Thread: South Bend 7" Metal Shaper.

Nice little shaper their Bob.
A few of us here have them and they are so handy in the home shop because of the cheap tooling.
I was just using mine the other week with a bench grinder attached, the finish was nothing to rave about, but it got the job done.

Dave

Bob,
Some very nice work there.
Are they HSS tips or carbide?
How did you make your tray? is that a wired/rolled edge or is it 6mm thick?
I've fold pictures of surface finish almost never look as good as it is. I really should finish mine up properly, most time I take the easy way and use the mill(easier but most likely slower)
Stuart

Originally Posted by Stustoys

Bob,
Some very nice work there.
Are they HSS tips or carbide?
How did you make your tray? is that a wired/rolled edge or is it 6mm thick?
I've fold pictures of surface finish almost never look as good as it is. I really should finish mine up properly, most time I take the easy way and use the mill(easier but most likely slower)
Stuart

I use both HSS and carbide tipped bits depending on what i am doing. I have drawers full of both. The stand top is a large pc of 1/8" thick steel with 1/8"x2" strap around the edge on a 45* angle. Then i welded some 1/2" round stock on top of the strap keeping it flush on the inside. Then i filled in the corners with some strips of metal and weld filling in all of the cracks and grinding it with my die grinder. I did bend some 1/2" round bar for the round edges and grafted some straight's in between them...Bob

Very nice work indeed Bob, I'd forgotten completely about that method of making a "rolled edge"

You don't have any problems with chipping the tips off the carbide(I guess not or you would stop using it). I'd been thinking about giving carbide a shot myself.

Thanks

Stuart

Shame you are so far away Bob. I need to get rid of this. Never been used.
BT

Originally Posted by Anorak Bob

Shame you are so far away Bob. I need to get rid of this. Never been used.
BT

Oh that is sooooo sweet. Thats about $350.00-$500.00 here in the states for it...Bob

lol just how big is your shed BT?
Very pretty.
Stuart

I just knew that was coming!

Originally Posted by Anorak Bob

I just knew that was coming!

What you think you don't deserse it? lol
So many pictures of pretty things have come out of that shed, maybe thats it? The last one? No more. We've seen it all? lol I think not.
Stuart

I had to delve through my Paypal history. I just got a bit of a shock!

1 Australian Dollar = 0.769462 US Dollars
Item #Item TitleQtyPriceSubtotal160066694448South Bend Milling Machine Indexing Centers1$305.05 USD$305.05 USD
Postage & Packing via USPS Global Express Mail
(includes any seller packing fees): $78.65 USDPostal Compensation (required):$0.00 USDTotal:$383.70 USD
Shipping Address:
Robert Thomas
Perth Western Australia
Australia


Payment To:
Gary Cardot (The recipient of this payment is Verified) Seller's ID:
Funding Type:
Credit CardFunding Source:
$498.66 AUD

I think Bob is going to keep doing this to us Stuart. He just keeps bringing tooling out of the closet.
Maybe we should start calling him Dad and wait. LOL

Dave

lol Dave!
Speechless(now that doesn't happen often and I'm pretty sure it wont last long)
Stuart

wow nice indexer bob i want to make one for my atlas shaper when i fix her up

Originally Posted by Dave J

I think Bob is going to keep doing this to us Stuart. He just keeps bringing tooling out of the closet.
Maybe we should start calling him Dad and wait. LOL

Dave

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