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Thread: Vertical Shaper vs Horizontal
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13th March 2015, 09:41 AM #1
Vertical Shaper vs Horizontal
Firstly, is there such a thing as a vertical shaper? What I saw and believe to be a vertical shaper had a short ram run on a cam, maybe it is something entirely different so please educate me.
Other than the throw distance being much smaller, there fore the work envelope what other differences would their be?
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13th March 2015, 09:57 AM #2GOLD MEMBER
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I(and I think most others) call the vertical ones slotters. Which should keep you busy until someone that knows more turns up
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13th March 2015, 11:30 AM #3
Hi Dale,
No reason why a shaper couldn't be hung from the roof Slotters are a bit like vertical shapers.. On the other hand I've often heard shapers referred to as horizontal slotters.
As far as differences, I'd think the clapper box would be a major difference.. that wouldn't work too well vertically.
Ray
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13th March 2015, 11:58 AM #4
I did notice that most photos of vertical shaper/slotters seem to have built in rotary tables. So I would guess they are good for doing splines.
The one in the photo is a G.L.Sheraton, I know the Sheraton lathes were copies of the Southbend same as the Hercus. But can find no info on a Sheraton vertical shaper/slotter.
Southbend produced a small horizontal one.
I guess you could fit a rotary table on to table on this machine, but I am struggling to come up with many ideas where it would be overly useful. maybe cutting small gears and internal keyways but that's about the limit of my imagination. With such a short stroke length I can't see it doing much surfacing.…..Live a Quiet Life & Work with your Hands
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13th March 2015, 01:20 PM #5GOLD MEMBER
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I'd be guessing and saying that it's maybe designed for small key ways (what you suggested) etc. The vertical arrangement makes it's footprint much smaller than a horizontal shaper.
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13th March 2015, 02:31 PM #6Mechanical Butcher
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I think of a vertical slotting machine as a shaper that is optimised for making slots, keyways, splines etc.
It's easier to mount work flat on a table, when gravity is helping you, compared with an horizontal machine.
When not surfacing, it's not necessary to have a clapper box, so you never see one on a slotter.
I made a 5mm x 100mm long internal keyway recently, in an aluminium pulley.
Just held it in my Douglas horizontal shaper's vice. Two cuts with a 3mm cutter, it worked first time, which was very pleasing.
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13th March 2015, 04:18 PM #7Pink 10EE owner
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This should answer your question
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14th March 2015, 09:42 AM #8
Thanks for the info guys.
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