A brush for cleaning metal files?
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You need to buy a 'File card" or use a fine wire brush.
TIP-- Rub chalk onto files before use, it helps prevent them clogging up.
you can use a used tooth brush or a wire brush to clean your files
go in to your nearest hardware shop and ask for a metal file brush.
These days you need to use a wire brush.
When this country (UK) still had cotton mills we could use the card-combs that were used to comb the seeds etc. out of the raw cotton. We had to nail the cards onto a wooden back.
It is called a file card. Try Sears tool deptartment.
It depends on the size of the files. A siversmith would require a different solution from a car bodybuilder. You need to be more specific.
You use a file card for cleaning metal files. You should be able to buy one at a good ironmonger or a DIY store.
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