FILING :
INSTRUCTIONS :
• There should be handle fitted on the tang of the file.
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In small files, small handle should be fitted and a larger handle in a
larger file.
Hold the handle of the file with the right hand and keep the file end
balanced with the left hand.
Pressure on the file should be exerted while moving it ahead, not while
driving it back.
Only your hands should move with the file and not your whole body. As
far as possible, keep rest of your body still.
Speed of moving the file should be at the rate of 30 to 35 strokes per
minute.
PRECAUTIONS :
• Don’t use file with no handle.
• The work must be a little under the height of the elbows or on 40 to 44
inches as of the floor.
• Use just a file by sharp teeth.
• Grasp the lever of the file by the right hand and hold the palm against
the end of handle by the thumb on crest .
• Have on goggles after removing the scale .