It was explained to me that a toolholder with positive back rack can "dig in" on a shaper. On a lathe with the tool properly centered the "dig in" danger is reduced as the work piece, being round and turning recedes from the "digging in" tool the more it digs in.
It makes sense to me and working with my old Havir "Shape-Rite" 7 inch machine and it's less than robust size a "dig in" could be catastrophic.
Rick, I'm sure your skills & experience would not lead to a "dig in" incident, but some of us need to put the odds in our favor.
The irony is, that is not how I broke my shaper
It makes sense to me and working with my old Havir "Shape-Rite" 7 inch machine and it's less than robust size a "dig in" could be catastrophic.
Rick, I'm sure your skills & experience would not lead to a "dig in" incident, but some of us need to put the odds in our favor.
The irony is, that is not how I broke my shaper
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