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Wire files??
« on: September 03, 2014, 03:26:02 AM »
Hey guys, can anyone help me out with something?? I have several oem 69 silver grills that I can use as parts to restore and make a whole grill for a spare, in case I ever need one. I've been wanting to section out a few places from a good grill center with a broken surround as replacements for a grill that has a broken section or two with good surround and was thinking if I could find a wire file maybe the size of a guitar high E string I could file those sections I need to make the repairs. I've been looking off and on for a while and haven't found anything like this. Anybody ever seen something remotely like this? Seems to me the thinner the better to section out what I need.
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Re: Wire files??
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2014, 04:45:20 AM »
You might try a jewelry store that does repairs. I think they use something like that.

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Re: Wire files??
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2014, 05:38:02 AM »
You might try a jewelry store that does repairs. I think they use something like that.

Thanks. I'll give it a shot.
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Re: Wire files??
« Reply #3 on: September 03, 2014, 12:31:43 PM »
Gary;
They make wire foam cutters that use a battery to heat the wire and cut have you thought about one of those?

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Re: Wire files??
« Reply #4 on: September 03, 2014, 01:05:18 PM »
Try this:

http://www.micromark.com/jewelers-saw-blade-set-12-super-fine-12-ultra-fine,6750.html

Either the jeweler's saws in super fine or ultra fine or the razor saws would work very well for fine detail cutting. Since they are really for metals (I've used them on silver) they should last through more than a few grilles - pretty inexpensive, too.

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Re: Wire files??
« Reply #5 on: September 03, 2014, 06:49:44 PM »
Gary;
They make wire foam cutters that use a battery to heat the wire and cut have you thought about one of those?

Yeah Todd I did think of that method as well as the wire file/saw method. This will be something new for me so I'm still at the planning stage. I really want to NOT remove too much material that there will be such a huge gap that has to be filled afterwards. I already have a 3M two part bonding glue that kind of heats the plastic enough to bond together without damage to the plastic as it cools but I haven't tried it out yet. Baby steps. Getting the cut as fine as I can is my concern. How hot will the wire foam cutter get and how much control will I have to keep from melting the plastic too much versus just using a wire file and not creating any heat. Measure twice cut once.   
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Re: Wire files??
« Reply #6 on: September 03, 2014, 06:54:03 PM »
Try this:

http://www.micromark.com/jewelers-saw-blade-set-12-super-fine-12-ultra-fine,6750.html

Either the jeweler's saws in super fine or ultra fine or the razor saws would work very well for fine detail cutting. Since they are really for metals (I've used them on silver) they should last through more than a few grilles - pretty inexpensive, too.

Regards,
Steve

Have you used the ultra fine Steve? If it is a smaller gauge than the high E string, bottom string on a guitar, that may be the one I want to use. Thanks for the link, too. I've been looking for something like this for a few years and never saw them before. I knew they were out there somewhere.
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Re: Wire files??
« Reply #7 on: September 08, 2014, 11:24:53 PM »
Gary,

Sorry it took me a while to answer - I didn't realize that I had a response waiting. Yes, I have used the really fine wires before - the kick for a while when I was much younger was to take a Buffalo nickel, drill a starter hole in it, then either cut the detail of the Native American (note political correctness) out, or the buffalo on the reverse. Cool, but a waste of a coin (unless the date was unreadable). A bit of labor, but easy to do if you took your time. Fine enough for your detail work ? Likely -

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