Vallorbe Swiss Made Metalworking Files

Vallorbe Swiss Made Metalworking Files
 
A superior quality of metalworking file for every day tasks in the home workshop or for professional metalworking. Any person who has been involved with engineering from full scale steam locos to tabletop miniatures appreciates the true value of high quality metalworking files; these are some of the finest available on the market.
 
Sold as:
8 Inch Pack of 5
Weight: 0.85kg (approx)
Length: 18cm of cutting edge with total length of 32.5cm including handle.
 
10 Inch Pack of 5
Pack Weight:1.40kg (approx) 
Length: 23cm of cutting edge with total length of 38cm including handle.
 
We have been looking for a number of months to find a reliable manufacturer of metalworking files to use in our production of portable track. We have been putting a set of Vallorbe files through their paces filing our mild steel day in day out. Even after weeks of continued heavy use the files remain sharp with a very good cutting face. As with any file, keeping the teeth free from debris with a wire bush is needed and so keeping them in their proper case is wise to avoid them rubbing against one another.
 
Vallorbe are world leaders in metal working files and have a wide range for numerous sectors, including industry, forestry, jewellery, watchmaking, blacksmithing and luthiery. The files we have selected are well suited for Model Engineering and general Machinist tasks but we can source a wide variety of files for our customers from Vallorbe’s extensive catalogue. If you are looking for a specific file for a metalworking application, please do contact us to find out how we can help.
 
The soft grip handle helps avoid calluses and blisters on the hands when working for extended periods. The handles are not moulded to the file, so can be removed and swapped onto fresh files or changed to wooden handles at your discretion.
 
File cut fineness
The files listed on this page are 2nd cut files which are an appropriate general use file for the engineer. They are coarse enough to remove a lot of material but fine enough to give a reasonably smooth finish. Other types of file are shown below and we can obtain these from Vallorbe as per customer’s requests
 
Bastard
A rough cutting file for large amount of material removal.
2nd cut
A medium cut which sits in the middle of the coarse and fine cut files to give a good all rounder.
Fine
A smooth file that is ideal for finishing and removing a very small amount of material.
 
We can source most of the range of engineer’s files from Vallorbe, so take a look at their full catalogue here for more info https://www.vallorbe.com/file.cfm?cmsfile=&contentid=5304
 
Details about the design and manufacture
Vallorbe offers three different ranges of tools: PREMIUM, CLASSIC & SAVER These orange handled files are classed as their SAVER files and are well suited to intermediate use for both hobbyist and professional applications.
 
Here at MRW we are able to source more of Vallorbe’s range of files so if you are looking for a file of longer life, please contact us for more information.
 
Vallorbe is a town in Switzerland and is where all Vallorbe files are made. Unlike a Swiss pattern file which is a term used to describe files files made in the Swiss style, these are actually branded Vallorbe and are made in the town itself in Switzerland.
 
Vallorbe are widely used in jewelry and there is an excellent video which explains more about their use in jewelry. Vallorbe Files: An Overview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwAX61A04YM
 
Using the files
The files are suitable to be used with almost any material which can be cut with a hacksaw. The materials cut will obviously affect tool life but we have found them to be long lasting with regular use on mild steel. 
 
How are the files made
There is an excellent old promotional video for Vallorbe here showing the manufacturing process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsT_e7s2bfU

 
Making a purchase
Please note we keep a small stock of these file packs on the shelf. We aim to dispatch within 7 days of receiving your order and will endeavour to contact you if there is a delay in delivery. If you are intending to order a large quantity, please contact us to confirm lead times.
This listing is for one pack of 5 files; select the number you require from the drop down menu.