E-File Rotation Direction/Gel-X Removal
New to gel, tips, and e-files, so please bear with me. 🐻 Sorry if the terms direction/motion/move/etc become confusing—I’ve tried to word things to make each portion most easily understandable.
Most info I read about e-file direction describes Forward/Reverse rotation in terms of clockwise/counterclockwise. I find this mildly confusing considering CW/CCW differs depending on whether you’re looking at the e-file from the top of the bit or the bottom of the file barrel.
When my e-file is set to Forward, observing it upright as in the position above, the bit rotates to the left. Is this correct?
I’ve always been under the impression the user should move the bit in the direction of its natural momentum, not against it (i.e. more resistance). Is this correct?
I read that right-handed users typically use Forward to move in L → R motion. Because my file rotates to the left in Forward, it most easily moves in a R → L motion. Am I supposed to be moving the file in the same direction/with the momentum of the bit? Or am I intended to move it in the opposite direction, which creates some resistance?
These questions came up because I recently purchased a carbide bit for product removal, and I noticed it works much better when I move the file L → R in Reverse, i.e. against the file’s natural momentum/with resistance. I always assumed I was supposed to move with the direction of rotation/natural momentum, but I’ve also realized this causes the file to try to wrap around the end edge of my nail when I reach it, which seems counterintuitive to controlling the file.
Basically, I am either misunderstanding how to use the file (i.e. with/against rotation) or my file is faulty and rotates in the wrong direction. Please help me figure out which it is, if either!
Thanks so much.
New to gel, tips, and e-files, so please bear with me. 🐻 Sorry if the terms direction/motion/move/etc become confusing—I’ve tried to word things to make each portion most easily understandable.
Most info I read about e-file direction describes Forward/Reverse rotation in terms of clockwise/counterclockwise. I find this mildly confusing considering CW/CCW differs depending on whether you’re looking at the e-file from the top of the bit or the bottom of the file barrel.
When my e-file is set to Forward, observing it upright as in the position above, the bit rotates to the left. Is this correct?
I’ve always been under the impression the user should move the bit in the direction of its natural momentum, not against it (i.e. more resistance). Is this correct?
I read that right-handed users typically use Forward to move in L → R motion. Because my file rotates to the left in Forward, it most easily moves in a R → L motion. Am I supposed to be moving the file in the same direction/with the momentum of the bit? Or am I intended to move it in the opposite direction, which creates some resistance?
These questions came up because I recently purchased a carbide bit for product removal, and I noticed it works much better when I move the file L → R in Reverse, i.e. against the file’s natural momentum/with resistance. I always assumed I was supposed to move with the direction of rotation/natural momentum, but I’ve also realized this causes the file to try to wrap around the end edge of my nail when I reach it, which seems counterintuitive to controlling the file.
Basically, I am either misunderstanding how to use the file (i.e. with/against rotation) or my file is faulty and rotates in the wrong direction. Please help me figure out which it is, if either!
Thanks so much.