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What type of bit has flutes?
What is a carbide?
Hold me like a pencil.
What is the handpiece.
I was invented to avoid damaging the nail and surrounding tissue, I am a carbide with a rounded top. What am I called?
What is a safety bit?
Efile bits are measured in fine, medium, coarse, and extra coarse just like paper files. These designations refer what?
What is grit?
When doing a fill on an acrylic nail we file in the growth area and reestablish this.
What is the apex?
When taking down bulk or removing product, a proper angle is parallel to the nail plate, an improper angle will cause this.
What is rings of fire?
This is the power of the file, the ability to overcome resistance, technically, I am referred to as this.
What is torque?
Necessary for left handed techs and when doing your opposite hand when you are right handed.
What is reverse.
To avoid "catching an edge", its best practice to do this to the edge of diamond bits and arbor bands before using them the first time.
What is bevel the bit?
Considered disposible or one time use, these bits are called what?
What are sanding bands or arbor bands?
To start the removing gel polish, use a tickle or feather motion on what part of the nail?
What is down the middle.
When using a diamond bit or an arbor band with an electric file, to much pressure and the wrong speed will create this.
What is heat?
If you are left handed this setting on a machine is critical.
What is reverse?
RPM stands for this. Its a measurement for my speed.
What is revolutions/rotations per minute?
Diamond bits, carbide bits, synthetic bits, do this to all of us when you finish the service.
What is clean and disinfect?
A bit that is true and doesn't wobble is said to be this.
What is concentric?
Their are pedicure bits that work really well with an electric file and make foot filing and cuticle work a breeze. True or False?
What is true!
Which finger is used to brace when using the electric file?
What is the pinkie or ring finger?
Our grit smooths old product in the growth area of the nail when performing a maintenance service.
What is a medium grit.
What is the proper bit angle used when shortening a nail with the electric file?
What is 90 degrees?
Even thou machine speeds go as high as 30, 35, and 40 thousand RPMS, we usually won't need to work at speeds higher than this.
What is 15 thousand RPM?
Gel files off more easily than acrylic so you may work at lower speeds. True or false?
What is true?
Use this to buff natural nails and acrylic to a high shine.
What are chamois or leather bits?
When using the pinkie or ring finger to balance it is also referred to as this.
What is the fulcrum?
When using the efile, keep both feet on the floor, your forearms on the table, and wear these!
What are safety glasses?
To avoid over exposure to dust, use this to protect your lungs and respitory system.
What is a source capture ventilation unit?
Use me to hold the sanding band.
What is a mandrel?
To keep your efile performing well, send me in for maintenance to a qualified service center and they will change these. We help the bit spin smoothly. A cheap macihne has one, quality machines will have between 3-5.
What are bearings?
The electric file, when used properly will help you to be efficient and reduce physical strain on your body. True or false>
What is TRUE!
When filing, lift frequently to avoid this.
What is heat?