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| Brass_Machine:
Well, we aren't shaper dedicated.... but we are more than willing to discuss! Welcome to the collective :borg: Eric |
| CrewCab:
--- Quote from: RDL on September 24, 2009, 02:48:47 PM ---I was hoping to see a Shaper dedicated forum. --- End quote --- I would imagine if sufficient interest were generated, it would receive due consideration :smart: anyway Raymond, please tell us a little more about "Elliott", from what I've seen shaper's are certainly a useful piece of kit but, in your view what makes them stand out over a Milling Machine for instance ............ as you can tell I'm no expert so, it's a genuine question. CC |
| tinkerer:
--- Quote from: RDL on September 25, 2009, 12:09:17 AM --- --- Quote from: tinkerer on September 24, 2009, 11:48:53 PM ---Welcome Raymond. :nrocks:I have no idea what a shaper does ... --- End quote --- Think of it as the equivalent of a wood plane for metal. It excels at making internal keyways and machining rather large flat surfaces that will not fit on many mills. It is capable of doing a nice finish. Tooling is cheap because it is made from Tool Steel as you need it. Many people make their own holders and attachments. You can find some videos on Youtube. Raymond --- End quote --- Cool, I found a video. I bet the swish swish is like music. |
| jgroom:
Hey RDL. I'm in the middle of a shop rebuild, the drill vise is just detritus. I don't actually have a vise for it yet. I'm thinking about making a toolmakers type vise for it. The machine is something I traded some work for, it needs taken apart and cleaned up and a few pieces (power feed pawl and gear) remade. I did hook the motor up and ran it tonight though, need a smaller motor pulley, runs way too fast. Jeff |
| bogstandard:
Personally, I think parts of this post need to be moved under a new heading. People will not look under an intro post to get technical info, and so all this will be lost. Bogs |
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