Help with rotary files

[Matvx]

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I'm trying to figure out how you tell what size a rotary file is. I know there are different systems, and I don't remember the name of ours, but every file has a yellow band followed by a different assortment of black bands. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[jacksonkelly]

I think you are talking about Profiles. But I guess alot of rotary file systems have this description, posting a picture can help

 

[Streetwolf]

They should have a colored band on them representing tip diameter. Then there should be some black bands for every 0.02 taper (i.e. 3 black bands = 0.06 taper).

The colored bands should follow the usual order that you'd see in k-files. At least the ones we use do that.

 

[cheesetoast]

I'm trying to figure out how you tell what size a rotary file is. I know there are different systems, and I don't remember the name of ours, but every file has a yellow band followed by a different assortment of black bands. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Sounds like you're using ProFile GT's if the shank is gold. Yellow is a size 20 (.20 mm) tip size. For taper, multiply the amount of black lines by 2. As another poster said, for this system the colors are the same as your k-files for tip size (red=25, blue=30, etc.). If the shank is silver, you may be using standard ProFiles or GTX's. Colors and black lines are the recipes for the sizing of several brands of rotary files.

 

[BingDent]

I'm trying to figure out how you tell what size a rotary file is. I know there are different systems, and I don't remember the name of ours, but every file has a yellow band followed by a different assortment of black bands. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Sounds like Profile GT .06/#20 (.06 taper #20 tip.)