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16th May 2011, 04:54 PM #1
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I bet Bob doesn't have one of these
Like most others, I've been repeatedly amazed at the beautiful bits of machinery he seems to have an endless supply of.... The South Bend Indexer, was the last straw!..
Time for the heavy artillery...
This is something I bet even Bob doesn't have!
For what it's worth, it's brand new, never been used, in the original packaging..
And no, I'm not saying what it is... you'll have to guess.
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Ray
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16th May 2011, 05:01 PM #2
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Can I guess? can I? can I? hmm let me see, could it be a ...
What odds are you paying? I'm almost tempted. lol
You just have to make a little steam engine to run that
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16th May 2011, 05:03 PM #3
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Guess #1 a saw sharpener.
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16th May 2011, 05:04 PM #4
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Nup, haven't got one. But it is the right colour! I reckon its some sort of saw filer
Last edited by Anorak Bob; 16th May 2011 at 05:05 PM. Reason: I need to type faster. Nailed at the post yet again!!
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16th May 2011, 05:09 PM #5
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I reckon its for shaping cogs or gears.
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16th May 2011, 05:24 PM #6
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It's a narrow band saw filing machine. If it's not made by Henry Disston and Sons, it's a copy.
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16th May 2011, 05:29 PM #7
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From the 1914 catalogue.
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16th May 2011, 05:39 PM #8
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He might not have the tool but you can be sure he's got the catalogue!
I saw something like this demonstrated at the local Power of the Past rally. Totally mesmerising.
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16th May 2011, 05:55 PM #9
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Originally Posted by Bryan
He might not have the tool but you can be sure he's got the catalogue!
I saw something like this demonstrated at the local Power of the Past rally. Totally mesmerising.
Damn Bob, you (and everyone else who picked it straight away ) are too good... it is as you correctly identified, a bandsaw filer.
The usefulness of such machines diminished when bi-metal blades became popular, so it was purchased as a spare unit, and never even got taken out of the box.
As Stuart suggested, I think a small steam engine with a flat belt drive would be just the thing.
Not made by Disston, but a clone made by Bankfield Engineering in Halifax, West Yorkshire. They were primarily shipwrights, and you can sort of see echoes of ship's machinery in the styling and colours. Beautiful bit of craftsmanship,
I also have a well used Foley Bandsaw Filer, that, I'll take a picture of later. Much more Heath Robinsonish and complicated.
As Bryan said, you even had the catalog.
I give up..
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Ray
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16th May 2011, 06:04 PM #10
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Ray,
The catalog, I think that would pay "the place" wouldnt it? lol
You just need to mount a dremal near the far end of the stroke and move the feed tooth up to where the tooth thats getting sharpened is. One bi metal skip tooth blade sharpener. No real mods required.(surely it couldnt be that easy?) now I want one or at least I know where to send my blades.
Stuart
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