Chase W Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Hey folks, I was perusing my local surplus store, and found their selection of files. Some of the names I know, Simonds, Nicholson, and Grobet, but the rest are new to me. Any names stand out as worthy of purchase in bulk? Any to stay away from? List of brands: K&F AXE K&F Mexico Simonds USA Simonds Nucut USA Simonds Nucut 2nd cut Johnson USA Johnson USA 2nd cut Nicholson USA Lenox USA Grobet USA McCAFFREY USA Wood Miller India Atkins(?) Silver Steel USA Heller Nucut USA Globe(?) Marcott & Campbell(?) Vixen USA I did buy some already, 3 12 inch Grobet double cut, a 16 inch Johnson 2nd cut, 14 inch Nicholson Canada, 14 inch Simonds Half round 2nd, and a 12 inch square"black diamond" USA. Are these reputable files or did I waste my money? Thanks for your time. NOTE: I asked if the files they had out was all they had in stock, and apparently they have "bins full of them in the back". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Score! Avoid the Mexican and Indian ones, the others should be fine. 2nd cut is just a finer cut than Bastard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase W Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 Sweet! Now I just need the funds to acquire about 300 lb. of files... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 You could always resell some here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Dougherty Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 You could always resell some here... I'm not sure what they are charing you, but I'd be all over some US made files at a good price. I also don't mind paying you for the convenience of not having to hunt for them myself. Sell some to us to make enough money to cover the cost of the ones you want. -Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase W Posted May 23, 2015 Author Share Posted May 23, 2015 No complaints here. I'll see about acquiring more this weekend, and see what all they have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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