Comments on: Cleaning Auriou rasps http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2010/02/07/cleaning-auriou-rasps/ inside the woodshop Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:53:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Rob http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2010/02/07/cleaning-auriou-rasps/#comment-61953 Rob Thu, 04 Aug 2011 02:34:30 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=617#comment-61953 Steve, You'll probably be mostly OK cleaning the files with a brass brush but CMT 2050 will get the stubborn stuff. But for cleaning expensive hand-cut rasps, like the Aurious, avoid using a metal brush and go with the method described in the post. Rob Steve,

You’ll probably be mostly OK cleaning the files with a brass brush but CMT 2050 will get the stubborn stuff. But for cleaning expensive hand-cut rasps, like the Aurious, avoid using a metal brush and go with the method described in the post.

Rob

]]> By: Steve http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2010/02/07/cleaning-auriou-rasps/#comment-61871 Steve Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:13:45 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=617#comment-61871 Great advice as I just purchased two Nicholson files and didn't know how to deal with clogging. Thanks for the tip. Great advice as I just purchased two Nicholson files and didn’t know how to deal with clogging. Thanks for the tip.

]]> By: Rob http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2010/02/07/cleaning-auriou-rasps/#comment-5048 Rob Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:50:05 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=617#comment-5048 Thanks, George. Your analogy is a good way to explain the value of Aurious to someone who hasn't used them and is considering a purchase. Rob Thanks, George. Your analogy is a good way to explain the value of Aurious to someone who hasn’t used them and is considering a purchase.

Rob

]]> By: George Dovel http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2010/02/07/cleaning-auriou-rasps/#comment-5041 George Dovel Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:01:24 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=617#comment-5041 Thanks for the great cleaning tip, Rob. I've been having the same issue with trying to keep my two Aurious clean. And just to second your thoughts on these rasps, using an Auriou for the first time was like using a properly tuned plane for the first time---it completely changed the way I work/think/feel. I realized a rasp could be a precision cutting instrument and not just "abrasive on a stick." George Thanks for the great cleaning tip, Rob. I’ve been having the same issue with trying to keep my two Aurious clean.

And just to second your thoughts on these rasps, using an Auriou for the first time was like using a properly tuned plane for the first time—it completely changed the way I work/think/feel. I realized a rasp could be a precision cutting instrument and not just “abrasive on a stick.”

George

]]> By: Rob http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2010/02/07/cleaning-auriou-rasps/#comment-4705 Rob Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:21:54 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=617#comment-4705 By the way, Heartwood readers, Tico's started up a new blog at http://www.ticovogt.com/?p=106 The first two posts, and no doubt more on the way, deal with a topic we all can relate to, which is how he came to be a woodworker. I guess each of us has his own story. I commend Tico's writings to you. Rob By the way, Heartwood readers, Tico’s started up a new blog at
http://www.ticovogt.com/?p=106

The first two posts, and no doubt more on the way, deal with a topic we all can relate to, which is how he came to be a woodworker. I guess each of us has his own story. I commend Tico’s writings to you.

Rob

]]> By: Rob http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2010/02/07/cleaning-auriou-rasps/#comment-4704 Rob Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:22:04 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=617#comment-4704 Hi Tico, The Nicholson #49 and #50 are very good rasps, the Aurious are great rasps. If you have a #49 or #50, an Auriou 13 grain would be a nice next step on most woods. CMT 2050 works well on any metal tool to remove pitch - table saw and band saw blades, router bits, etc. Non-toxic (you can get it on your hands) and no rinsing required! Since mill files are used on metal, I use a brass brush, in a side-to-side motion, to clean them. Rob Hi Tico,

The Nicholson #49 and #50 are very good rasps, the Aurious are great rasps. If you have a #49 or #50, an Auriou 13 grain would be a nice next step on most woods.
CMT 2050 works well on any metal tool to remove pitch - table saw and band saw blades, router bits, etc. Non-toxic (you can get it on your hands) and no rinsing required!
Since mill files are used on metal, I use a brass brush, in a side-to-side motion, to clean them.

Rob

]]> By: Tico vogt http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2010/02/07/cleaning-auriou-rasps/#comment-4689 Tico vogt Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:43:54 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=617#comment-4689 Great post, Rob. I own just one Nicholson rasp and it has worked great for years. When I got it I my appreciation for rasps changed at once. It is actually a precision tool. The same will undoubtedly happen when I get an Aurio, something that's been on my wish list for a long time. Also, it's really nice to know about the CMT 2050. Looks like a useful product. On files like mill bastard files I sometimes use the wire brush which is on the flip side of my bristle brush. Is that not recommended? Best, Tico Great post, Rob. I own just one Nicholson rasp and it has worked great for years. When I got it I my appreciation for rasps changed at once. It is actually a precision tool. The same will undoubtedly happen when I get an Aurio, something that’s been on my wish list for a long time.

Also, it’s really nice to know about the CMT 2050. Looks like a useful product.
On files like mill bastard files I sometimes use the wire brush which is on the flip side of my bristle brush. Is that not recommended?

Best,

Tico

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