Taylortractornut
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I took machine shop classes in HS and later 2 years of it in college. I was always facinated by a shaper. HS the school board deemed our 2 shapers unsafe and mad e the shop disconnec the big one as a slacker walked infront of the clapper tool post and got a big square bruise on his gourd. I used a smaller one in that shop but we didnt have alot of tooling for it and I really didnt have time to learn alot about it in 3 hours each day with Welding and mill work and lathes to use.
In College we had a medium shaper and a few more tools with it. I did a few projects on it but not many. I liked it for a fe jobs over a Mill.
Im now getting back into machining more and more at the shop and am rebuilding one lathe and working on the motor of another. I got a nice Enco fullsize knee mill 2 weeks ago. A freind of mine that got me into machining as a kid had a freind that was parteners in a Fastener company. They sold out due to the recent illness of the owner. My friend told me I could getthe mill for less than scrap if I paid cash for it before the auction as they had to empty the building. I thought it might be kinda worn out, but to my surprise its like new. Very wel ltaken care of. Came with a pressureize lube and a ower feed and DRO. Its super tight, I found out the mill was a few years old. I got it and a face mill, Bridgeport Boring Bar, and Jacobs chuck , coolant system and a Kurt vise for 500 dollars.
Also in the load was a few bits of tooling like jobber bits. On to the point about a shaper, I have a friend that bought a lathe and a mill and shaper that came with it. He didnt want to sell is as it had a good vise for his drill press. He made a deal with me if I got him a vise I could have the shaper and tooling. I mentioned that to my freind and they had started scrapping it. THey threw in the vise in the deal. My other friend liked the vise and traded the shaper for it. I hope to use the shaper mainly for cutting internal keways.
I know they are a good bit dated but Id like to learn about them to keep the knowledge of them around.
In College we had a medium shaper and a few more tools with it. I did a few projects on it but not many. I liked it for a fe jobs over a Mill.
Im now getting back into machining more and more at the shop and am rebuilding one lathe and working on the motor of another. I got a nice Enco fullsize knee mill 2 weeks ago. A freind of mine that got me into machining as a kid had a freind that was parteners in a Fastener company. They sold out due to the recent illness of the owner. My friend told me I could getthe mill for less than scrap if I paid cash for it before the auction as they had to empty the building. I thought it might be kinda worn out, but to my surprise its like new. Very wel ltaken care of. Came with a pressureize lube and a ower feed and DRO. Its super tight, I found out the mill was a few years old. I got it and a face mill, Bridgeport Boring Bar, and Jacobs chuck , coolant system and a Kurt vise for 500 dollars.
Also in the load was a few bits of tooling like jobber bits. On to the point about a shaper, I have a friend that bought a lathe and a mill and shaper that came with it. He didnt want to sell is as it had a good vise for his drill press. He made a deal with me if I got him a vise I could have the shaper and tooling. I mentioned that to my freind and they had started scrapping it. THey threw in the vise in the deal. My other friend liked the vise and traded the shaper for it. I hope to use the shaper mainly for cutting internal keways.
I know they are a good bit dated but Id like to learn about them to keep the knowledge of them around.