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welder
9th January 2012, 07:57 PM
my tractor club has a Mars metal shaper does anyone have any info on this machine. i can take some photos when i go out there tomorrow.
.RC.
9th January 2012, 09:58 PM
Not a lot of info about Mars machines other then they were made in Brisbane, they made a variety of machine tools and seemed to have disappeared off the scene in the 50's...
unixbigot
10th January 2012, 01:53 PM
Here's some info on their lathes (of which I have one). The page mentions that they made shapers but has no more info.
Page Title (http://www.lathes.co.uk/mars/)
Bryan
10th January 2012, 06:17 PM
So Andre we're relying on you and your phone-camera to rectify this info-void on Mars shapers. The next question is: Are you going to buy it?
.RC.
10th January 2012, 06:29 PM
There was one sold last year on Gray's... Had an antique look about it...
welder
10th January 2012, 11:27 PM
No pressure bryan but i took a photo on my digital camera of the name plate and an overview shot.
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-vmW06hdl5ow/TwxK0kBOtyI/AAAAAAAAAYA/C9_jNggUlrE/s640/P1100631.JPG
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-0YN0proC7ew/TwxKuaHCpOI/AAAAAAAAAX4/CvL2o_DXONM/s640/P1100630.JPG