Phase 2: Electric Filing/CMA-12/Ch.8
1. Which of the following is NOT one of the outcomes of using an electric file?: Creates more
difficulty in refining your work
2. Suppose you could only afford an inexpensive electric file. What should you do?: Purchase a less
expensive machine, and invest in a higher-quality machine later.
3. Your instructor is teaching about electric files. A student, Belle, asks if it's necessary to use
electric files and if she could stick with traditional filing. How might your instructor respond?: Electric
files are a necessary tool when offering nail enhancements and pedicures in the salon.
4. What speed should you put your machine on when removing gel polish from hard gel or acrylic
product?: Low to medium
5. What is the suggested speed for cuticle work?: Slow
6. Keep long hair tied back so that it does NOT get caught in the .: bit
7. Which of the following is NOT a way to change bits?: Screw
8. Which type of bit chips the surface of product when filing and can be used in a back-and-forth
motion?: Diamond
9. AVOID applying pressure down when ; compensate for pressure with
speed.: filing
10.What is the suggested speed for surface work?: fast
11.Which type of bit was designed to use sideways to carve a "V" into the smile line area?:
French fill
12.Steph is complaining about dust getting inside her file. What should you tell her?: Tell her to
look into a closed-casings handpiece.
13.To remove hard gels, you can use a diamond bit with a grit.: medi-
um
14. can occur when the bit is too close to the skin, you are using an improper
angle of the bit, or the bit is too large.: Grabbing
15.Which size is intended for professional nail bits?: 1/32"
16.What is the suggested speed for maintenance?: Medium
17.What is the last step of electric filing for pedicures?: Clean and disinfect bits.
18.Using your pedicure bit in one direction will reduce calluses by .: -
70-80%
19.Which type of bit has grooves called flutes and sometimes has coatings to enhance filing?:
Carbide
20.Lift the frequently when filing to AVOID causing heat.: bit
21.Which of the following is true about torque, power, and speed?: High torque
= more power = lower speed
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1. Which of the following is NOT one of the outcomes of using an electric file?: Creates more
difficulty in refining your work
2. Suppose you could only afford an inexpensive electric file. What should you do?: Purchase a less
expensive machine, and invest in a higher-quality machine later.
3. Your instructor is teaching about electric files. A student, Belle, asks if it's necessary to use
electric files and if she could stick with traditional filing. How might your instructor respond?: Electric
files are a necessary tool when offering nail enhancements and pedicures in the salon.
4. What speed should you put your machine on when removing gel polish from hard gel or acrylic
product?: Low to medium
5. What is the suggested speed for cuticle work?: Slow
6. Keep long hair tied back so that it does NOT get caught in the .: bit
7. Which of the following is NOT a way to change bits?: Screw
8. Which type of bit chips the surface of product when filing and can be used in a back-and-forth
motion?: Diamond
9. AVOID applying pressure down when ; compensate for pressure with
speed.: filing
10.What is the suggested speed for surface work?: fast
11.Which type of bit was designed to use sideways to carve a "V" into the smile line area?:
French fill
12.Steph is complaining about dust getting inside her file. What should you tell her?: Tell her to
look into a closed-casings handpiece.
13.To remove hard gels, you can use a diamond bit with a grit.: medi-
um
14. can occur when the bit is too close to the skin, you are using an improper
angle of the bit, or the bit is too large.: Grabbing
15.Which size is intended for professional nail bits?: 1/32"
16.What is the suggested speed for maintenance?: Medium
17.What is the last step of electric filing for pedicures?: Clean and disinfect bits.
18.Using your pedicure bit in one direction will reduce calluses by .: -
70-80%
19.Which type of bit has grooves called flutes and sometimes has coatings to enhance filing?:
Carbide
20.Lift the frequently when filing to AVOID causing heat.: bit
21.Which of the following is true about torque, power, and speed?: High torque
= more power = lower speed
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