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Needle File

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needle file [′nēd·əl ‚fīl]
(design engineering)
A small file with an extended tang that serves as a needle.

Needle File 

a small fine-cut file. It is made from steel wire, one end of which is not worked and serves as the handle. It is used for fine filing, trimming, and fitting of small parts.



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Specialty tools like automotive rescue tools, needle files, glass magnifiers, grommets and fasteners, hooks, probes, positioning, inspection and retrieval tools, magnets and punches The most common functions served by these hand tools are those of plumbing and woodworking.
Fitting a File Handle Needle files have an integral handle; however hand files often require a handle to be fitted.
The required tools are a short straight edge (ruler), a standard set of feeler gages, a set of calibrated nut files, an X-acto saw and a tear-drop needle file.
 
 
 
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