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How to use a file card brush
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Step 1 – Hold file card brush
Hold the handle of the brush in your dominant hand. |
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Step 2 – Hold file
Hold the file in your non-dominant hand or place the file on a flat, level surface.
You can lean the file on a surface, while holding it to give you more support. |
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Step 3 – Use file card brush
Run the brush so the teeth push at the angle of the cuts on the file. |
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The cuts refer to the direction of the teeth on the file. |
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Brushing technique and direction
You can push the file in the direction that the wires are already bent, so you will not be bending the wires backwards. |
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It is not recommended, but you can pull the wire ends through the teeth of the file, aiming to catch the filings and any other material with the ends of the wires. |
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Another way to clean the teeth of the file is to push and pull the brush in the same movement, almost like brushing your teeth. |
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When using a file card, run the teeth in the direction of the cuts in a single cut file. A single cut file is when all the teeth on a file are parallel to each other and all go in the same direction. |
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With a double cut file, you still have to brush at the angle of the uppermost cut in the crossing rows. A double cut file contains two sets of teeth that cross each other, forming diamond-shaped teeth. |
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Step 4 – Remove filings and other material
Repeat the brushing technique you are using, and run the brush over the clogged up teeth until the filings and any other material are removed. |
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Step 5 – Remove loose filings
If you are using a double sided file card, flip it over to the brush side. Wipe the file repeatedly in any direction to remove the filings you have loosened. |
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If you do not have a double sided file card brush, you can always use a hand brush with stiff bristles. |
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The brush on the file card or your own hand brush can be used afterwards to wipe down the work area. |
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