07-13-2016, 12:30 PM
Hello All,
Shapers are funny things, it seems that there's little co-relation between the size of the shaper and the size of the electric motor beyond the simple big shaper = big motor It seems with Lathes n such the motor size for a given turning capacity are well prescribed.
If you have a close look at the shaper photo above you'll see a diddy little electric motor hanging off of the back of it I'd be surprised if it was more than 4Hp.
You see; peculiar to shapers the big ones must reciprocate much, much slower than the littl'uns (due to the limitations of the strength of the materials and the inertial loads generated throwing the ram back n forth) which means despite the larger capacity often the metal removal rate remains low and so too does the horsepower required to drive it.
Sorry, but none of that'll help you get a decent sized shaper vise with your purchase, on the up side the only machines you'll need to make a suitably sized shaper vise is your lathe and the shaper that the vise will be fitted to.
Best regards Rick
Shapers are funny things, it seems that there's little co-relation between the size of the shaper and the size of the electric motor beyond the simple big shaper = big motor It seems with Lathes n such the motor size for a given turning capacity are well prescribed.
If you have a close look at the shaper photo above you'll see a diddy little electric motor hanging off of the back of it I'd be surprised if it was more than 4Hp.
You see; peculiar to shapers the big ones must reciprocate much, much slower than the littl'uns (due to the limitations of the strength of the materials and the inertial loads generated throwing the ram back n forth) which means despite the larger capacity often the metal removal rate remains low and so too does the horsepower required to drive it.
Sorry, but none of that'll help you get a decent sized shaper vise with your purchase, on the up side the only machines you'll need to make a suitably sized shaper vise is your lathe and the shaper that the vise will be fitted to.
Best regards Rick
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