About Files
Files, also known as American-pattern and machinists' files, are used to remove material quickly.
Precision files, also known as Swiss-pattern files, are made to exacting measurements to ensure smoothness and are useful for finishing delicate and intricate parts.
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Half-Round Rasps
Use on concave, convex, and flat surfaces. These rasps have sharp individual teeth that quickly remove large amounts of soft, clog-prone materials.
Style A rasps do not include a handle but do have a tang that fits into a handle. Length does not include the tang.
Double Cut—Surface has two sets of diagonal teeth and is often used with heavier pressure than single cut for rapid material removal.
Single Cut—Surface has one set of diagonal teeth and is often used with light pressure to slowly remove material and sharpen tool-cutting surfaces.
Tooth Style | For Coarse Finish | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Style | Lg. | Wd. | Thick. | Round Face | Flat Face | Edge | For Use On | Each | |
| A | 8" | 3/4" | 3/16" | Rasp | Rasp | Single Cut | Brass, Bronze, Copper, Plastic, Rubber, Wood, Leather | 0000000 | 000000 |
| A | 10" | 15/16" | 1/4" | Rasp | Rasp | Single Cut | Brass, Bronze, Copper, Plastic, Rubber, Wood, Leather | 0000000 | 00000 |
| A | 10" | 1 1/8" | 3/16" | Rasp | Rasp | Single Cut | Brass, Bronze, Copper, Plastic, Rubber, Wood, Leather | 0000000 | 00000 |
| A | 12" | 1 1/8" | 5/16" | Rasp | Rasp | Single Cut | Brass, Bronze, Copper, Plastic, Rubber, Wood, Leather | 0000000 | 00000 |
| A | 12" | 1 5/16" | 1/4" | Rasp | Rasp | Single Cut | Brass, Bronze, Copper, Plastic, Rubber, Wood, Leather | 0000000 | 00000 |
| B | 8" | 7/8" | 3/16" | Rasp × Double Cut | Rasp × Double Cut | None | Brass, Bronze, Copper, Plastic, Rubber, Wood, Leather | 000000 | 00000 |
| B | 10" | 1 1/16" | 3/8" | Rasp × Double Cut | Rasp × Double Cut | None | Brass, Bronze, Copper, Plastic, Rubber, Wood, Leather | 000000 | 00000 |
Rectangular Rasps
Sharp individual rasp teeth quickly remove large amounts of soft, clog-prone materials better than regular files.
Style B rasps do not include a handle but do have a tang that fits into a handle. Length does not include the tang.
Double Cut—Surface has two sets of diagonal teeth and is often used with heavier pressure than single cut for rapid material removal.
Single Cut—Surface has one set of diagonal teeth and is often used with light pressure to slowly remove material and sharpen tool-cutting surfaces.
Single Cut with Chip Breaker—Speed up reaching a fine finish. They remove material as quickly as double-cut files while leaving behind a smooth finish at the same time. They have single-cut teeth divided by diagonal cutting edges that act as chip breakers—the chip breakers rough the surface while the single-cut teeth smooth it.
Tooth Style | For Coarse Finish | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Style | Face | Edge | Lg. | Wd. | Thick. | For Use On | Each | |
| A | Rasp × Rasp × Double Cut × Double Cut | Single Cut | 14" | 1 1/2" | 1/4" | Brass, Bronze, Copper, Plastic, Rubber, Wood, Leather | 0000000 | 000000 |
| B | Rasp × Double Cut | Single Cut | 14" | 1 3/4" | 5/16" | Brass, Bronze, Copper, Plastic, Rubber, Wood, Leather | 00000000 | 00000 |
| B | Rasp × Single Cut with Chip Breaker | Single Cut | 14" | 1 11/16" | 3/16" | Brass, Bronze, Copper, Plastic, Rubber, Wood, Leather | 00000000 | 00000 |
Round Rasps
Good for filing holes and concave surfaces, these rasps have sharp individual teeth that quickly remove large amounts of soft, clog-prone materials. They do not include a handle but do have a tang that fits into a handle. Length does not include the tang.
For Coarse Finish | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lg. | Dia. | Face Tooth Style | For Use On | Each | |
| 10" | 3/8" | Rasp | Plastic, Rubber, Wood, Leather | 0000000 | 000000 |