Description
Operate various sizes and types of files used for removing burrs from and smoothening the edges of a workpiece.
Alternative labels
run file for to remove burrs
handle file for deburring
use file for to remove burrs
use file for deburring
run file for deburring
handle file for to remove burrs
utilise file for deburring
utilize file for to remove burrs
Skill type
skill/competence
Skill reusability level
cross-sector
Relationships with occupations
Essential skill
Operate file for deburring is an essential skill of the following occupations:
Tool and die maker: Tool and die makers operate a variety of equipment and machinery designed to create metal tools and dies, which are both needed in several areas of manufacturing, and produce these tools in all steps of the production process. They design the tools and dies, then cut and shape them to size and finish them by manually operated machine tools, power tools, hand tools, or programming and tending CNC tool and die making machines.
Optional skill
Operate file for deburring is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this skill may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.
Cylindrical grinder operator: Cylindrical grinding operators set up and tend cylindrical grinding machines designed to apply abrasive processes in order to remove small amounts of excess material and smoothen metal workpieces by multiple abrasive grinding wheels with diamond teeth as a cutting device for very precise and light cuts, as the workpiece is fed past it and formed into a cylinder.
Filing machine operator: Filing machine operators set up and tend filing machines such as band files, reciprocating files and bench filing machines in order to smoothen metal, wood or plastic surfaces by precisely cutting and removing small amounts of excess material.
Drill press operator: Drill press operators set up and operate drill presses designed to cut excess material from or enlarge a hole in a fabricated workpiece using a hardened, rotary, multipointed cutting tool that inserts the drill into the workpiece axially.
References
- Operate file for deburring – ESCO
