Thread: The Search for a Shaper Vise

Hi Ray, Nice score,
I maybe interested in one when your ready, just let me know which one it is.

Dave

Damn that big one must weigh about as much as I do.... and thats saying something!

Stuart

Ray, sorry I meant to invite you to drop in but I got distracted. I have a short attention span. So you have one shaper and two vices. I think that makes you an evil genius. Would be interested to learn more about the big one. I don't want it; I just haven't seen one like it before. I think you'll find the smaller one a good fit for your machine.

Hi,
The large one is very similar to the one in the video i posted in my new shaper thread. I guess its 12 or 14"?
Ewan

Originally Posted by Stustoys

Damn that big one must weigh about as much as I do.... and thats saying something!

Stuart

Hey Stuart dont put yourself down it would have to be at least a kilo heavier

ask jayson I made him carry the heavy end and even my end was heavy

glad you got it all home safe Ray and thanks for the visit its always good to catch up with like minded people

cheers
Harty

Originally Posted by Bryan

Ray, sorry I meant to invite you to drop in but I got distracted. I have a short attention span.

Thanks Bryan, I appreciate the thought, and also the offer to help with the collection . Next time...

Originally Posted by Bryan

So you have one shaper and two vices. I think that makes you an evil genius.

Uh... no, that makes me one shaper short...


Thanks Dave, I think you'd need to come for a visit.. freight would be a killer..

Stuart, I'd reckon it's around the 100Kg + feels like 200

Ewan, ok, here's the funny thing, the "smaller one" if you could call it that.. is 9 1/4, the big one is 9 3/4, across the jaws, so the bigger one is deeper and higher but not that much wider.. ?

Originally Posted by Center of the Universe

thanks for the visit its always good to catch up with like minded people

I read that as being equally crazy people... Thanks, I enjoyed it..

I managed to con Joe into taking a steady and a couple of face plates, would you believe they fitted his taper lock spindle.. Still got a heap of faceplates to get rid of though...


Regards
Ray

Hi Ray
Did you solve the mystery of the Briggs and Stratton type thingy.

Phil

Originally Posted by Steamwhisperer

Hi Ray
Did you solve the mystery of the Briggs and Stratton type thingy.

Phil

Hi Phil,

Would you believe it's a "Briggs and Stratton" thingy... so it's yours any time you want to pick it up..

Actually I don't think it's Briggs and Stratton, but it is a two stroke motor..

Regards
Ray

Originally Posted by Steamwhisperer

Hi Ray
Did you solve the mystery of the Briggs and Stratton type thingy.

Phil

Would that be something that won't start if it hasn't been run in a month or so?

Originally Posted by RayG

Uh... no, that makes me one shaper short...

Good to see a healthy lashing of optimism Ray...Surely one would fit on the Klopp.....its still up for grabs

Originally Posted by Ueee

Hi,
The large one is very similar to the one in the video i posted in my new shaper thread. I guess its 12 or 14"?
Ewan

Hi Ewan,

I see what you mean it looks like the same style, maybe even the same maker?




Mounting looks a bit different too..

Regards
Ray

Ray, search for shaper vise on us eBay. There are several like yours, all of which are more expensive than what most of us have paid for our shapers.
Ewan

It was great to see you again, Ray.
Very many thanks for the faceplates and steady Ray!
I have trial fitted the faceplate and the driver plate to the spindle. All it took was drilling countersinks in the mounting holes. Perfect fit!
The steady will work out great too.
Cheers,
Joe

Hi Joe,

No problem, I was surprised that it fitted... that will save you having to make a faceplate.

Back to the Shaper Vise...

I think I'll be going with the "smaller" vise for a start, it seems a good fit for the Varnamo, and the T-Slots line up pretty close.





It opens up to just over 10" (260mm) and the jaws are 9 1/4" (235mm)

A bit of surface grinding and clean up to come..

Regards
Ray