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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
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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
BENT HACKSAW MAINTENANCE • REPLACE BLADES THAT ARE WORN OUT OR ARE IN BAD CONDITION
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 BLADETHIS IS ON THE TOOL TEST LENGTHS COME IN 8”, 10”, AND 12” WE USE ALL 12” TEETH PER INCH 14T, 18T, 24T, 32T
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
FILE PART NAMES EDGE BODY 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 QUESTIONS?