A single cut file has rows of teeth cut in one direction across its face. The teeth are at an angle of 60 degree to the centre line. It can cut chips as wide as the cut of the file. Files with this cut are useful for filing soft metals like brass, aluminium, bronze and copper.

For cylindrical grinding a small diameter work with fairly large wheel Hard grade wheel is used.

The teeth of hacksaw blade are set to provide clearance for the blade, prevent jamming and breakage of blade and make the kerf wider than the blade.