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| Davo J:
I watched this from the beginning, and all I have to say is really great work. :beer: For people not into casting, it would be easy enough to make out of weldments. Dave |
| madjackghengis:
Hi Al, I hadn't looked for a while, computer down and all that, but your project turned out great. I built the MLA filer years ago, and use it a lot. The key to the vibration is everything has its natural harmonic frequency, and you have to stay out of that frequency, and the primary harmonics of it, and the vibration will be negligable. I wouldn't lighten up any shafts as they are stressed primarily by inertia far more than the actual work performed and inertia is absolutely unforgiving. Mine runs about the high speed of the first half of your first video, and it works well with steel, iron, brass, aluminum and stainless, just not anything hardened. I assume you're cutting on the down stroke, so won't mention that. Any old file can be used, you just have to grind the front end down to fit in your shank/clamp arrangement. They're great for profiling side plates or removing casting sprue and lines I use mine all the time on engine parts. I'll bet you find yourself using it more often than you think possible right at the moment. That's a fine piece of machinery. :bow: :beer: Cheers, mad Jack |
| raynerd:
Hi Al, I`ve not looked at this for the last week and just found your newest video and the table looks great. A quick question for you; based on a comment I made in this thread, I have kindly been given a die filer from a fellow madmodder!!!!! :ddb: :nrocks: :ddb: I`ve not had time to look at it properly yet, not because I`m ungrateful, I just really want to get the clock near finished before I start taking on any new projects, be them from scratch made or just repairing/modding! One thing I have noticed about your video and others I have seen as well as from my own machine when I switched it on just to see it run, is that that they run pretty damn quick. Can you see any issues that would arise from installing a 3ph motor on my die filler and using it with a variable speed pot? I`m just thinking that that way I could slow the machine right down and take more time with delicate filing jobs. Nice work on your die filler and it is hard to believe you made it right from your own pattern!! Chris |
| Rob.Wilson:
Hi Al :bugeye: Just read the complete thread ,,,,,,,, very nicely done :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: ,,,,,, A very fine bit of workshop kit you have made there ,, love the casting , first class :drool: Rob |
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