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Because the shape of the file has to match the opening. A round file will not square a corner and a three square file will not follow a curve.

Because a workshop repeating one operation needs twelve of one shape rather than one each of twelve shapes. The boxes here hold twelve of a single profile.

Flat parallel, flat taper, half round, three square and square in second cut, which between them cover the internal shapes needle files are used on.

Reaching into an acute internal angle. Its triangular section enters a corner that no round, flat or half round profile will get into.

Cutting hardened material that a conventional file skates over. They are held as 6 and 10 piece sets at 140mm and 150mm with soft grip handles.

Handles are held separately and take several files in turn rather than being fitted to one, which is how a box of needle files is actually worked through.

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Needle files are bought by profile because the shape of the file has to match the shape of the opening being worked. A round file will not square a corner, a three square file will not follow a curve, and no amount of cut grade compensates for the wrong profile. Cut grade matters less here than on a full size file because the material removed is small either way.

That is why they are sold in boxes of one profile rather than as mixed sets in the main range. A workshop repeating the same operation needs twelve of one shape, not one each of twelve shapes, and the boxes here are twelve of a single profile. Buying a box also means a worn file is replaced rather than the whole operation stopping.

The profiles held are flat parallel, flat taper, half round, three square and square in second cut. Each addresses a different internal shape, and a three square file in particular reaches into an acute internal angle that nothing else on the leaf will enter. Profile is stated per box rather than the boxes being mixed.

Diamond needle files cut hardened material that a conventional file will skate over, held as 6 and 10 piece sets at 140mm and 150mm with soft grip. Handles are fitted separately and take several files in turn. Send the opening being worked to 07754288583 on WhatsApp. A soft grip handle also gives control on a file that is otherwise held on a bare shank.