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Flat file   /flæt faɪl/   Listen
Flat file

noun
1.
A file with two flat surfaces.





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"Flat file" Quotes from Famous Books



... more than a couple of inches from this artificial neck, cut it off at that length and with a flat file or emery wheel give it a sharp triangular point. The leg wires, too, should be pointed similarly. All wire should be smooth, straight, and free from kinks to work well. Coming in coils it will require straightening, the larger sizes ...
— Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit • Albert B. Farnham
... on which four blocks, AA and BB, are nailed. These blocks are fastened on the board in the relative positions of the heel and sole on a shoe. The skates are clamped on them in the same manner as on a shoe. A flat file is drawn across both blades of the skates as shown. After the roundness is cut down on the edges of the blades the skates are removed and the file is drawn along the sides ...
— The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 - 700 Things For Boys To Do • Popular Mechanics


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