mm from tip to tip) Order nr. 310600 Price € 20.90

Somax Saw Set without magnifying glass for 16 - 5 TPI saws (1.5 - 5 mm from tip to tip) Order nr. 310601 Price € 20.90

Somax Saw Set with magnifying glass for 8 - 4 TPI saws (3 - 7 mm from tip to tip) Order nr. 310602 Price € 24.50

Somax Saw Set with magnifying glass for 16 - 5 TPI saws (1.5 - 5 mm from tip to tip) Order nr. 310603 Price € 24.50