Foley Model F-16 and F-24 Saw Filer instruction manual for free download

This has been a good month for me on eBay, with several rare Foley manuals and other items showing up.  The most recent one is the Model F-16 and F-24 Saw Filer instruction manual. It's undated but Foley was located at 30 Second St. NE, Minneapolis, MN, a block from the Mississippi River (a parking deck is there now). In 1950 Foley moved to a new factory 3.6 miles due north at 3300 Fifth St.      
Link to pdf copy Model F-16 F-24

Foley brochure collection now available for download

I just received a small collection of Foley brochures and charts from the 1950s. They are a mix of advertising and business advice, and all are scanned in color. These are under the heading:
FOLEY BROCHURES AND CHARTS FROM 1950S

Foley F-3, F-4, F-5 Saw Filer Instructions download now available

This manual, another eBay purchase, covers the Models F-3, F-4, and F-5 Saw Filers. There's a section on retoothing hand saws with a ratchet bar attachment that may interest other saw filer owners. This is on pages 16 to 18. The manual is in good condition for its age except for the hang hole you see in the photo.   

These early pre-World War II saw filers turn up regularly on eBay and elsewhere. One sold in Dec. 2012 for $9.99 plus $75 shipping and in Jan. 2013 for $26 plus $50 shipping. It's always good to have a reproduction manual even if the filer will be a display item in a machinery collection and not used for sharpening saws.      

Another free download - Foley Models R1 and R2 Power Retoothers

These instructions for what may have been Foley's first motor-powered retoothers, Models R1 and R2, date from around 1950.  The parts diagram is dated 2-14-50.  I was not aware of the R1 and R2 until I received these instructions in an eBay deal.  It differs from later retoothers in that the motor is inside the housing and it uses a gear drive rather than a belt or friction wheel.  The ratchet bars look like the later ones but I can't say if they are identical.
Link to manual

Foley R1 or R2 Power Retoother 

Foley Model 200 Saw Filer Manual free download

A hard-to-find original Foley Model 200 Saw Filer manual finally showed up on eBay and I received and scanned it today.  The Model 200 was made in the mid-1960s, after the Model 61 and before the Model 387 Filer.  The scanned 300 dpi file is large, 35.9 MB, but about half covers various circular saws which will have limited usefulness today.  Note that the fold-out parts diagram is scanned as 2 pages with some overlap.

If you encounter any problems please contact me.  I do respond to all emails but my server can lose them so feel free to send another.      
Link to pdf copy (approx. 36 MB)

Due to the large size of this download, I separated it into 2 sections.  One section covers band saws, circular saws, and paper tube saws.  If you are only sharpening hand and back saws you do not need these pages.  

Foley-Belsaw Manuals

All of the links for Foley-Belsaw manuals go to the company's web site where they are for sale.  If I have an old manual that Foley-Belsaw does not, it will be available free on this site.  My emphasis is on saw-related items, but if I can purchase other original Foley or Belsaw sharpening or grinding machine manuals and scan them I will do so.

If you have an old manual not listed on this site, please contact me about making it available here.  I am especially looking for the Foley Model 200 Saw Filer manual.  Note that Foley produced a Manual No. 200 which covered the Model 61 filer.  The Model 200 Saw Filer was produced for a few years, probably in the 1960s, and replaced the Model 61. 

Incidently, later Model 61s are identified as Model 361 on the serial number plate, but there are only minor differences between these filers.  Model 361 serial numbers in are in sequence with Model 61s.  I have a Model 61 no. 42301 and a Model 361 no. 44097.

Black Diamond band saw filer

I recently aquired this band saw filer called "The Only" made from Ambler's patent by Black Diamond Saw & Machine Works, Natick, MA.

Black Diamond saw Filer on YouTube