tapered file
1File (tool) — A file (or hand file) is a hand tool used to shape material by cutting. A file typically takes the form of a hardened steel bar, mostly covered with a series of sharp, parallel ridges or teeth . Most files have a narrow, pointed tang at one end… …
2rat-tail file — noun Date: 1744 a round slender tapered file …
3knife file — noun : a tapered file with a triangular cross section suggesting that of a knife blade …
4Gerber File — A Gerber File is a standard file format used by printed circuit board (PCB) fabrication houses that contains data necessary for computer controlled machines to draw exact patterns for circuit boards. These patterns are typically used to… …
5key file — A small file with a length of 100 or 150 mm (4 or 6 ) for sharpening key holes and other small components, available in standard shapes, e.g., as flat tapered, flat parallel, half round, three square, square, or round file …
6cantsaw file — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: cant (II) + saw : a file similar to the cant file but slightly thicker and not tapered …
7mill file — noun Etymology: mill (I) + file; from its use for filing the saws of a cotton gin : a single cut tapered or blunt file …
8cant file — noun Etymology: cant (II) : a fine toothed file that is isosceles triangular in cross section, tapered to a point, and used for sharpening saw teeth …
9pillar file — noun : a usually double cut file that is rectangular in section, parallel in width with one safe edge, and tapered in thickness from the middle both ways and that is especially suitable for narrow work …
10hand tool — any tool or implement designed for manual operation. * * * Introduction any of the implements used by craftsmen in manual operations, such as chopping, chiseling, sawing, filing, or forging. Complementary tools, often needed as auxiliaries to… …
