Flash-removal tool

A flash-removal tool, comprising:

• a tool body, extending along a longitudinal tool axis and comprising an exterior circumferential surface, wherein:
• the exterior circumferential surface extends between a first end surface of the tool body and a second end surface of the tool body;
• and
• the longitudinal tool axis is a central longitudinal axis of the tool body;
• a tooth, projecting from the tool body in a first direction along a first axis and fixed at all times relative to the tool body;
• an engagement surface, perpendicular to the longitudinal tool axis and located a preselected distance away from the tooth along the longitudinal tool axis;
• and
• a positioning groove, recessed in the exterior circumferential surface of the tool body, wherein:
• the positioning groove is configured to position the flash-removal tool against a workpiece;
• the engagement surface is located adjacent to the first end surface and forms a longitudinal end-wall of the positioning groove;
• the longitudinal end-wall is configured for positioning the workpiece relative to the flash-removal tool in a direction parallel to the longitudinal tool axis;
• the tooth comprises a shearing surface;
• the shearing surface faces in the first direction;
• the shearing surface is offset an offset distance away from the longitudinal tool axis in a second direction along a second axis;
• the shearing surface comprises a shearing edge, all of the shearing edge is parallel to the longitudinal tool axis of the tool body;
• the first axis and the second axis are orthogonal to each other and define a virtual plane, which contains the first axis and the second axis and which is perpendicular to the longitudinal tool axis and to the shearing surface;
• the positioning groove extends longitudinally between the first end surface and the tooth;
• and
• the positioning groove faces in the first direction.