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HACKSAWS & FILES
HACKSAW PART NAMES
HANDLEFRAME
BLADE ADJUSTER
HACKSAW PURPOSE
CUT METAL CAN CUT PLASTIC, WOOD, ETC.
PROPER USE OF HACKSAW
USE THUMB NAIL TO GET STARTED
PROPER USE OF HACKSAW APPLY PRESSURE WHILE PUSHING AWAY FROM YOUR BODY RELIEVE PRESSURE ON RETURN
• BLADE INSTALLED WITH TEETH POINTING AWAY FROM HANDLE
HACKSAW MAINTENANCE & SAFETY KEEP BLADE PROPERLY TIGHTENED
AND INSTALLED IN PROPER DIRECTION KEEP YOUR FINGERS OUTSIDE OF
FRAME DON’T TEST BLADE SHARPNESS WITH
FINGERS• A DULL BLADE WILL EASILY CUT FINGER
HACKSAW MAINTENANCE
REPLACE BLADES THAT ARE WORN OUT OR ARE IN BAD CONDITION
BENT
HACKSAW PROPER USE
CUT WITH 40 TO 60 STROKES PER MINUTE
WATCH AND POINT THE BLADE IN THE DIRECTION YOU WANT TO CUT
SELECT THE PROPER BLADE
SELECTING PROPER BLADETHIS IS ON THE TOOL TEST
LENGTHS COME IN 8”, 10”, AND 12” WE USE ALL 12”
TEETH PER INCH 14T, 18T, 24T, 32T
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DIFFERENT TEETH PER INCH
TEETH PER INCH SELECTION
KEEP AT LEAST THREE TEETH IN CONTACTWITH THE METAL AT ALL TIMES
TEETH PER INCH SELECTION
KEEP AT LEAST THREE TEETH IN CONTACTWITH THE METAL AT ALL TIMES
TEETH PER INCH SELECTION
TOO MANY TEETH CAUSE VERY SLOW CUTTINGSELECT AS FEW TEETH AS YOU CAN AND KEEP3 TEETH IN CONTACT
TEETH PER INCH SELECTION
LESS THAN 3 TEETH CAUSE BLADE TOGRAB AND BEND OR BREAK
STANLEY HACKSAW PRICEAPPROXIMATELY $30
FILES
FILE PART NAMES
TANGEDGE
HANDLE - screws or wedges onto tang
HEELBODY
FILE PURPOSE
USED TO CUT OR SHAPE MATERIAL USED TO SMOOTH MATERIAL
FILE USE AND SAFETY (ON TOOL TEST)
ALWAYS USE WITH A HANDLE INSTALLED ON THE TANG
FILE USE AND SAFETY
APPLY PRESSURE WHILE PUSHING AWAY FROM YOUR BODY
RELIEVE PRESSURE ON RETURN STROKE (JUST LIKE HACKSAWS)
DON’T PRY WITH OR HAMMER WITH• VERY HARD WHICH MAKES IT BRITTLE
• TANG IS THE ONLY SOFT PART
STORE AWAY FROM OTHER HARD TOOLS
FILE MAINTENANCE
KEEP CLEAN AND DRY CAN “CHALK” TEETH TO HELP KEEP
TEETH CLEAN CLEAN TEETH WITH FILE CARD
FILE TYPESFLAT ROUND HALF SQUARE ROUND TRI-SQUARE
FILE TYPES
3 SQUARE
FLAT
ENGINEERING FILES
HALF ROUND
KNIFE
ROUND
SQUARE
WARDING
FILE CUTS
CUTS SMOOTHERBUT SLOWER
CUTS FASTERBUT ROUGHER
FILE CUTS
HAVE CURVED TOOTH CUT HAVE INDIVIDUAL TOOTH CUT
• SOMETIMES CALLED A RASP• THESE ARE USUALLY USED ON WOOD
OR SOFT METALS LIKE BRASS
RASP OR INDIVIDUALTOOTH FILE
FILE VARIATIONS
NEEDLE FILE SET
RIFFLER RASP SET
THREAD RESTORERFILE
HACKSAWS AND FILES
QUESTIONS?