Making a Coat Hook

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PROJECT: - Making a Coat Hook

THE HOOK

This part had to be marked out very accurately. To mark out accurately I had to make one edge straight and then make one end straight and at exactly 90º to the straight edge.

MAKING ONE LONG EDGE STRAIGHT

METHOD

Using a FILE and a RULER, I filed one long edge until it was as straight as the edge of the rule.

                                                

HOLDING THE FILE

        DELICATE WORK

                                                      FLAT FILING

                                                                                        

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   HEAVY FILING

If there are any low spots the light will show through so that I can file the high spots. When the edge is straight no light shows through.

SAFETY   A FILE MUST NEVER BE USED WITHOUT A HANDLE.

The end of the file that fits into the handle is called the TANG. If the file is used without the handle the tang can and will quite easily injure the wrist. As the handles are not very secure, perhaps an improvement would be to glue them in place. 

METHOD OF FILING TO ...

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