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Thread: Now this is a shaper
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6th June 2013, 07:38 PM #1Dave J Guest
Now this is a shaper
Hi,
My son came home tonight with some pictures of a shaper he found stashed away where he was called out for auto elec work. He is a bit over 6ft tall so it's a huge shaper even if it is on blocks.
Of course my eyes lit up when I seen it and it would dwarf my 24 inch Alba in size. It looks to have a hydraulic copying attachment and a universal table.
Hopefully he will be getting some more pictures tomorrow.
Dave
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6th June 2013, 07:54 PM #2
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Wow that's a big shaper
I hope it doesn't go to the scrap manBETTER TO HAVE TOOLS YOU DON'T NEED THAN TO NEED TOOLS YOU DON'T HAVE
Andre
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6th June 2013, 09:17 PM #3
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Stonking! On blocks meaning available? Go Dave!
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6th June 2013, 09:56 PM #4Dave J Guest
I don't think it's available yet, I am hoping my son can get a few more pictures and it's makers name tomorrow.
Trouble is I don't think it would be much under 3 ton, maybe 2 1/2, still a lot of weight to move around. I am supposed to be chasing a surface grinder not another shaper, LOL
Dave
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6th June 2013, 11:55 PM #5
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nice
my guess is its a butler
dave just bolt a bench grinder to the ram and you have a surface grinder
cheers
Harty
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7th June 2013, 09:39 AM #6
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A real shaper. worth setting up a slab of steel and putting on a big cut just to hear the chips going ting clunk as they come off.
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7th June 2013, 12:26 PM #7
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Yes I was also thinking Butler super shaper as they never had a front support like that...
Originally Posted by harty69
nice
my guess is its a butler
dave just bolt a bench grinder to the ram and you have a surface grinder
cheers
HartyLight red, the colour of choice for the discerning man.
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7th June 2013, 04:28 PM #8Dave J Guest
It is a Butler shaper, my son sent these extra pictures through for a better look.
Dave
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7th June 2013, 04:50 PM #9
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And a price??? Originally Posted by Dave J
It has the all singing all dancing table also.
Thank him for the pics
Stuart
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7th June 2013, 06:12 PM #10
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That will be a nice addition to the workshop, if the price is right.... I'm eyeing off the Okuma LB15 behind it...
How does the hydraulic copy thing work.. does it just control the downfeed?
Regards
Ray
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7th June 2013, 06:13 PM #11Dave J Guest
I will Stuart thanks.
Talking about the table I was just about to upload this one as he sent another email I missed.
They are massive castings, no shortage of cast iron there.
Dave
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7th June 2013, 07:56 PM #12
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The other thing I just noticed on the pics is that it has the vertical downfeed on the head too. That is one flash shaper.
Michael
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7th June 2013, 08:19 PM #13Dave J Guest
I missed this post Originally Posted by RayG
Not sure how the copy part works Ray.
They are all just sitting there unused for many years.
Dave
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7th June 2013, 09:54 PM #14
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Wow. That shaper certainly has a set!
Simon
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8th June 2013, 01:17 AM #15
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Sure is one big machine. Still has dovetail's on the ram though, i would have thought square for a machine that big. I like the tilting table, top rocks and the whole lot swivels. Handy!
What i want to know is that a planner bed we can see in the background of the 4th pic?
Edit, no its not, its just a timber bench, the end can be seen in the first pic.1915 17"x50" LeBlond heavy duty Lathe, 24" Queen city shaper, 1970's G Vernier FV.3.TO Universal Mill, 1958 Blohm HFS 6 surface grinder, 1942 Rivett 715 Lathe, 14"x40" Antrac Lathe, Startrite H225 Bandsaw, 1949 Hercus Camelback Drill press, 1947 Holbrook C10 Lathe.
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