Clean with a wire file cleaner if it gets clogged.įerrous Metals, Mild Steel, Iron Bar, Plastics, Stainless steel, Hard Rubber, Wood. * For safety reasons, a file should never be used without a handle. This hand file can be used for general stock removal purposes as well as de-scaling, die casting, die forging, foundry casting. These double cut flat bastard metal file tools are commonly found to be used by those who require aggressive stock removal, such as repairmen or machinists. These flat bastard files are also tapered at the tip to allow for more detailed work. Having these two opposing cuts allows for more aggressive removal of material and more pressure is often used with double cut files than single cut files to take advantage of this design. This double cut results in two sets of teeth at opposite angles in a crisscross pattern. Double cut refers to the fact that the file was cut twice, one cut on top of the other, in opposite diagonal directions. This level of coarseness allows for ample material removal at a rapid pace while still creating a smooth finish. Bastard cuts are the intermediate between the coarsest and the second cut coarseness. The coarseness refers to how quickly and aggressively the file can remove stock.

Product Description 10 Inch Flat File Bastard Cut Name:įlat Files (Bastard Cut) are double-sided handheld files that are both bastard coarseness and double cut. AVAILABLE SIZES: Nicholson Flat Files ( BASTARD / 2ND CUT / SMOOTH ) 101 mm ( 4 ) 152 mm ( 6 ) 203 mm ( 8 ) 254 mm ( 10 ) 304 mm ( 12 ) 355 mm ( 14 ).

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