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[ofafeather]

Hi, All. Been trying to find some used farriers rasps locally and even though I live in horse country am having a hard time. Anyone have a few they could spare? I would pay a few dollars each and shipping. Thanks!~Eric

[Mainely,Bob]

What size and how many?

[ofafeather]

Mainely,Bob, on 29 July 2010 - 02:49 PM, said:

What size and how many?

Just a few. How long do they tend to last? What sizes are there?

[Mainely,Bob]

ofafeather, on 29 July 2010 - 06:10 PM, said:

Just a few. How long do they tend to last? What sizes are there?

OK,when you said you wanted used I assumed(bad I know)they were for some type of project using them as raw steel.
Now it seems you want to actually use them for their intended purpose.

I guess I really should ask "What`s it for"?

[ofafeather]

Sorry! Guess I should have made that clear in my post. Looking for rasps to file stock while hot. Many folks recommend used farriers rasps for that. Since I'm new to this I don't know if that's the best choice or not.

[evfreek]

The farrier's rasps can be pretty heavily used and still be good for hot rasping. Eventually, they will become dull even for hot rasping.

[Holzkohle]

Since you live in horse country, try calling a farrier or two, explain what you are trying to do. I bet you will find one who will give you some. Worth a try.

[ofafeather]

Holzkohle, on 30 July 2010 - 04:33 PM, said:

Since you live in horse country, try calling a farrier or two, explain what you are trying to do. I bet you will find one who will give you some. Worth a try.

I did. No responses.

[ThomasPowers]

What country are you in?

If you were in the SW USA I used to buy used rasps from the Gunter's in NM.

If you are in Singapore it will be a bit harder to help you.

Really helps to put your general location in your header info...

[ofafeather]

ThomasPowers, on 02 August 2010 - 12:04 PM, said:

Really helps to put your general location in your header info...

Yes, I should do that. I kind of forget what I have on different forums. Thanks for pointing that out!

I'm in East-Central NY, about 2 hrs due north of NYC where NY, CT and MA come together.

It's a neat area. 20 minutes to MA, 15 to CT about 2hrs to SW VT and Eastern PA.

[ThomasPowers]

Will you be going to Quad-State?

One year a lady was selling farriers' rasps for 10 cents apiece---I bought 20 and should have bought them all...

How many farriers did you call? Also ask at stables. My next door neighbor has a breeding farm and saves rasps for me here in NM.

[ofafeather]

Quad State? What and where is that? Sounds like fun, though.

Haven't called many farriers and haven't checked stables. Guess I should check more places. Have been somewhat lazy with that.

[ThomasPowers]

http://www.sofasound...0/2010index.htm

Largest annual conference! I'm driving in from New Mexico friends come from Canada and the US Virgin Islands I've know folks who had to buy a trailer to bring all they bought home with them for Quad-State.

And a lot of us off the web get together to camp/eat on site.

[fciron]

Any file or rasp can be used hot. Old ones are preferred because they let you stretch the life of a worn out rasp. Old wood rasps or float files (The ones with big coarse cuts across the whole face of the file) are good too. There is no reason to go to great trouble to get a horseshoe rasp.

I think we hear about old horseshoe rasps in particular because back in the day most blacksmiths would have had plenty around the shop. I usually prefer a big coarse file because most of the time when I am hot filing I am removing thin burrs left from hot cutting or other processes and the teeth on a big coarse rasp just hang up on it.

[Conrad Hodson]

fciron, on 02 August 2010 - 08:48 PM, said:

Any file or rasp can be used hot. Old ones are preferred because they let you stretch the life of a worn out rasp. Old wood rasps or float files (The ones with big coarse cuts across the whole face of the file) are good too. There is no reason to go to great trouble to get a horseshoe rasp.

I think we hear about old horseshoe rasps in particular because back in the day most blacksmiths would have had plenty around the shop. I usually prefer a big coarse file because most of the time when I am hot filing I am removing thin burrs left from hot cutting or other processes and the teeth on a big coarse rasp just hang up on it.

Very true, all of it. But try some other farriers. The ones I know go through rasps at a great rate, so much so that a lot of them make old rasps into rattlesnakes or other tourist bait to try to recover costs. Every farrier I've ever known will just hand you a couple whenever you need one, and unless you do a great deal of hot rasping one should last you a lot longer than it did the first owner. After they do get dull by hot-rasping standards, a vinegar soak will generally work to sharpen them at least once.

If hot-rasping is only an occasional thing for you, a single used farrier's rasp might last you years.

Conrad Hodson