(Part 2) Reddit mentions: The best american patter files
We found 66 Reddit comments discussing the best american patter files. We ran sentiment analysis on each of these comments to determine how redditors feel about different products. We found 23 products and ranked them based on the amount of positive reactions they received. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
21. SE Flat Diamond Flat Files with 40 to 600 Grit (6 PC.) - 74336DF
6 diamond coated needle filesUseful for filing carbide, ceramic, glass, gold, platinum, rock, silver, and other hard materialGreat for cutting stone, gold, and silverMade of tempered stainless steelThese files cut quickly and smoothly since they cut on both the push and pull strokes
Specs:
| Height | 11 Inches |
| Length | 5 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Weight | 0.93 Pounds |
| Width | 1 Inches |
22. SE 10-Piece Diamond Needle File Set with 150 Grit - 744DF-R
- Set includes: barette, crossing, equaling, knife, warding, square, three square, half round, tapered round, and round
- Length: 5-1/2"
- Diamond length: 2-3/4"
- Diamond grit: 150
- Dipped handles for comfort and excellent grip when exposed to moisture or fluids
Features:
Specs:
| Height | 0.13 Inches |
| Length | 8.13 Inches |
| Number of items | 0 |
| Size | 3mm x 140mm x 70mm |
| Width | 5 Inches |
23. TEKTON 6696 4-Way Shoe Rasp File, 8-Inch
- Versatile machinist’s file is four tools in one: flat mill, half-round second-cut, flat wood rasp, half-round wood rasp
- Flat mill file smooths edges and sharpens blades
- Half-round second-cut file smooths inside surfaces of contoured openings and holes
- Flat wood rasp roughly finishes wood, leather, soft metals, and soft plastics
- Half-round wood rasp roughly shapes interior contours
Features:
Specs:
| Height | 0.25 Inches |
| Length | 8 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Weight | 0.2866009406 Pounds |
| Width | 1 Inches |
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21. SE Flat Diamond Flat Files with 40 to 600 Grit (6 PC.) - 74336DF
6 diamond coated needle filesUseful for filing carbide, ceramic, glass, gold, platinum, rock, silver, and other hard materialGreat for cutting stone, gold, and silverMade of tempered stainless steelThese files cut quickly and smoothly since they cut on both the push and pull strokes
Specs:
| Height | 11 Inches |
| Length | 5 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Weight | 0.93 Pounds |
| Width | 1 Inches |
22. SE 10-Piece Diamond Needle File Set with 150 Grit - 744DF-R
- Set includes: barette, crossing, equaling, knife, warding, square, three square, half round, tapered round, and round
- Length: 5-1/2"
- Diamond length: 2-3/4"
- Diamond grit: 150
- Dipped handles for comfort and excellent grip when exposed to moisture or fluids
Features:
Specs:
| Height | 0.13 Inches |
| Length | 8.13 Inches |
| Number of items | 0 |
| Size | 3mm x 140mm x 70mm |
| Width | 5 Inches |
23. TEKTON 6696 4-Way Shoe Rasp File, 8-Inch
- Versatile machinist’s file is four tools in one: flat mill, half-round second-cut, flat wood rasp, half-round wood rasp
- Flat mill file smooths edges and sharpens blades
- Half-round second-cut file smooths inside surfaces of contoured openings and holes
- Flat wood rasp roughly finishes wood, leather, soft metals, and soft plastics
- Half-round wood rasp roughly shapes interior contours
Features:
Specs:
| Height | 0.25 Inches |
| Length | 8 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Weight | 0.2866009406 Pounds |
| Width | 1 Inches |
Thanks everyone for the advice everyone, I probably would have bought them had I found them yesterday, but I decided to go the DIY route. Since picking must be a very budget conscious hobby for me, I went ahead and took the plunge and bought the important tools. I figured making my own pins would be difficult and require a lot of crazy equipment, but I looked into it and realized it was a lot easier than expected. So just for anyone who's curious, here's what I got:
 
So in total $112 for all the components needed to make as many locks as I can imagine, many of which can be used for other projects.
 
To add supplies for a few other DIY projects I also added:
 
So another $21 brings it to $133 plus $2 per 2-3 tools that you need. Add in this $6 case and a few $4-$6 practice locks around aliexpress (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th 5th, 6th, 7th), and you've got a great starter kit that sets you up to DIY anything you might need in the future. I also took advantage of Peterson's mega christmas sale (plus the 10% discount code they gave us) and got a ~$25 order of $1-$3 picks to start me off
so first thing you might want to do is to mod the outer barrel so it isn't grinding metal shavings all throughout the inside
TM misdesigned the outer barrel for the g17 but since they made it in plastic is flexed and caused no issues. When companies copied the design into metal, the flex was gone and issues arise. All you need to do is take a small file to the bottom of the outer barrel lugs to allow the barrel to drop lower while the slide is cycling so the two don’t scratch and grind against each other; slowing down the cycle, stressing and damaging parts, jamming the gun, and possibly snapping the barrel.
https://i.imgur.com/l6gzCzE.jpg
You will want to take the file to the tight corner high lighted in yellow. Opening it up to have a round crown there instead. Depending on the brand you may need to level the area in red.
Heres a clear photo of what this looks like. https://i.imgur.com/yQjRrrx.jpg
With this tuning you can expect smoother cycling of the gun, the finish on the barrel and top chamber to be preserved, and much less filth in the gun from paint and metal being ground away.
https://www.amazon.com/SE-744DF-R-Diamond-Piece-140mm/dp/B0011565LG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1523025884&sr=8-2&keywords=jeweler+file
I use the round file from this set.
Once that is done I would recommend this bundle of parts
http://www.boomarms.com/shop/item.cfm?id=ML-SET-GL
super easy to assemble and drops in. tight bore and better rubber bucking will increase your fps and greatly improve the accuracy, improving the effective range on it. tradition wider hop up arm made of steel will be more consistent with how the bb flys, gold hop wheel gives you a lot more sensitivity when adjusting the hop, letting you really control how the bbs float. comes with a red insert if you plan on using .28s and higher bbs.
http://www.boomarms.com/shop/item.cfm?id=BM-BEARING-8MM
next part is a little more technical to install but its worth it. bearing wheel greatly reduces the friction on the slide. Making it cycle faster and specially for the G18, have a higher RPS. This part will also eliminate the half way hang up that happens when slowly racking the slide and it can stop part way on the hammer.
https://www.evike.com/products/70922/
piston head replacement. Oring design has a tighter seal than the stock supported cup design. I personally use this version https://www.evike.com/products/42432/ since I can replace the Oring to fit different nozzles and its cheaper.
this will improve your gas efficiency, increase your fps a touch, improve fps consistency, have less back spray, and possibly increases the ROF.
There are other stuff like magwells, add on stocks, sights, adjustable triggers, etc, but thats all preference stuff at that point. Here is some good starting points for tuning up your gun. if you have any qquestions feel free to ask and look for disassembly videos before you take your gun apart. there are a lot online.
spare mags https://www.evike.com/products/37030/
facebook groups for the glock
https://www.facebook.com/groups/6mmgseries/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/510044662481683/
Definitely don’t want to do it yourself? I haven’t yet but I’ve thought about it a lot, all you would need is some diamond files like this:
Link:
SE 10-Piece Diamond Needle File Set with 150 Grit https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0011565LG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_wsGwDbBF9SYBZ
Eze-lap are a not too expensive American made option. I have used these before, they work pretty well, but even the coarsest here isn't super aggressive.
this Chinese set has some coarser options. I have never used a diamond file that coarse though, I'm not sure how well the cheap ones hold onto their grit.