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Catalog Forum => Catalog Forum => Topic started by: Nolatoolguy on March 17, 2013, 08:48:22 PM

Title: Die filer
Post by: Nolatoolguy on March 17, 2013, 08:48:22 PM

Found this intresting, anyone have more info on them. There a simpler concept but I like them for some odd reason.

Title: Re: Die filer
Post by: Nolatoolguy on March 17, 2013, 08:49:34 PM

Ps it's not my photo, a machinist friend emailed it to me.

Title: Re: Die filer
Post by: john k on March 17, 2013, 11:42:41 PM

Would be a great machine for a tool and die man.   Where every last piece was machined or filed to fit.   Wonder how many are out there?

Title: Re: Die filer
Post by: johnsironsanctuary on March 18, 2013, 10:21:05 AM

My friend, Don, has a small one.  They used to be common in tool and die shops until EDM and CNC came along. I have seen home versions made from scroll saws.

Title: Re: Die filer
Post by: oldgoaly on September 07, 2013, 05:48:50 PM

Still being used in small shops, bring good money on that auction site. Here is a pic of mine paid 25$ for it at Hershey swap meet, 2 rows over the wife found a can full of files for 5$ They guy offered to throw the junk inside away if we didn't want it.

Title: Re: Die filer
Post by: Batz on September 07, 2013, 07:16:24 PM

Many years ago I worked at GM Australia as a toolmaker, I spent quite a few hours using one of those.

Batz