Keller Die Filer

[Don1966]

Well made another aquisition off Ebay.  Found this or a great price. It needs a little clean up and has a little rust build up but runs fine. Does anyone see anything missing on the machine from these photos? Also does anyone have a manual for it? Its a model 1A.

Don

[Mosey]

Don,
Wow, good one! Just what I am looking for. I guess I will either build a Martin casting set, or go to my nearest machinery dealer, 80 miles away. He has 6 die filers, in who knows what shape.
Anyone know how the Martin ones work out?
What size files does yours take?
Mosey

[Don1966]

Mosey from looking at the clamping bit, it can take just about any file size up to 1 inch wide. I would say just cut them to length. Of coarse I haven't tried it yet.
But the table hole is just 3/4".
Don

[b.lindsey]

Nice find Don. Looks in pretty good shape too. Interesyed in the martin reviews also as thats the only way i will likely get one.

Bill

[Dave Otto]

Hi Don

Nice find; looks just like the one that I have. There are two different overarms; the one you have is for holding saw blades and probably long thin files. There is also a work hold down foot that fits in the vertical hole.
The other overarm has a roller to support long files as well as a work hold down foot. The only thing that I have been able to find on these is a one page parts sheet; a Google search should be able to turn this up. I looked on my PC but can't put my finger on it at the moment.

Dave

[Dave Otto]

Oops after looking again at your pictures I see that you have both overarms.

Dave

[Don1966]

Dave thanks for looking, yes I have both arm but not the hold down foot. I can make that pretty easy. Any info you have would help.
Thanks Don

Bill, thanks for looking and hope you can acquire one soon.

Don

[sshire]

Don
Welcome to the die filer club.
Here's the hold down foot on my Oliver. Looks like something similar will work on your Keller.

[Don1966]

Yes, that will work thanks Stan.

Don

[cfellows]

One problem with die filers is finding the the files.  Here are two interesting concepts that use commonly available needle files.  It's a German web site but the pictures are self explanatory...

http://www.metallmodellbau.de/feilvorrichtung.php

Chuck

[PeterE]

For those of you that want to spend some time making a die filer, Harold Hall made a version as attachment to his Myford7 lathe, see http://homews.co.uk/page475.html

BR

/Peter

[sshire]

Both Oliver and Victornet have files. I am also using chainsaw files. The clamp on the Oliver holds pretty much anything. I've also used regular and junior hacksaw blades.

[Don1966]

Just thought you guys would like to see the Die Filer after it was all cleaned up. It was paint a green color orginally so I tried to match it as close as possible. I haven't made to foot for it yet but it will get done. I have left the belt guard off so you can see all sides. I was trying to post the photos with photobucket but it rotated the images so I hope this way they don't rotate.

Don

[steamer]

Looks great Don!   I'll be getting to mine in a bit....

Dave

[Pete49]

Looks just as good as a bought one Don Nice cleanup. Chuck nice link and last pic shows a good use for a  jigsaw. (sabresaw?)
Pete