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Basic Application Type of File Recommended   Basic Application Type of File Recommended
Flat Surfaces Hand   Flat Surfaces-Corners Barrette
Flat Surfaces-Slots Pillar & Crochet   Keyways Dovetail Ways Barrette
Curved Surfaces-Corners-Holes � Round or Crossing   Gear Teeth Deburring Barrette
Corner of Curved & Flat Surfaces Crossing & Crochet   Rounded Inside Corners-Holes Round
Slots-Wedge Shaped Openings Knife   Rounded Corners Crochet & Pippin
Corners-Slots Slitting or Equalling   Holes-"V" Slots Pippin
Slots Warding & Screwhead   Roughening Surfaces for Grips Checkering
Edges (Joints) Joint   Corners-Holes-Edges 3-Square & Square

 

Hardness-  Standard Grobet files are Rockwell hardness 60-62 HRc.   Grobet Valtitan files are Rockwell hardness 72HRc.

 

Scale of Cuts-  The lower the number, the coarser the cut ( so "00" is very coarse and "4" is very fine).

Teeth per Inch (Upcut)

 30 41 51 64 79 97 117 142 173 213 295
10" and over in length 00 0 1 2 3 4   6      
4" to 8" in length   00 0 1 2 3 4   6    
3" in length     00 0 1 2 3 4   6 8
Escapement      00 0 1 2 3 4   6  
Needle file 4" to 7"     0 0 2 3 4   6    
Regular Rifflers       0   2 3 4 6