Files

Files are hand tools that are used to remove small amounts of material from metal and wood and are essential hand tools for engineers, woodworkers and automotive specialists. The cutting action is uni-directional and made by rows of teeth which are best suited to the application; single-cut parallel lines tend to be used with light pressure for achieving fine edges, double-cut diamond patterns are often used with more pressure for fast stock removal, rasp-cut teeth which are very aggressive are commonly used for wood and soft materials and curved-cut teeth are popular in automotive workshops for filing body panels.

The cut is made more or less aggresive by the height and space between the teeth on the files surface. Each cutting grade has a name to describe how fine the cut will be with the most popular being; Bastard = rough, Second cut = medium, Smooth = fine. FIles come in a range of shapes to suit the application with flat, square, triangular, round and half round among the most commonly used in workshops. Files may have tapered ends which allow the user to adjust the surface area of the file to the size of material they are working on and can also have an edge which has no teeth so it can be used up against an edge without causing damage. Protrade stock a range of files for popular applications with a wide selection available to order.

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