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Finder |
| Basic Application |
Type of File Recommended |
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Basic Application |
Type of File Recommended |
| Flat Surfaces |
Hand |
|
Flat Surfaces-Corners |
Barrette |
| Flat Surfaces-Slots |
Pillar & Crochet |
|
Keyways Dovetail Ways |
Barrette |
| Curved Surfaces-Corners-Holes |
� Round or Crossing |
|
Gear Teeth Deburring |
Barrette |
| Corner of Curved & Flat Surfaces |
Crossing & Crochet |
|
Rounded Inside Corners-Holes |
Round |
| Slots-Wedge Shaped Openings |
Knife |
|
Rounded Corners |
Crochet & Pippin |
| Corners-Slots |
Slitting or Equalling |
|
Holes-"V" Slots |
Pippin |
| Slots |
Warding & Screwhead |
|
Roughening Surfaces for Grips |
Checkering |
| Edges (Joints) |
Joint |
|
Corners-Holes-Edges |
3-Square & Square |
Hardness- Standard Grobet files are Rockwell
hardness 60-62 HRc. Grobet Valtitan files are Rockwell hardness 72HRc.
| Scale
of Cuts- The lower the number, the coarser the
cut ( so "00" is very coarse and "4" is very fine). |
|
Teeth per Inch (Upcut) |
30 |
41 |
51 |
64 |
79 |
97 |
117 |
142 |
173 |
213 |
295 |
| 10" and over in length |
00 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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6 |
. |
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| 4" to 8" in length |
. |
00 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
. |
6 |
. |
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| 3" in length |
. |
. |
00 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
. |
6 |
8 |
| Escapement |
. |
. |
00 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
. |
6 |
. |
| Needle file 4" to 7" |
. |
. |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
. |
6 |
. |
. |
| Regular Rifflers |
. |
. |
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0 |
. |
2 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
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