1. HACKSAWS & FILES

2. HACKSAW PART NAMES
FRAME
HANDLE
BLADE
ADJUSTER

3. HACKSAW PURPOSE
CUT METAL
CAN CUT PLASTIC, WOOD, ETC.

4. PROPER USE OF HACKSAW
USE THUMB NAIL TO GET STARTED

5. PROPER USE OF HACKSAW APPLY PRESSURE WHILE PUSHING AWAY FROM YOUR BODY
RELIEVE PRESSURE ON RETURN
BLADE INSTALLED WITH TEETH POINTING AWAY FROM HANDLE

6. 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

7. HACKSAW MAINTENANCE
REPLACE BLADES THAT ARE WORN OUT OR ARE IN BAD CONDITION
BENT

8. 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

9. 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
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10. DIFFERENT TEETH PER INCH

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

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

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

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

15. STANLEY HACKSAW PRICE
APPROXIMATELY $30

16. FILES

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

18. FILE PURPOSE
USED TO CUT OR SHAPE MATERIAL
USED TO SMOOTH MATERIAL

19. FILE USE AND SAFETY (ON TOOL TEST)
ALWAYS USE WITH A HANDLE INSTALLED ON THE TANG

20. 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

21. FILE MAINTENANCE KEEP CLEAN AND DRY
CAN “CHALK” TEETH TO HELP KEEP TEETH CLEAN
CLEAN TEETH WITH FILE CARD

22. FILE TYPES
FLAT ROUND HALF SQUARE
ROUND TRI-SQUARE

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

24. FILE CUTS
CUTS SMOOTHER
BUT SLOWER
CUTS FASTER
BUT ROUGHER

25. 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

26. FILE VARIATIONS
NEEDLE FILE SET
RIFFLER RASP SET
THREAD RESTORER
FILE

27. HACKSAWS AND FILES
QUESTIONS?