I've got a shaper in my machine shop that was a prototype for a WW2
government contract that they didn't win. My uncle (the machinist, now aged
98) bought it at a scrap metals place by the pound. We had to cut some new
gears for the auto feed, but it works great.
I am still using lathe cutting tools that my uncle bought surplus by the
pound after the war.
My lathe is a 1900 Hendley that was designed to be run from an overhead
belt.
Too many hobbies, not enough time.
-Bill Brewer
Tehachapi. CA
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Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 10:14:03 -0700
From: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
Subject: RE: no triumph contact drill bit sharpener recommendation
> Has anybody seen a shaper in a shop, lately?
Perhaps a better question would be how many people know what a shaper is ?
The woodworking folk have an entirely different idea ... think a shaper is a
kind of upside down router.
But judging by the articles in Home Shop Machinist, there is still some
interest in shapers. It's not entirely vertical mills these days. I've
even got a set of plans to build my own, but it's not clear if I'll ever do
it.
Randall
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