"Ivan Vegvary" wrote in message
news:47afj.5718$sE5.4892@trndny05...
I picked up this Die Filer at a garage sale about two years ago. ($40, I
didn't even bargain). Came with about 30 files having all sorts of cross
sections.

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/i...g/DSCN1292.jpg

Question:
What goes into the vertical hole to the left of the table? It is about
1.25 inches in diameter. Looks way too heavy duty to be a simple lamp
holder. Any ideas?

Thanks,

Ivan Vegvary

That's for an overarm. I've seen three types. The first is just a roller
guide to back up the file, something like the roller guide for a bandsaw.
The second looks a lot like the overarm for an old jigsaw, with a slide and
a spring to hold the top end. The third *is* an overarm for a jigsaw.

You can see lots of photos of them by Googling around. Here are some links,
plus a video of one in action:

http://www.risons.com/MACHINE-TOOLS/DIE-FILERS/A.HTM

(You Tube)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpTZy...eature=related

http://allshops.org/cgi-bin/communit...order=&asc=ASC

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Ed Huntress