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

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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

BODY EDGE TANG

HEEL

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

SQUARE

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
HACKSAWS AND FILES

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