Douglas shaper in slow motion
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That brings back memories of my junior (3rd) year in vocational high school, running a 16" Gould & Eberhardt shaper and learning a lot.

I haven't touched one since because I can get a pretty nice finish with a carbide insert 45º face mill. I could mill that in one pass, and the cut would take about 15 seconds.

For the record, I get probably just as much joy with 15 seconds of heavy, hot blue chips dropping off the work as you do in two minutes twenty seconds of "stroke, retract, repeat."

Big Grin

And no, it doesn't make me want to have a shaper, so what will? ;)
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#12
Pixman, I have two shapers so I will consider the Douglas as the one that you didn't want  Smiley-eatdrink004 

They have gone the way of the dodo bird but I do like watching them work. I built a fly cutter for my mill and other than the first time I tried it out, I can't remember ever using it again. 

Shawn
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(09-30-2014, 03:52 PM)stevec Wrote: Shawn, is the retract stroke the same speed as the cutting stroke? I couldn't tell. Is that a carbide insert cutting tool? If so,tsk. tsk.

Here's an explain action of the mechanism for those who are interested.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Jx5nOn0tf_k
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I still have the Havir shaper I broke during my move here in '09. I plan to repair it someday but it is probably the lowest on the loooong list of priorities. Blush
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