HACKSAWS & FILES

HACKSAW PART NAMES FRAME HANDLE 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 BLADE THIS IS ON THE TOOL TEST LENGTHS COME IN 8”, 10”, AND 12” WE USE ALL 12” TEETH PER INCH 14T, 18T, 24T, 32T ----

DIFFERENT TEETH PER INCH

TEETH PER INCH SELECTION KEEP AT LEAST THREE TEETH IN CONTACT WITH THE METAL AT ALL TIMES

TEETH PER INCH SELECTION KEEP AT LEAST THREE TEETH IN CONTACT WITH THE METAL AT ALL TIMES

TEETH PER INCH SELECTION TOO MANY TEETH CAUSE VERY SLOW CUTTING SELECT AS FEW TEETH AS YOU CAN AND KEEP 3 TEETH IN CONTACT

TEETH PER INCH SELECTION LESS THAN 3 TEETH CAUSE BLADE TO GRAB AND BEND OR BREAK

STANLEY HACKSAW PRICE APPROXIMATELY $30

FILES

FILE PART NAMES EDGE BODY HEEL TANG HANDLE - screws or wedges onto tang

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 TYPES FLAT ROUND HALF SQUARE ROUND TRI-SQUARE

FILE TYPES ENGINEERING FILES 3 SQUARE FLAT HALF ROUND KNIFE ROUND WARDING

FILE CUTS CUTS SMOOTHER BUT SLOWER CUTS FASTER BUT 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 INDIVIDUAL TOOTH FILE

FILE VARIATIONS NEEDLE FILE SET RIFFLER RASP SET THREAD RESTORER FILE

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