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What is filing commonly used for today?

Deburring metal parts.

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  1. Casting molds
  2. Deburring metal parts ✔
  3. Melting metal

Why: Filing is rarely a production technique now but remains a common way to deburr parts.

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Filing smooths out the rough edges.
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References

Answer: Deburring metal parts. Filing is rarely a production technique now but remains a common way to deburr parts.

  1. Metalworking en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalworking
    it remains as a common method of deburring
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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