Die filer overload

682bear

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Yesterday I picked up a crate with 3 die filing machines in it... it was a craigslist find.

One is an Ideal Duplex machine... it needs cleaning and the on/off switch is a little wonky, but it seems to work smoothly. I'll have to play with it and see if I can figure out how to work everything on it.

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The other 2 are both Illinois Tool Works filers... they are both complete machines, one runs smoothly, the other has a motor issue that I have determined to be a faulty centrifugal switch.

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All 3 need cleaning up badly... they were all owned by a tool and die shop in northeastern Ohio (I bought them from the shop)... I was told that they were last used in the mid- 1980s and have been stored in a barn since.

-Bear
 
The shop that I bought these from still had the paperwork on file from when they first purchased the Ideal machine new. They gave me the file... I thought someone here might find this interesting.20200729_211632.jpg
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-Bear
 
Wow, very cool! Machine plus original paperwork doesn’t come around every day. What a great find :encourage:

-frank
 
That is a terrific find. I love my Butterfly die filer.
 
Nice, I haven't used my die filer much since I fixed it up but I know it will come in handy.

John
 
I love my die filer, not that its the most useful machine, just because. Maybe they're making a comeback- like shapers.

Tim
 
Super cool, I'd be happy to take one off your hands if you don't need all 3!
 
Super cool, I'd be happy to take one off your hands if you don't need all 3!


I may have one for sale eventually... I'm still in the process of evaluating everything and seeing what works or doesn't work... where are you located?

-Bear
 
Nice find !
Love my two die filers, butterfly and all american.
Made some stone holders in different grits.
 
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