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Artie
Very nice machine that you have there and glad to see that you are getting it all sorted out. Nice to see that the previous owner found the vice and is getting it to you. It is extremely nice of you to offer to pay him toward the vice. Even though you got a good deal on the shaper I bet the old genteman is just happy to see it go to a good home where it will be used and respected rather than just scrap iron.
I look forward to seeing this shaper make smoking chips in the future as you continue to get it sorted. It will be the envy of many on these forums I'm sure. :ddb: :ddb:
Cheers :beer:
Don
Artie:
Hi Don, yes he is happy, the sale of all his 'dangerous' toys is, I think, being forced upon him by his children... so to think that this will be used rather than scrapped has influenced him to find the vice... I like to think of it as karma.... :beer:
Smokin chips? Watch tonights vids! I had to make a tool holder as I couldnt find the ones I had... theyre here somewhere.... but hell yeah....
The motion link aduster worked out well, I still need to find a roll pin for the ratchet pawl and get rid of the split pin temporarily in use and the final suspect bit is the stripped gears. I was able to adjust the rod link to a minimum fine feed and re time the gears so the damaged teeth arent in play.. not ideal but enough to get by until i can remake them...
Click on the pics to start the vids. In the first one the noise is the power hacksaw cutting the stock for the tool holder, noisy but pretty good old machine ..(like the older stuff ;D)
Rob.Wilson:
Hi Rob
:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: you did a great job on the repairs mate ,,,,,,good to see it up and running :thumbup:
Regards Rob
Artie:
Hi Rob, thanks. I have had a ball with the beast and fo rthose who are interrested I have found this site to be great. http://www.neme-s.org/shapers/shaper_columns.html The Kay Fisher mentioned is actually a 'he' not a 'she' and he is just chocka full of info....
I also found this info rearding this shaper.... first an old description and the advertising blurb.. gee... it looks like I paid full new price for my machine... bummer... thought I was getting a 'deal'.....
"Royal Shaper
An especially well-made shaper, the 10.5-inch stroke, 4-speed "Royal" was ideal for use in the smaller professional workshops and training establishments. It's only drawback - though common to similar sized machines from several other makers at the time - was the lack (on early models only) of a support bar under the front edge of the box to stiffen the structure under heavier cuts.
Manufactured by Realm Engineering of Croydon, Surry (not to be confused with the Relm lathe makers) the machine stayed in production until the 1960s - a decade that was the last to see the installation of such machines in schools and colleges.
Fitted with a clutch as standard, the machine had square ram guides with the stroke rate controlled by a combination of a 2-speed gearbox and 2-step V-belt drive. Both automatic vertical and well as horizontal power feeds appear to have been fitted - though the vertical may well have been an extra-cost option.
With a box table 10.125" long, 6.875" wide and 7.375" tall the Royal could tackle work up to 10.75 inches wide and accommodate a job up to 8 inches high. The tool slide had around 2.5 inches of travel (it accepted tools up to 5/8" square) and the ram stroke could be set at, 43, 58, 88 or 118 per minute.."
Rob.Wilson:
Hi Rob :headbang: :headbang: :headbang: Great link :clap:
Pleased your having fun with the shaper :thumbup:
Rob W
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