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| Andrew Wildman:
It's alive :bugeye: I made the table support pillars and fitted the filer to the lathe. I just chucked the shaft without the coupling for a quick test. The machine was set up for the 50mm stroke and seemed to work well :D Despite the slightly ungainly look the table was very solid. |
| ieezitin:
Andrew.. Very nice job, you will not regret making this attachment that bolts to the lathe for stability reasons alone, you're going to find you will require a hold down bar that prohibits the slight raising of the piece on the up-stroke... play with it and see what i mean, its well worth designing this bar it will make the filling experience a lot more precise and easier to work with. A die-filler is such an asset to the shop, it makes your work easier and instead of setting up the mill you can just go over and file down very classy radius's, edges, slit holes and other great stuff, you will not regret making this tool... my one has a overhead arm which allows me to use hacksaw blades which is a plus.. Great job ... Enjoy the fruits of your labor may it serve you well.. Anthony. |
| tom osselton:
Nice job! A future project I think! :thumbup: |
| RobWilson:
:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: Very nicely done Andrew :thumbup: Rob |
| Andrew Wildman:
I had a bit of a play with the (what I thought was) finished filer and realised that Anthony was spot on and, despite many of the examples I have seen not having a workpiece restraint, the machine really it needs it. so I have started to cobble somthing up. I stall need to make an arm for it and also may make an adjustable bearing support to reduce flex from the file (though it is fairly rigid) |
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