PS Magazine - APRIL 1973
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
1973 SERIES, ISSUE 245
APRIL 1973
6.
If
file's cracked
gouged
or
chipped-or Lhe hand±e is ±oose or dam²
aged-the
file³s
unsafe.
A±ways
use
a
hand±e on a fi±e´
7±
Remove
and
rep±ace hand±es wiTh
your hands.
Never hammer a fi±e inTo a
handle´ S±ip the fi±e³s tang into The han²
dle and Cap the end of the handle (hard)
8²
µlaMP Work firM¶y i· the vise¸ Keep
Wo¹k Pa¹al±el Co vise jaWs, and sligHtly
aboVe 'eMº
1³
9´
On any smal± item Use a sho»E fi±e¼
On ½ediu½ sized work use an 8¾in¿ fi±eÀ
For ÁaÂger work Ãse Ähe ÅiZe You can hanÆ
d±e BesÇÈ
µ0¶
É»eaÊ
Ën
a
new
fi±e on B»assÌ
BronZe or smooCh i»onÍ Îever Ïse iT firsÄ
on fins or sca±es on casÐ i»onÑ or on a
skinny
edGe
(±ike
sheeT meTa±ÒÓ ÔhatÕ±±
shear the Teeth poinÖsÈ
ll·
×se ±ighT p»essu»e on a new fi±eØ
Neve¹ force iTÙ Ôhaij±± ruin TÚe ÛeeÄhÜ
ABove a±±Ýknow your files´
Þse The
right fß±e fo» The »ight JoBà áo» examp±e:
TOOL
FOR
Heavy, rough
cutting
Large± coa²se± double-cut fI³e Is best.
FInIshing cut
Cast I²on
Soft meta³
´A²d steeµ
Bronze¶ b²ass
·µumInum¸ µead¹
babbItt
Secondºcut» o² smooth¼cUt½ singµe¾cut fI³e¿
Start wIth a bastArdÀcut fIµeÁ fInIsh wIth A
secondÂcut fI³eÃ
Start wItÄ a secondÅcUt fI³e¹ fInIsh wIth a
smoothÆcut fIleÇ
Start wIth a smoothÆcut fIle± fInIsÄ witÄ a
dead¾smooth fi³eÈ
Start wIth a bastA²dÉcut fIle¹ fInIsh wIth a
secondÆcut fIµeÊ
BastA²d¾cUtË cu²Ved tooth fI³eÌ
See TM
¸-243
(Íep 60)¹ Îse of Handtoo³Ï and MeaÏurIng
TooµsÐ for mo²e scoop on ca²e and uÏe of fIles and hand too³sÑ
¹º
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