drgas Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Will any old coarse rasp work as a hot rasp or do I need a farrier or "blackmsith" model? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easilyconfused Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Any rasp will work for hot rasping as the metal is softer than the rasp. The coarser, the faster it works but you have to watch you don't get too coarse as it can be hard to start the file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Creek Blacksmith Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 If you know a farrier ask them for their old rasp, its a good way to remove some metal fast. If you don't know any farriers you can ask at any horse stables who they use. They pitch those old rasp and they say there dull but their plenty sharp for us blacksmith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianbrazealblacksmith Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Bad Creek Blacksmith is absolutely correct. I was a farrier and I know. The rasp is the most expensive tool that a farrier uses because they need them to be sharp, and they replace them very often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horseshoer1983 Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 drgas,ive got 7 years worth of old rasps. next time im going to danny wards ill shoot you a pm and give you as many as you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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