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I found a photo on the the web of a old bench top die filer and thought I would try to make a copy. Having no plans I guestimated the dimensions and made a pattern, the most difficult part of the project. This project was good practice for making patterns, casting, and using my lathe and mill. The result turned out better than I expected. I mounted it to my grinder pedestal to save space and share the grinders work lamp, because of this it vibrates a little more than it would if it on it's own base. I don't have any plans since I made it up as I went a long like I do on most of my projects.

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@mayhem7090 12 лет назад

Hello, here is a very nice machine, superbly realized, good luck, cordially

@MukhtharAhmed 11 лет назад

Awesome, The example made me understand what die filer is. I would definitely need it in our workshop. This also gave me an idea of using the unused jigsaw in our workshop. Allen Powell - Awesome.. & thank you

@mrpete222 13 лет назад

Excellent workmanship.

@timmer9lives 6 лет назад

Beautiful job on building this filer. Granted this is a 7 year old video, but still a great build which gave me some ideas. Thanks !

@apowellz 6 лет назад

Thanks for your comment on this old video. This was fun to build and if you got some ideas to use out of it I'm glad. I consider that a small pay back to the internet builders that taught me through their videos how to do all this stuff.

@zubernick 12 лет назад

Yes, dear heart, I know. We have become so highly specialized that most people cannot function outside of their narrow fields and are overwhelmed by mechanical and technilogical processes they don't understand. The gentleman here is in comparison a kind of a renaissance man. I value that and celebrate his abilities as I strive to widen my own. Cynicism is a corrosive mindset.

@bowtie3963 11 лет назад

Great job casting!Change the pulleys to slow it WAY down,and flip the file to cut on downstroke,and it will be an awesome machine for you.Otherwise,I don't think the bushings will last.But then you could bore for linear bearings when they do give out.

@jimmilne19 8 лет назад

Very nice build Allen. From casting to finished product without drawings presents special challenges and responsibilities above those called for when there are drawings and a purchased casting. You should be very pleased with the final results. Hey, I'm impressed. I enjoy your videos and watch, however, I'm probably not experienced enough to contribute here in the comments so I am selfish and just learn and am inspired from watching. Thanks for sharing. Nice.

@apowellz 8 лет назад

Hey Jim thanks for your great comment. I too have learned a great deal from the true experts in machining and casting here on You Tube. Watching their videos inspired me to try it for myself. I have no local source to learn from so they are my mentors. The best way to learn is by doing it yourself and the mistakes you make along the way can be the best teacher of all. I'm glad you enjoy my videos and I appreciate your your interest.

@lookcreations 11 лет назад

nice work and great to see your castings. Now I know what a die filer is. :-)

@MegaJohnhammond 11 лет назад

Nice job. The soundtrack makes me want a glass of scotch for some reason.

@siggyincr7447 7 лет назад

Nicely done. My only nit pick is that the drive plate should have been counterweighted to reduce vibration. Similar to the way that crankshafts have counterweights opposite the bearing. Though I may be over thinking this as a solid mount and reduced speed would probably remedy it.

@apowellz 7 лет назад

Siegfried Gust Thanks for the comment. I didn't really need a counter balance. If you look a the video you'll see the original 1900 filer I was copying had nothing like that and if you watch where I'm test running it with the drill at various speeds held with just my hand and it was almost completely vibration free even at high speed. I problem came when mounted it to that flimsy grinder stand, used a dried out lumpy drive belt (to cheap to run down a new one!) and ran it too fast. Fix those three things and it would be quite vibration free.

@Spark-Hole 6 лет назад

Siggy inn CR was right, it is easy just drill a big hole on crank plate.

@davidjames1007 8 лет назад

Nice job and thanks for sharing

@apowellz 8 лет назад

Thanks for your comment, James.

@cosast54 11 лет назад

very well done!!!

@JC_Young 6 лет назад

That RPM though! Great job

@djpaulk 11 лет назад

Looks cool and great effort. But.. if you have that much filing to do,maybe you should first look at the process you used to get whatever it is your going to file,to the stage it was at, before filing.

@dosher101 11 лет назад

really amazing you have a gift

@Oodain 8 лет назад

great work on machining and casting, it does look like it could benefit from a more solid mounting position though :)

@apowellz 8 лет назад

+Oodain Yes, I agree. This mounting is quite bad, but I am running out of room is my little shop so things must do double duty. A fresh belt instead of the ancient lumpy stiff yard sale special would help! Thanks for the comment.

@Oodain 8 лет назад

i have a severe lack of space as well, especially space that i can dedicate to singular projects, so i can relate. unfortunately i dont have a simple solution to that particular problem.

@minbari001 11 лет назад

Only thing i could suggest for that Allen, would be some clamps A-La Microscope slide style on a secondary Platform with ball feet underneath, instead of moving the Work you move the secondary platform. Still might get some vibration though but yeah try some stuff and see what works M8

@ROCKNTV1 13 лет назад

sweet job bud

@apowellz 11 лет назад

Thanks!

@cffellows 6 лет назад

Allen, don't know if you'll get notified of this, but wondered what you've found to be the ideal RPM for your die filer?

@apowellz 6 лет назад

Chuck - The vibration you saw in the video had more to do with the flimsy mount and used old lumpy belt than the too high of speed I was running it at. You notice in the video when I test run it with the drill I can easily hold it with one hand at all speed without it shaking around. I just sold all my machines and tooling due to my MS getting to the point it was difficult to stand or even sit at them any longer. I still have the die grinder and if I ever wanted to run it I would just use the drill and vary the speed as needed.

@Marcos7BR 11 лет назад

Só estou vendo acidente aí. Melhor aplicar Normas Regulamentadoras tipo NR12 (utilizada no Brasil)

@ericchilton3781 8 лет назад

hi will you sell one of those castings ?

@apowellz 8 лет назад

Hey Eric. There was a day when I would gladly produced a copy for you, but my MS has gotten so bad that making a casting is a major undertaking! I am now limited to about 1 1/2 hours at most a day in the shop. Lugging around boxes full of sand is getting beyond me. Sorry, and after I spent all that time making this pattern to only make one!

@ericchilton3781 8 лет назад

thanks Allen sorry to hear of your ms i hope you get better.......Ive been trying to set me up a foundry have made all the stuff except for the furnace and the sand .......i stay so busy at my shop that i have no time to do a lot of things nice job you did on the machine and thanks for the reply .........Eric......

@sergio29552 8 лет назад

cool casting but the music sound like a porn movie from the 60's but other then that nice build Sr

@apowellz 8 лет назад

+sergio roa Hmm.. Haven't spent any time watching porn movies from the 60's so I'm unaware what that music sounds like and the current ones are better anyway. If it bothers you, You Tube has a provided a way to mute the sound. It is hard to find music that suits everyone's tastes or that prevents You Tube from tacking on commercials to your videos for which they pay nothing, so I guess any further posts will be without music. I'm glad you liked the build somewhat witch was the whole intent of the video. Thanks for the comment.

@Janne1Hirmu Год назад

Horrible music

@apowellz Год назад

@Janne1Hirmu Horrible comment. If you can't stand the music, I can offer two ways to relieve your suffering. Hit the mute button provided by RU-vid for sensitive ears such as yours or click away to some video that isn't so offensive. Thanks for your constructive input.

@lunardust201 9 лет назад

Everything is really awesome except for that badly non-supporting table you mounted it to, which lets it vibrate so much. Kind of a waste of such nice engineering. Get a more stable mount!

@HermanOtto-wr2nn 5 лет назад

Witam bardzo ciekawie wykonane jeśli to tylko pilnikarka mogą być problemy z dostawaniem się opiłków metalu na prowadnice mimo stożka i tak dostaną się opiłki profesjonalne pilnikarki są górno pilnikowe

@lacaver64 3 года назад

very nice machine a very good work, today I dont find this machines , this machines are very useful , gratulations good work

@MrPhilfluffy 11 лет назад

Nice skills, but I have a question. The table appears to be adjustable for angle in the X axis, what's the idea behind that? if the table was to be allowed to tilt to file in angles, wouldn't the hole where the file appears have to be slotted to accomodate this adjustability? Or does it allow a limited range of angular adjustment within the constraints by virtue of the file being undersized to the hole? I'm going to cheat and make one from a old compressor pump or a weedy engine :)

@apowellz 11 лет назад

Thanks. It really needs to be on it's own stand. I was just trying to save space in my little shop by attaching it to the grinder stand. not a very good result.

@dudedsy 11 лет назад

Sweet! I would get a pull cutting file for it, if you didn't, looks like it's pushing the work off the table on the cut, instead of pulling it in. Maybe it's just vibration or friction from the return stroke, but yeah. Still using it?

@minbari001 11 лет назад

What a lovely piece of work Allan!! Its still great to see in this day and age of CNC dominance that the art of Craftsmanship is still alive and Kicking, Excellent ! I will venture to suggest one thing though. Try inverting the file as this will negate the tendency for it to push the work away from the table, you should get better results too But still a great job :-)

@joell439 8 лет назад

Well done sir! I subscribed to you channel after I bumped into your 4x6 bandsaw feed cylinder video. I was so impressed I've been binge watching everything you have posted. Excellent thoughtful work. Thanks for taking the time to record and share your passion. If you post i,t I'll watch it. Joel....

@apowellz 8 лет назад

Thanks Joel! I appreciate the comment and compliment. I am glad you enjoy my videos and projects and have taken the time to watch them. They were fun to make I have learned a lot by building them.

@mrpete222 8 лет назад

Excellent

@apowellz 8 лет назад

Thanks mrpete222! I have followed your channel for years and have learned several things from you. You and myfordboy were quite helpful in my foundry efforts. Thanks for your comment. It feels like I got a passing grade in your internet shop class! I have always sat in the front row.

@dochollowood5763 6 лет назад

lol

@evilcowboy 6 лет назад

Very nice machine work. I'd try to add a counter balance to make the machine a little more smoother operating but overall it is an excellent job.

@LV2XPLR 4 года назад

Nice build. I love that you're casting your own parts. I almost thought you were going to put a pulley on your grinder and drive the filer with the grinder. :)

@henry-gonzalez-ramirez 11 лет назад

con este prototipo de maquina se pueden hacer muchas cosas portu aporte y compartir tus ideas ¡¡

@barrylyndon80 9 лет назад

A great work and interesting project; there´s no doubt about that. But the effectiveness of that die filer is so lousy, that I doubt that machine could be ever get back in series production again.

@KnolltopFarms 7 лет назад

uhhh, it's not a "production" machine. It is designed and built to tidy up small edges with precision, not to hog off mountains of chips. This is a model or clock maker's best friend.

@apowellz 7 лет назад

You are correct, sir! I will agree your with assessment of this little die filler and it's uses, but also agree with barrylyndon80 that there is a good reason you don't see them for sale these days. Your description of it's uses is perfect and I have used it as you describe. I built this just for fun and the challenge making something from a photo that might be useful. Thanks for your comment.

@zubernick 12 лет назад

That's truly inspiring - actualizing a conceptualization like that - a rare talent and a dying art.

@mimlomiani6949 6 лет назад

Beautiful Job well done :) Isnt there too much shakes and how to reduce that if one day you decide too? Thank's for sharing...

@noelrieusset3952 7 лет назад

Interested to know if you get any flex, as only one end of file is supported. Also have you turned the file the other way? Great video, thanks.

@apowellz 7 лет назад

Thanks for your comment. This little filler is for very light operations. I actually found a set of files online made for small machines like this. They don't flex much being files they are quite stiff. I made this more as casting and machining exercise and really don't use it much. It was fun to figure out and build!

@gary.solexa 4 года назад

Great work, and I always think that a die filer would be such a handy machine to own. I can never understand why they are such a rarity these days.

@lepompier132 4 года назад

Nice casting project. Where did you get the drawings to make the pattern for your casting ?

@rogerhouston1092 7 лет назад

WOW THAT HITTING THE NAIL ON THE HEAD,,GREAT JOB ,,,,THANK YOU FOR MAKING AND SHARING YOUR VIDEO

@apowellz 7 лет назад

Thanks for the comment. It was an interesting project that allowed me to use all the equipment I have in some operation or another and cost nearly nothing but time. Those are always the best kind!

@apowellz 11 лет назад

Thanks. I don't foresee needing angles greater than 5-10 degrees, and the hole size compared to the file size should allow that just fine. If there is a need for larger angles I most likely will make the table hole bigger an insert system like on a table saw.

@Waffenschmiedinx 8 лет назад

cool build, I would like to build one my self. subscribed

@apowellz 8 лет назад

+ X Weaponsmith Thanks for the comment and sub'ing.

@juancruzmartinmarcos56 5 лет назад

Excelente. Debería girar la lima para ejercer presión sobre la mesa cuando lima! Saludos

@electromecanicaxl 12 лет назад

trabqajo de forja y fundicion con mucha habilidad exelente.

@GnosisMan50 12 лет назад

great work.....I like the music too. Who are the artist?

@f.d.6667 5 лет назад

Great build! ... a bit fast maybe - and the file appears to be upside-down...

@apowellz 11 лет назад

Well, you're correct. This was more of a challenge to build over a real need. I don't own a scroll and have never used one so I can't really comment on advantages of either. I am considering making an adapter to use a jig saw blade in it for cutting this sheet metal. Thanks for your comment.

@apowellz 11 лет назад

You are an idiot. I'm sorry I can't allow you to use it that way on yourself though it would interesting to see you try.

@apowellz 11 лет назад

Thanks for your comment and suggestion. I am using a files sold for use on die filers. I think the lifting you see is because the metal I was testing it on was very thin. I need to make some type of hold down system for very thin material.

@apowellz 11 лет назад

Thanks, a variable jigsaw probably would work very well is mounted properly and you modified it to hold the files. I built this more or less just to see if I could do it.

@apowellz 11 лет назад

Thanks for your comment and suggestion. I am using a file sold for use on die filers, but I will try your suggestion. I think the lifting you see is because the metal I was testing it on way very thin. I need to make some type of hold down system for very then material.

@cranelift 11 лет назад

Turn your file upside down so it cuts on the down stroke. It will hold the work to the table. Nice job with your casting and machining.

@apowellz 11 лет назад

Thank you. The vibrations are not that bad and would be nearly eliminated if it was mounted to a more rigid base. Hello to Sweden.

@AddictedtoProjects 11 лет назад

Amazing! =) The only suggestion I could possibly make to an already excellent project, is perhaps a countershaft, to quell some of the vibration? But that would be more of a 'nice to have' than anything else. =)

@essexmirage Год назад

Superb I could really do with one of these !

@apowellz Год назад

Thanks for the comment!

@turtlemann14 9 лет назад

i think trimming and balancing the drive shaft will make it a bunch smother. how is it holding up? might also tap two small fittings into the base of the rod, one with a check valve. built in air pump to blow away shavings!

@apowellz 9 лет назад

+jon “tweakit” spon If you review the video of the test on the bench, I am holding it with one hand at even a higher speed then when mounted. It ran very smoothly. Balancing wouldn't hurt though. The shaking later when mounted was induced mostly by the worn and lumpy belt drive and the limber mounting. The air pump idea is intriguing, but I drilled a small hole through the bottom to prevent pressure build up at he end of the rod. Thanks for your comment.

@7891ph 12 лет назад

Looks great!! One tip; flip your file end for end. Supposed to cut on the down stroke. Die filer files have the tang on the opposite end from a regular file. They're still available new, but you'll have to special order them (good luck finding a hardware store that will do it). Industrial supply houses can get them, but you most likely will have to order a whole box of them. Your best bet will probably be yard sales and the like. Hope this helps.

@andyadams9399 11 лет назад

Could you mount the file upside down so that it bites on the downstroke? This might make it easier to use since you don't have to press the work against the table to avoid it "riding up"

@MrRingsten 11 лет назад

Really nice job you've done! Perhaps you could add some weight to the table. It may reduce the vibrations that way? It's just a thought. Thank you for showing your work. It is inspiring. Greetings from Sweden.

@ardvarkkkkk1 12 лет назад

Counterbalancing would prevent that.

@BlaiseMibeck 10 лет назад

Great project -- enjoyable to watch!

@apowellz 10 лет назад

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it. It was fun to build.

@stephenmetsch6316 8 лет назад

Nice job. I also design as I go so the first is always a prototype. It's more fun that way and full of surprises. Thanks for the great photos, much better than video motion.

@apowellz 8 лет назад

+Stephen Metsch Thanks. Yes, working out the details of a project as you go along is much easier then following a print, but as you say it does make for some surprises! Often not repeatable, but when you're just building for yourself as long as the end result meets your requirements that's all you need. I like the combination of stills and motion shots also. No need to show every second of the process and it's much easier when you're building to record.

@djpaulk 10 лет назад

Love the pattern and castings Al ! Top notch stuff mate! I also have my own home foundry (and a beginning vid or two).. Your pattern... ACE :) But too late for me... I thought about making the die filer of Stan Bray's plans in workshop practice series , but then decided to go the whole hog and do Harold Halls filing machine. Got all the bits of materials sourced and almost cut out.. That's one heck of a cool and inspirational vid mate just saw it, keep up the good work. Paul

@apowellz 10 лет назад

Thanks Paul. The fun was in building it from scratch and figuring out the details along the way. Haven't done much foundry work lately, but I just poured a couple of grinder rests today. I'll put up a video soon. Thanks for your comment.

@djpaulk 10 лет назад

Allen Powell Details along the way.. Yep I've been running along with pre determined plans for too long.. You inspire me to freestyle it. :) Please don't get me started on grinder rests.... You will have to share! Maybe even your inspirations.. I'm also making Harold Halls mini boring head.. For some reason I feel instinct to run with plans :S Sad I know

@AmiltonJr 8 лет назад

Very nice job!! Thanks for sharing.

@apowellz 8 лет назад

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for comment.

@MrEh5 11 лет назад

You might try a support from the base to the outer edge of the table to reduce some of the vibration. Great work!

@djpaulk 12 лет назад

Hahaaa I love it all! Im wetting myself..I used to blueprint with balsa..omg come along way :) I Love your vid,thanx for the inspiration : )

@chrysny413 7 лет назад

that is awesome! very nice work. seems kinda fast . I'm no filer expert but others ive seen were slower.

@apowellz 7 лет назад

Yes it should be going much slower. I used a motor and pulleys I had on hand. It needs a slower running motor or a double pulley reduction to make it run correctly. I'm too cheap to do that since I use it very seldom. It was more of a exercise in backwards engineering than anything. Just for fun!

@MrWTBeck 9 лет назад

Nice job I'm thinking about making one of these, I might just buy the castings though. Thanks again very informative video.

@apowellz 9 лет назад

wullie beck Thanks for your comment. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

@dochollowood5763 6 лет назад

That's a lot of work for the result. It vibrates less than the scroll saw I picked up, but my thought was just put a file in that - yes I get you were learning.

@apowellz 6 лет назад

Yes, this was a lot of work, but I think the result was worth the effort. It was interesting to build something with no plans and sight unseen other that a photo off the internet. While I had no real use for this filer at least it provided a challenge and project that when finished might be of some use. Actually a saber mounted upside down is more akin to this but making a file holder maybe the difficult part. Thanks for the comment.

@watahyahknow 6 лет назад

would this be strong enough to file a keyway intoo a pulley ? been checking the price for a broach and these things are expensive for the amount of times you need them

@apowellz 6 лет назад

watahyahknow as usual it depends a lot of factors like key size, pulley material and hub thickness. This is not designed for removing that much material. For one or two pulleys, a handheld saber saw to clear most of the metal out and a couple files to clean it up would work faster and also be much cheaper.

@reb356 9 лет назад

Fantastic!! wish I knew where to buy the round shank files! I only have one I can find, any ideas?

@apowellz 9 лет назад

Thanks, I enjoyed the challenge of building. The place I bought my files from no longer has them. Try searching for "Parallel Machine Files". There are some some on ebay.

@JG-kv4oi 5 лет назад

Great job on your die filer! I too am a fabricator and will build a larger version soon. You're very talented.

@apowellz 5 лет назад

jerry gingerich, thanks for the comment. This was a fun build. Good luck with your project!

@ardvarkkkkk1 12 лет назад

It's used to file metal.

@AZTechLabs 12 лет назад

impressive workmanship

@acalciu 7 лет назад

Excellent. Like the build and the video production. My only recommendation would be a sturdier mount, as there is excessive vibration on the unit when you turn it on.

@apowellz 7 лет назад

Thanks for your nice comments and I agree about needing sturdier base to mount it to. If you notice in the video I can hold it easily with one hand while running it as fast speeds with the drill. It needs to run slower and a new belt would also help instead of lumpy, stiff one I found in my junk pile! I used that mount because there was power and a light to share right there.

@joshua43214 9 лет назад

Nice job :) You might want to slow that motor down a bit, aluminum is just not stiff enough for this rig.Looks like you need to die files as well, you will kill a needle file pretty fast in that thing. They are cut to file on the pull stroke and resist dulling from running them in reverse. They are a bit hard to find these days, but new old stock pops up from time to time.

@apowellz 9 лет назад

+joshua43214 I agree the speed is too fast, but the motor is what I had on hand and the pulley set up is not worth getting too carried away on reduction. The aluminum is plenty stiff for this application and any vibration you see is from the flimsy table it's mounted on. The file shown was purchased as a die filer file, not a needle file. This build was was just fun exercise in casting and machining and not an attempt to make a practical tool. Thanks for your comment.

@joshua43214 9 лет назад

Allen Powell Ahh, ok :) You did do a fine job. I have the actual cast iron casting from Martin Model. It looks like you did a seriously excellent job of copying them, and a great job on the machining and finishing. It is a nice little machine, I do not use mine often, but when I do I am really glad I have it.

@LudwigGaming 8 лет назад

Very cool! At 2:06 - 2:09 what kind of bit was used? I've heard the name before and I know those bits are used for more accurate holes with cleaner cuts. It also appears to be very long which would help.

@apowellz 8 лет назад

+LudwigGaming It is a straight flute chucking reamer. You use it to get slightly undersize, on size, or oversize holes depending on the need. They are sold individually or in common sets. Very handy for fitting shafts when you need a press fit or a close sliding fit.

@LudwigGaming 8 лет назад

+Allen Powell Thank you very much, seems like a great too to have. Also what size shaft did you use for your vertical shaft. One last question what is the rough height of the aluminum casting or in other words the frame? I may give a try at something like this sometime soon.

@apowellz 8 лет назад

+LudwigGaming The vertical shaft is 1/2" and the main body casting is about 7 1/2"

@EdgarInventor 11 лет назад

Neat, you could publish an Instructable, with that Video, and the video's text.

@derekludwig1258 8 лет назад

When using a reamer bit do you use the drill bit size one smaller before you ream it to exact size?

@apowellz 8 лет назад

+Derek Ludwig That's correct. Over/under reamer sets are generally just .001 from true hole size so don't take too large a step away from the reamed hole desired. Anything larger than 1/2" use a boring bar if you have lathe or a mill. Big reamers are expensive and you'll need a collect or morse taper to hold them. Search the internet for reamer pilot drill tolerances.

@derekludwig9678 8 лет назад

+Allen Powell Could you use a drill press for that operation? I dont see why not but I know some drill presses may have run out. But if you pilot whole and do it properly I think the results could come out well?

@apowellz 8 лет назад

+Derek Ludwig Yes. Set it for the slowest speed or just turn it by hand.

@Vodichka9 8 лет назад

+Derek Ludwig Generally, for anything over 3/16 diameter, most machinists use a drill .015" or 1/64" under the reamed size. For .1875", I usually use #16 Ø.177 drill, for Ø.125", I use a #32 Ø.116 drill, for .0625", I use a #54 Ø.055" drill, etc.

@belengineering5393 11 лет назад

добавь балансирный вал, горе инженер

@apowellz 11 лет назад

Что такое MDA? Вы можете быть правы, но было весело, чтобы построить в любом случае.

@driftadjiev 11 лет назад

nice

@frindle74864 11 лет назад

a well thought out piece of work . are any drawing available

@steelbotany 6 лет назад

Nice work on the die filer and video!

@simpleinseattle 12 лет назад

Great project and video! Inspires a guy like me.

@kasunwalalagamagedara8031 9 лет назад

it is better if you make this machin up side down if not machin wear out by fialling chipes soon

@joedell71 12 лет назад

Wow that was really awesome. I'm really impressed with your range of skills. Great job.

@barumman 10 лет назад

Very Nice project, thanks for sharing :)

@apowellz 10 лет назад

Thanks for your comment. I haven't used this very much. This project was more of a learning experience and challenge to see if I could build it. Like building a model engine, but having something that is useful when you're done.

@summerequinocio9171 7 лет назад

Welldone Sir! Great job! Hats out!

@ModitRC 12 лет назад

That must have taken a long time to make, very nice work!

@apowellz 11 лет назад

Thanks for the comment, check out my other videos.

@SpencerBelanger207 9 лет назад

Put the file in up side down so it cuts on the down stroke, wont push the work up as much.

@apowellz 9 лет назад

+Spencer Belanger The file in the video was made for a die filer. It has a cylindrical end to fit in the clamp, as do all the other files I bought, and the other ends have different profiles. Turning it over you would have a blank end. What really needs for the very thin sheet metal is some kind of hold down method like is used on a scroll saw. Thanks for the comment

@SpencerBelanger207 9 лет назад

Allen Powell Strange as most die files are made to cut on the down stoke specifically for this reason.