Glardon-Vallorbe Swiss Half-Round Slim Precision Files - LP1566

Half-Round Slim Inside Ring files are tapered in width and thickness coming to a point. Half-round ring files are narrower than regular half-round so that it can be used for filing inside of rings. Cut on both sides. Measurements given are at the thickest point of the file. Glardon-Vallorbe is the one and only manufacture of files in Switzerland. If a file says Swiss Made, it was and is a Glardon-Vallorbe file. Since 2015, Grobet is no longer the distributor of Swiss Made files in the United States. Current Grobet files are made in Italy. Things you should know about ordering hand files: Glardon-Vallorbe Swiss Made Precision Files are measured from the point where the teeth begin to the end of the file. A 6" precision file will measure 8-1/2" long from tip to end of tang, but it is called a 6" file. Glardon-Vallorbe Swiss Made Precision Files are graded with a number from 000 for coarsest to 6 for finest. Remember, the higher the number the finer the cut. Part No. Legacy Part Nos. Length-Cut LP1566-6-00 131.127 & 31.127 6" Cut 00 X-Coarse LP1566-6-0 131.128 & 31.128 6" Cut 0 Coarse LP1566-6-1 131.129 & 31.129 6" Cut 1 Med-Coarse LP1566-6-2 131.130 & 31.130 6" Cut 2 Medium LP1566-6-3 131.131 & 31.131 6" Cut 3 Med-Fine LP1566-6-4 131.132 & 31.132 6" Cut 4 Fine LP1566-6-5 N/A 6" Cut 5 Finer LP1566-8-000 N/A 8" Cut 000 XX-Coarse LP1566-8-0 131.134 & 31.134 8" Cut 0 Coarse LP1566-8-1 131.135 & 31.135 8" Cut 1 Med-Coarse LP1566-10-00 131.136 & 31.136 10" Cut 00 X-Coarse LP1566-10-0 131.137 & 31.137 10" Cut 0 Coarse LP1566-10-2 131.138 & 31.138 10" Cut 2 Medium *Length Max Dimensions 6 Inch (150 mm) 12.7mm x 3.5mm 8 Inch (200 mm) 15.2mm x 4.8mm 10 Inch (250 mm) 15.2mm x 4.8mm *Lengths do not include the handle section (tang) And in various cuts: 000 Extra Extra Coarse 00 Extra Coarse 00 Coarse 1 Medium Coarse 2 Medium 3 Medium Fine 4 Fine 5 Finer