12-01-2023, 12:32 PM
(11-30-2023, 11:31 PM)Hawkeye Wrote: I haven't seen any other shapers, but on my Lewis, when you're smoothing a flat, horizontal surface, the pin that the clapper pivots on is perfectly horizontal. The entire clapper can be angled to the right or the left, causing the pivot pin to stay in the same relationship to the tool (also tilted). That way, when the tool is being pulled back for the next pass, the tool will be pivoted back evenly, preventing it from jamming against either the 'bottom' or 'side' of the cut. Picture cutting a dovetail - you have a very narrow, tight space for the tool to be dragged back in. If the pivot was still horizontal, the tool could jam in or damage the top slope of the cut.
I don't know if this is what you're looking for, but it does give me a chance to ramble on a bit.
Ah, another "Blinding flash of the obvious (BLUF)" as we said in one of my former professions. I picked up recently the part that holds the clapper needs to be pointed the direction of the cut. Now I think that with the Armstrong tool holder where the tool can be angled, for a dovetail per your example, it's not important. Pivoting the clapper back into position where it will swing properly, well I kinda missed that. Just a little important. 90 degrees . . .
Oh boy . . .
Hawkeye, thank you for the ramble.