05-02-2015, 02:47 AM
(05-01-2015, 06:48 PM)Vinny Wrote: That's the beauty of a shaper. Set it up, start it and come back when it's done. Wish I had one, haven't used one since high school and we won't talk about how long ago that was.
Hi Lads ,not to go O/T ,,,, but
I am with Vinny on this one , life is way way to short to watch a machine on a slow finishing pass , cant think of anything more boring , (if someone is paying you to do so fare enough ) but in my small home hobby shop I often run a mill and a lathe at the same time , and there is no way in hell I will stand and watch a saw cutting its way through a 6"x4" lump of stainless .
The shaper is more than safe enough to leave on a finishing pass ,if setup correctly to run off the leadscrew . Aye its as slow as treacle but thats the beauty of the shaper , you can go do something else .
Rob