I made a filing machine from bar stock | Die Filer Build

If you want to make your own. Link to the original article - Internet Archive: Popular Mechanics - October 1947, p 226 https://archive.org/details/PopularMe...

Stock list
10 gauge x 8” x 8” steel plate
1.25" (D) x 1” Brass Round Bar
0.75" (D) x 12” Brass Round Bar
0.5625" (D) x 12” Carbon Steel Round Bar
1" (D) x 6” Carbon Steel Round Bar
1.75" (D) x 3” Carbon Steel Round Bar
0.1875" x 1.25" x 24” Carbon Steel Rectangle Bar
1.5" x 1.5" x 0.125" x 12” Carbon Steel Angle
1.5" x 1.5” x 7” Cold Roll Square Bar

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Long story short, I wanted a die filer, but the kits that are available are too large for my lathe to handle. This one is based on a design from an old Popular Mechanics Magazine (October 1947). Each of the components is made from readily available bar stock. This die filer is designed for files with a 1/4" round shank. Swill parallel machine files will fit. Alternatively, standard files could be adapted to fit with a bit of tube and some epoxy.

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