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Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2025
I use them primarily to sharpen fish hooks, their thin profile make them easy to use even on smaller hooks as well as bigger ones. They put a needle sharp point on the hooks easily and quickly. They work well even on small crappie jigs. They last a very long time without wearing out.
Matt V.
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2024
These mini pocket laps are excellent for Quickly honing an edge or taking a knick out of a blade. They do get jammed up with metal But that is to be expected, they have not gone dull And work well!
Gary W.
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2024
Good but surface a little rough.
Paul Vickonoff
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2024
I purchased these for use on my Savage Axis 2 XP, originally just got for the shims I installed but I also used them on filing my bedding down. They worked perfect for both of my projects.I would highly recommend them
Mr TV
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2024
After uing the various diamond files my router bits are sharp again.
k_zyklus
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2021
I'm a machinist and have been using these (mainly on carbide tooling) for at least 25 years, and they work extremely well. They are cheap enough, durable, do a good job, easy to hold if you have meat hooks like me... what's not to like?I bought these as replacements for older ones that are wearing out, but remember, "wearing out" really just means that they are a finer grit now.One nice feature about these is that the handle is about .16" thick, starts to taper down slowly at about 1.25" length, and at about .1" takes a 30ish degree angle down to the .025" thick diamond medium/metal base that just barely hangs over the plastic handle by about .01", which means you can get into really tight areas that you simply can't with a wood mounted diamond hone. I've even machined the plastic handle away on the back side of the tip so there is about .05" of .025" thick medium. I've used them under microscopes, I've used them on knives, I've used them to relieve diamond tools (fine grade) and burnish diamond tools (20 year old fine grade, probably "ultra fine" now).The design hasn't changed, from what I can tell, in decades so I always know what I'm getting, and it is made in USA. Support US manufacturing, please!And now this set comes in a plastic pouch to organize and protect them; that is just icing on the cake!If you want some versatile, no frills, well made diamond hones at a reasonable price, take it from someone who knows... buy a set.
Carlgo
Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2014
Nothing fancy here, and the price reflects that. Just diamond crinkles sprinkled on some material which is then glued to the handle. But it works and you have the three grits to choose from. I successfully sharpened a few knives and tools and while the results would not pass the electron microscope test for perfect smoothness, it is good enough for most tasks.People complain that the diamonds do not last, but I have had several quite expensive diamond files and all of them are pretty much gone (or I wouldn't be buying new ones). None of them last, although maybe some hideously expensive super industrial ones might.The trick to using the cheapest or most expensive ones is to apply virtually no pressure. Barely touch the file to the object. That is barely as in hardly touching. More than that is too much. The very lightest touch works just as well as trying to apply pressure. Swipe the file a couple of times, check you work under a bright light, keep doing that and soon you will be done and the file will seem untouched.Everyone needs a diamond file around and this is probably the cheapest one that actually works. Made in the US, amazingly.I thought the diamonds could have been more evenly applied, all being at the same height, so I took off a star. Still good though.
RedtheRiffer
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2014
I bought these age they were recommended in a book I read about machinist tips and tricks. They work well, however one of the diamond plates had little bumps on it, almost like overspray of diamond dust or something. It eventually wore off by filing at some scrap stock, but I wrote down the file in the process. Definitely a qc issue. Also the handle is a little flimsy. But, they are cheap and do what they're supposed to. I will try the other brand next time.
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