Thread: shaper price advice

Around 310 pounds going by the links below.
I bought my Douglas for $450 with spares and that was a good price. I have seen them go anywhere up to $1500
http://neme-s.org/Shaper%20Books/Mic...937-Shaper.pdf

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Dave

Originally Posted by welder

would it go in the back of a lancer wagon thanks Andre

Not if you want to keep driving it. Probably not a good idea to lift it using the ram either, as tempting as that is. Dave J's the current guru on shaper shifting.
bollie7

well i bought it cost $180 it's an atlas 7b it needs a new belt so i wont be shaping till Monday also does any one have instruction on how to sharpen the cutters thanks Andre.

You cant complain at that price.
Shaper tools are ground like lathe tools, rounded nose gives a nice finish on a flat piece.
Did you bring it home in the car?
Dave

hi guys yeah we did bring it home in the car it was alright but it needs a tune up and a new belt but other than that it's great.

You luck son of gun i am very jealous

now where`s the photos ?

hi guys i need help i put a belt on tonight and it just wont cut the machine works but what's happening is it startes to cut and makes a v shaped grove then lifts up then on the second stroke the tool snapes and the vice gets pushed out of the tee slots. i think its the tool post as it's not the original american tool post just a bar with a 1/4 hole for tools.

Can you take a picture of the tool post and and tool holder, it sounds like a boring bar.
Dave

I take it that this is a machine that you have never used before.

If the tool you are useing is attached to the clacker box as you seem to describe I dont think you have a problem with the tool post.

Have you adjusted the cross feed rate,if not you may be feeding to much and putting to much load on your tool.

How much of the HSS is sticking out of the tool holder.

What depth of cut are you useing.

How much clearance are you allowing the tool at the end of its stroke.

How much over run are you allowing on the cutting stroke.

What Strokes/min are you running.

Do you have auto down feed on the tool post.

i cant get pics till Monday.the machine has manual down feed.it dosent have tool holer just a hole on the toll post for 1/4 tool steel so the tool has to stick out a fare ways to clear the ram. it is feeding at the slowest rate but i dont think thats the problem as it wont cut on the first stoke entering the work.and i am running it it 45 strokes a minute. i decided to make a tool post and tool holders so i will see how that works.

well i got the tool post and holder installed and it kept on snapping tools so on my last piece of hss i aneled it and low and behold it worked and cut really well all the best Andre.

Andre
Still sounds like somethings not quite right though. You shouldn't have to anneal the HSS to use it in a shaper.

bollie7

well i made up another tool holder for thicker tool steel and it works better than the annealed 1/4 inch steel

the pics