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Having just collected my Excel die filer (courtesy of Tim Leech, transport thanks to Darryll Crook) I'm now interested in finding out more about the machine.

It's a bench top model, bearing no number. I assume that it's a size "0" (Tony Griffiths lists sales info on the

0, 0S, 2, 3, 3S and 4 but only a manual for the model 4. I've already downloaded a copy of the model 4 manual from
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but am keen to find infomation on the model that I have. Photos of the overarm and sources for files/saws would be very useful.

Does anyone else have an Excel benchtop die filer or any information on them?

Regards

Charles

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Charles Ping
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Sorry, gave mine to Tony Jeffree some while ago when he'd upset me

-- Regards,

John Stevenson Nottingham, England.

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John Stevenson

...and I passed it on to Tim ;-)

Regards, Tony

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Tony Jeffree

OK, who'se going to be next ??

Tim

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Tim Leech

A die filer that behaves like a virus? Well it is in Suffolk now so I suppose it's the place to be.

Charles

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Charles Ping

Its a much-travelled machine. Maybe time it wrote its memiors ;-)

Regards, Tony

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Tony Jeffree

When I had one, I could never find files for it. It had to go to free up bench space.

AWEM

ps Charles, did you get my email re the J&S guard ?

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Andrew Mawson

Aaahhh a rotary die filer it's that dizzy...................

OK I'll get me coat........................

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-- Regards,

John Stevenson Nottingham, England.

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John Stevenson

Bench space? What's that? I lined all 4 walls of my cellar workshop with nice heavy benches about 3 years ago & now I can't find them...I know they're in there somewhere though...

Regards, Tony

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Tony Jeffree

them...I

Probably eloped with John's floor

AWEM

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Andrew Mawson

I didn't realise that you could suffolkate a virus. 8^)

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Dave Croft

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I have one which sounds similar. Some years ago we took over a company which had one of these in it's plant list. When I expressed interest my tool maker was most disparaging! "Harrumph" he said " can't call yourself an engineer if you need one of those". That's why it's in my shed. Cant remeber how to put a photo on here so email me, Charles, with exactly the bit you would like a picture of. I'll put a picture on Flickr.

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Andy

Many thanks, that's the baby. I'll come back to you in a week or so and ask for a couple of pictures of the overarm and how the file is held in it. So anytime that you're down that end of the shed with a camera snap a photo or two please!

I've been sent this ad from Model Engineer which is instructive:

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Regards

Charles

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Charles Ping

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