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2. On the left is a Cut No. 0 file while in the middle is a Cut
No. 2 file. The finest cut file, a No. 4, is on the right. The finer
cut on the No. 4 file is obvious.
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non-prototype details off a plastic boxcar side, you will want to
use a finer file such as a No. 4.
Occasionally, even a precision file may be too large for the job
if you need to get into a small space. That is when you need an
escapement file [3]. These are available in the same patterns
as the precision files but have a much smaller cross-section.
I purchased four of them (rectangle, round, three-square or
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3. A round escapement file. These files are 5½" long, and this
round escapement file gradually tapers to a very fine tip.
MRH-Nov 2014
