Files, Sticks & Stones

Motion carries a selection of abrasive files, sticks, and stones, including American pattern files, diamond files, blocks and sticks, and other stones.

Motion is your go-to source for files, sticks and stones in various sizes and styles to suit every possible application. Whether you're looking for a quality file set, a new sharpening stone, or a strong steel file, you'll find it here at Motion.

What are Files, Sticks and Stones Used for?

After machining or casting, many parts and pieces have rough edges, protuberances, jagged lines, burrs, and other coarse, spiky, and unwanted lines and sections sticking out that need to be filed down and removed. This is where file sets, sharpening stones and sticks come into play.

File sets like metal files and steel files are used for processes like deburring, chamfering, and radiusing. They're the ideal tools to use to get rid of burrs and rough edges in small, delicate, or hard-to-reach areas of metal pieces and other materials, like woods and plastics.

Choosing Files, Sticks, and Stones

It's vital to choose the appropriate file set or sharpening stone to suit your needs and match the intended application. The right shape and size needs to be chosen to match with the contours and shapes of the items and surfaces that need to be stoned or filed.

Sharp-angle file sets are ideal for getting into tight corners and narrow spaces, for examples, while longer sticks and stones are useful for deburring long sections of a surface.

The Best Files, Sticks, and Stones

Shop with Motion for a huge range of files, sticks, and stones, including:

Files - Files in various shapes and sizes, including diamond files, steel files, American pattern files, and more.
Sticks - Abrasive sticks and blocks in various lengths and grades.
Stones - Sharpening stones of varying sizes and materials like aluminum oxide and silicon carbide.