Miniature Needle files - little pieces of joy.

[bigfrit]

Hello all...

the question is simple "where can I get super mini needle files."

Sofar, my ebay, google searched have come up with always more or less 'big' sets of needle files, 14 centimeters on 33... which is a bit too big for serious modelwork.

So I wanted to ask the modelbuilders around here who use those small things of joy, can you tell me what brands are there, which I should buy, where to get?

thank you very very much


Olivier

[ariel]

check out micro mark.

http://www.micromark.com/

[bigfrit]

Originally Posted by ariel

check out micro mark.

http://www.micromark.com/

Thanks I think I found what I need, but I can't read that 3/32 nd stuff, I tried converting it online in CMs, but alas...


image from www.micromark.com

http://www.ares-server.com/Ares/Ares...oduct&ID=81119

thanks!

[klutz_100]

Oli, I use the cheap ones found in Leroy Merlin, Praktiker, Auchan etc. About 4 euro for a set of 6-10 files - last for ever

Also I recently picked up a set of Hasegawa shaped rifler files but they were expensive

[hirofkd]

Originally Posted by bigfrit

Thanks I think I found what I need, but I can't read that 3/32 nd stuff, I tried converting it online in CMs, but alas...

You just have to visit Google, and type "3/32 in = ? cm" (without quotes), and you get 0.238125 cm, though I feel more comfortable with 2.38125 mm for something this small.

If you want even smaller needle file, there's this company called Mineshima that makes a round file with the tip diameter of 0.6mm. It's tapered, and the fattest part seems approx. 1.5-2.0 mm.
http://www.mineshima.co.jp/tools/yasuri.html

Rainbow Ten seems to be carrying their stuff.

[Adam Baker]

Fwiw, 3/32" = ~2.3mm

[ariel]

You need to as jaykay640 he did the 1/43 porsche build and used some really small files at the widest point it was 1mm. Here is the link that shows the files.
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...=763905&page=3