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Shapers who else has one? - aametalmaster - 03-24-2012

I am old school and just love shapers. Learned how to run them in the early 70's in metal shop then a year later in Vocational Machine Trades where we had bigger ones. Didn't know at the time they were almost obsolete until i got in a few real shops. So anyway here is my little 7" SBL prob from the early 50's since it isn't the newer oil pump model from the 60's. I paid 300 bucks for it 3 blocks from my house. I looked for years online for one but they were too far away. I made the round corner stand since i wanted the old time look. Enjoy...Bob

RE: Shapers who else has one? - TOM REED - 03-24-2012

(03-24-2012, 02:38 PM)aametalmaster Wrote: I am old school and just love shapers. Learned how to run them in the early 70's in metal shop then a year later in Vocational Machine Trades where we had bigger ones. Didn't know at the time they were almost obsolete until i got in a few real shops. So anyway here is my little 7" SBL prob from the early 50's since it isn't the newer oil pump model from the 60's. I paid 300 bucks for it 3 blocks from my house. I looked for years online for one but they were too far away. I made the round corner stand since i wanted the old time look. Enjoy...Bob

Love it I would sure like one, been looking for several years but the only ones I find are on E-bay and go for ridiculous amounts plus 5to 7 hundred shipping. I am going to build onr from Gerard's plans once they are completed. Too bad the Chinese don't make a reasonably priced copy of a 10 to 12 inch model. tom

RE: Shapers who else has one? - doubleboost - 03-24-2012

I have seen a shaper being used
A very versitile bit of kit
I have been looking on ebay
Problem is when they turn up i never have any money
One day it will happen
John

RE: Shapers who else has one? - Tony Wells - 03-24-2012

I have a 24" G & E that for a time I cut a great many internal splines with. I have milling capability, so I don't use it for flat work in general, but internal work, you bet!

It weighs about 8,000 lbs. It was a WWII USN piece.

RE: Shapers who else has one? - ScrapMetal - 03-24-2012

I bought a 16" Queen City shaper a couple of months ago and am in the process of getting it back to working condition.

[Image: qcshaper.jpg]

Here's a link showing the "progress". Blush

Queen City Shaper

-Ron

RE: Shapers who else has one? - EdK - 03-24-2012

I'd love to have one also and will end up making one, like Tom will, from Gerard's plans.

Ed

RE: Shapers who else has one? - RobWilson - 03-25-2012

Hi Lads Big Grin

I have an 8" Boxford shaper .
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and a few recent shaper jobs angle plate for the CUB lathe faceplate .
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And a keats angle plate for same lathe .
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Shapers are slow ,, but the tooling is cheap and you get a great flat finish ,,,,,,,, i would not part with mine ,, and in my humble opinion they still have a place in the home shop.

Rob

RE: Shapers who else has one? - EdK - 03-25-2012

Rob,

That's so cool. Cool

It looks like a ground surface.

Ed

RE: Shapers who else has one? - RobWilson - 03-25-2012

Cheers Ed Big Grin

It is very close to looking like a ground finish ,,,,The shaper is also great on softer materials ,,,,,,,,,,,,, i once had to make a few copper cubes for a welding machine about 2x2x2 and got an excellent finish on the copper .

Rob

RE: Shapers who else has one? - DaveH - 03-25-2012

Rob,

Very nice Drool

DaveH