Vallorbe Swiss Eco Range Machinist-Engineers Half-Round Files-LX5550-Cuts 1-3

Vallorbe Swiss Eco Range LX5550 Machinist Half-Round File

Half-Round Machinist Files taper to a cut end and are half-round on one side with the other side flat  

Choose from 3 Lengths:   
4" (100mm)  
6" (150mm)   
8" (200mm)   

And 3 different cuts:   
Bastard Cut (Marked 1)   
Second Cut (Marked 2)   
Third Cut (Marked 3)  
 

These Swiss pattern machinists or engineers files are double cut.  
 

Part No.	Legacy Part No.	Length-Cut
LX5550-4-1	N/A	4" Bastard Cut 1
LX5550-4-2	N/A	4" Second Cut 2
LX5550-4-3	N/A	4" Third Cut 3
LX5550-6-1	LS5550-6-1	6" Bastard Cut 1
LX5550-6-2	LS5550-6-2	6" Second Cut 2
LX5550-6-3	LS5550-6-3	6" Third Cut 3
LX5550-8-1	LS5550-8-1	8" Bastard Cut 1
LX5550-8-2	LS5550-8-2	8" Second Cut 2
LX5550-8-3	LS5550-8-3	8" Third Cut 3

Machinist files (also called Engineers files) are made to a different standard than Jewelers Precision files. Cuts and shapes are different. A Machinist file Bastard cut (marked 1) is coarser than a jewelers file marked 1. A Machinist file will have slightly different dimensions than a Jewelers Precision file. Lengths on Machinist files are measured from the top or point of the file to the point when the tang begins to angle up to the heel. Lengths on Jewelers Precision files are measured from the top or point of the file to the point where the heel begins to angle down to the heel.