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  1. 21st October 2012, 08:23 PM #1
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    Hi all,
    the travelling stick has provided plans for a tool holder for my little Douglas shaper so I just had to make one.
    Ignore the finish as I had to see if it worked first. I cut the basic shape out with the bandsaw in the vertical position and rough filed it. It was then set up in the shaper and the groove for the tool cut. I have deviated from the drawing to create a larger distance between the hole and the back of the tool as I didn't think there was enough to stop it bending. It has worked well with a deeper than normal cut than I would normally make and no stalling or chatter but plenty of flex in the tool head. This means I had to take a spring cut. No biggy.
    All in all I am very happy with the way it turned out..
    I also took a video of it in action but as at the time of posting it wasn't available on you tube

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    Nice one Phil
    I have not spent enough time looking at the sticks contents so i hadn't seen that holder. Looks like a winner.
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    Thanks Ewan.
    It worked real well, you could even see the head flex and spring back. I was taking cuts that would have stalled her with a normal tool holder.

    Phil
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    Hi Phil,

    Nice and simple, looks much easier to make than a gooseneck, where does the cutter end up in relation to the clapper?

    Looking forward to seeing the video too..

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    Quote Originally Posted by RayG View Post
    Hi Phil,

    Nice and simple, looks much easier to make than a gooseneck, where does the cutter end up in relation to the clapper?

    Looking forward to seeing the video too..

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    Hi Ray,
    That is the most important part. The cutting edge must be on or just behind the centre line of the clapper box pivot pin so the cutting edge will swing away and not dig in.
    Video still not available...yet

    Phil
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    I think the plans for the holder were added after i had the stick, what was the file called Phil? It looks like a nice little (well maybe not so little for my machine) project and putting some "give" in my machine could be a good thing....
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    Haven't forgotten you Ewan. It seems its not on the stick. It may have come on a CD I received from someone who's address was on the postpack that got thrown out way too early. I am organizing the stick into folders ready to re-send.
    Does anyone remember sending me a CD about shapers.

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    I did. Probably a gold TDK disc.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Michael G View Post
    I did. Probably a gold TDK disc.

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    Phew!! thats the one
    Thanks Michael, it's gunna have to go on the next round of the stick...if thats ok?

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    That's what it was for Phil

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    Quote Originally Posted by Michael G View Post
    That's what it was for Phil

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    Thanks Michael,
    Ewan,
    the tool holder wasn't on Michaels CD so I will try and post it here so you can get a rough idea of how to increase the scale of it for your shaper.

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    Thanks Phil,

    That's now on the to-do list

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    Default Travelling stick tool holder

    No worries Ray.
    The video still isn't up. I might try and upload again.

    Phil
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    Hi Phil,

    I do need to get around to making me something like that, but it keeps getting bumped down the list. I'm currently using a lathe tool holder with built in rake! lol

    Quote Originally Posted by Steamwhisperer View Post
    That is the most important part. The cutting edge must be on or just behind the centre line of the clapper box pivot pin so the cutting edge will swing away and not dig in.
    I'm not so sure about that(though I'm not saying the tool holder doesnt work). Assuming the everything from the clapper box pin to the necked down area of the tool holder is rigid(within reason). Wont most of the flex come from the necked area and there-fore the tool will pivot around that point? Am I missing something?

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    Thanks Phil, I really like the design, it is much more simple and elegant than the holder i put on the sick (the angle index-able type)
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