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Keller die filing machine from the 1970s.
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Previously:
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...454#post158525
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...726#post139978
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...489#post166490
Wow I am getting old if this is considered vintage machinery.
I can tell it’s 1970’s or earlier because there are no guards fitted on the belt or the file, and no warning notices anywhere.
How did we survive?
That is a "oldie but goody" right there. I wish I had one in my shop. They are great for intricate parts. Only problem is finding the correct files for them.
Fairly heavy duty reciprocating gear box on that machine.
I've seen some made from about every size small gasoline engine imaginable from a tiny little COX .50 all the up to a cast iron 10 hp Kohlar
Somebody makes a casting kit for them
https://www.martinmodel.com/products...and%20assembly.
I've got an old scroll saw. The motion isn't quite the same but it might be close enough. I wonder if I can grind down an old file. You've got me thinking.Quote:
Originally Posted by owen moore
Quite a few examples Scroll Saw conversions on the web.Quote:
Originally Posted by nova_robotics
For example this one on https://www.instructables.com/Scroll...sion-to-Filer/
When I built my miniature die filer...Quote:
Originally Posted by owen moore
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...ie-filer-27294
for model-making, I made my own files by silver soldering a bit of threaded rod to the outer, ground-down, end of a conventional file. It worked for my purposes but might not scale up well.
My experience is that die filers must be run at a fairly low speed to get good results. YMMV.