Thread: Shaper Photos

Looks great , have you ploughed any metal with it yet?
There was an Alba on Ebay last week that went for $130.00.
Just wish it was closer to me I would have grabbed it.
Used an Invicta just like yours during my apprenticeship ,there were two in the training center .
The tool room had three very large Butler shapers.
Love the way they work you can here the metal peeling off .

Kev.

Kev,
Yes, but I wouldn't say I ploughed it off though, I squared up a block of mystery metal from the scrap box and it seems fairly close on all axis. I have mounted it on a pair of 4 * 2 hardwood runners so that a drip pan can go underneath, not to mess up the shed floor too much. Having a clutch is real nice, I had a 10" shaper before and it relied on slacking off belt tension to stop motion, a bit a hit & miss setup. Have managed to borrow a manual for copying, but its printed on greasproof type paper and would appear a bit of a bu**er to copy as the print from the other side shows through clearly. I'll try on of the print houses as there must be a way to do this. Tried scanning but not really good. Yes shapers do have their uses and I've some small jobs to do with it.

Yes in typical British style they tend to have more oil outside the machine then inside...

We had chip catchers made up in the sheet metal workshop ,sort of like a box but with 45 deg sides ,with two pieces of flat bar that slid in to the table slots to hold them in place.Worked very well, saved a lot of sweeping up.

Kev.

Kev,
Good idea mate, shall get enough sheet to fab one at the same time as the oil pan. RC couldn't agree more at least it keeps the surface rust at bay. I was surprised at the amount of bog used on the thing to flare in the curves, noticed when I took the gearbox off. Alan.

Hi there, just joined, first post.

Nice shaper by the way. With regards to the copying/scanning of the book, try backing the pages up with black card or paper. It helps to minimise the showthru from the other side. Hope this helps.

Madmorrie

madmorrie,
Thanks mate for the tip. Yes the print house who scanned some images as a test told me to also use matt black backing paper, seems to have been a reasonable end result. At least its readable which is more than what I had before.