Impressioning File - Swiss Cut

[BackdoorBilly]

Could some one give me some information on where to purchase a decent quality impressioning file at the right price, preferably in the uk.. (ukbk = £20 = p&P ) no thanks.. Any help would be most appreciated..

[apaplayer]

Not sure what the conversion rate is but I was told about 2 to1. Pippin files are $39 to $65 here in the US and then add freight.

[cedrice]

IMO, Grobet - Pippen files 6" long with a #2 cut work best.

[jos weyers]

Could some one give me some information on where to purchase a decent quality impressioning file at the right price, preferably in the uk

http://www.axminster.co.uk/product.asp? ... asket=true
in the UK
dirt cheap.
looks the part.
haven't tried them

(not that i know anything about this impressioning that seems to be the latest craze)

[jos weyers]

size does matter, so make sure you order the 250 smooth cut

(again, not that i know anyth........)

[apaplayer]

The files in the thread posted are not pippin files they are round impressioning files. The difference is one is round and a pippin file is oval. It allows you to file deeper without making the cut wider.

[nostromo]

The pippin style file also allows the forming of the 'ramps' between the spacings of the key cuts so that the key can easily navigate the tumblers in the keyway.

[Rickthepick]

id be interested in this, what do you use jos, arent you like grand master impressionist?

[jos weyers]

what do you use jos

I only use round files.
Tried a pippin once; probably usefull if you have all the time in the world.

[raimundo]

Im with jos, I use rat-tail files, usually in a fourth cut if possible,

I have a fifth cut grobet swiss file that I have used for 20 years cutting steel mostly, use it for slipping picks im making to round the 90 degree edges by using a slipping stroke along the edge, but now its nearly worn out, (GRobet, makes the best, any other file would not have lasted this long)
and I would like to get a replacement, but havent found one yet,
I bougth this one at a jeweler supply house, that place is gone now. I want another eight or ten inch Grobet fifth cut rat-tail and haven't been able to locate one,
fifth cut may be something that they don't make any more, but somewhere some supply house has one on the shelf left over from the last millenium.

[cedrice]

what do you use jos

I only use round files.
Tried a pippin once; probably usefull if you have all the time in the world.

you must have had the wrong cut. get one that is too fine a cut and you will be there all day. A coarse file will take a key down 1 depth per swipe. American padlock start to finish takes me no more than 10 minutes to impression.

[jos weyers]

At the moment any abus which takes me longer than three minutes feels like a failure. So changing files two weeks before the German championships doesn't sounds wise.

[scratcher]

hi guys i'm new on here but been alockie some 20 odd years and still learning,
i've recently opened a training school and taught quite a few students only on a one to one basis, the way i was taught, i have gone back with a lot of things that i have not used for many years like impressioning, the easiest way i find is to use brass blanks so it is easier to see the markings, my question is has anybody got any tips on using steel blanks as it is hard getting brass for some locks, any help would be appreciated
thanks

[femurat]

I'm not an expert in impressioning but I had fun making some keys this way, so I'll offer you my 0.02 €

Sometimes with steel blanks you'll get some nice brass marks: the pins are somewhat eroded by the steel and left some material on the blank. These yellow marks are even easier to be seen than the small uncoloured ones left on soft blanks.

Cheers

[merecat]

Could some one give me some information on where to purchase a decent quality impressioning file at the right price, preferably in the uk.. (ukbk = £20 = p&P ) no thanks.. Any help would be most appreciated..

get down to your local engineering suplies place. i got a lovely very smooth cut swiss half round for about 12 quid. impressioned plenty with it so far, an the more it gets used the smoother it gets!