Douglas shaper in slow motion

[TomG]

(09-30-2014, 03:47 PM)Shawn Wrote: Tom, the video was only two and a half minutes long but being an old shaper hand your well familiar with the fact that time does in fact slow down and can cause spatial disorientation for the operator?

Yeah, I think I dozed off after the first minute.

Shapers are slow, which is why they are extinct. If you look up the metal removal rates for various machines, you'll find that the rate for shapers is less than half of milling machines. They are fun to use though.

Tom