half-round file
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half-round file
[′haf ¦rau̇nd ‚fīl] (design engineering)
A file that is flat on one side and convex on the other.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
half-round file
A file whose cross section is convex on one face and flat on the other face.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Crack the door to the mysterious world of polishing metal, buy a few excellent files (not a 16" double-cut,
half-round file from Home Depot).
mill file and a smaller
half-round file will help you get perfect fits for end caps (Photo 12).
HALF-ROUND FILE, file the inside curve of the blunt blade perfectly flat.
Use a
half-round file or sandpaper to bevel the edges slightly, allowing the pipe to nest into the hub more precisely (Photos 3 and 8)
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