half-round file
Britishnoun
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Make an incision with a half-round file in the under side of the tube for the wires to come through.
From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.
The round face of a half-round file requires eight, ten or more courses to complete it.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various
It will be found that in a smooth, half-round file 1 inch in width, about twenty courses are required for the convex side, and two courses alone serve for the flat side.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
With a half-round file one side of one of the blocks is filed slightly concave, so that it will fit on the outside of the cylinder.
From Boys' Book of Model Boats by Raymond F. (Raymond Francis) Yates
Then draw-file the bore with a smooth half-round file and finish with a half-round scraper, easing away the high spots until the bore shows proper contact and is smooth.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
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