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drail · November 21, 2012, 10:32 PM

FWIW, the "galling" problem was solved many years ago. Hard chrome plating is around Rockwell 72. A file will just skate across it. It is very hard. But a hard chromed slide stop skating across a hard chromed frame will leave a nice scratch.

November 21, 2012, 10:32 PM	#5
drail Junior member Join Date: February 2, 2008 Posts: 3,150	FWIW, the "galling" problem was solved many years ago. Hard chrome plating is around Rockwell 72. A file will just skate across it. It is very hard. But a hard chromed slide stop skating across a hard chromed frame will leave a nice scratch.