Build Your Own Metal Working Shop from Scrap. The Metal Shaper Book 3 of 7

Gingery David J. The Metal Shaper [Build Your Own Metal Working Shop from Scrap in 7 vol. v. 3] 2 ed. 1981 [pdf 146sc 144c. 1.83mb] Build your own Metal Shaper. Exotic is a mild adjective when applied to this shaper. It will cut splines, keyways, gears, sprockets, dovetail slides, flat and angular surfaces and irregular profiles. And all of these with a simple hand-ground lathe tool bit. Obsolete in modern industry, of course, because milling machines do the work much faster and cheaper. But you can’t beat a shaper for simplicity and economy in the home shop.The shaper has a 6" stroke and a mean capacity of 5" x 5", variable and adjustable stroke length, automatic variable cross feed and graduated collars. You will be proud to add this machine to your shop. Build your own Metal Shaper. Exotic is a mild adjective when applied to this shaper. It will cut splines, keyways, gears, sprockets, dovetail slides, flat and angular surfaces and irregular profiles. And all of these with a simple hand-ground lathe tool bit. Obsolete in modern industry, of course, because milling machines do the work much faster and cheaper. But you cant beat a shaper for simplicity and economy in the home shop. The shaper has a 6" stroke and a mean capacity of 5" x 5", variable and adjustable stroke length, automatic variable cross feed and graduated collars. You will be proud to add this machine to your shop. Build a shaper! 5x5 capacity with 6" stroke. Variable speed. Automatic variable cross feed. This is no toy! There is hardly an easier and cheaper way to cut keyways, splines, dovetail slides, irregular profiles and more Build Your Own Metal Working Shop from Scrap, Book 3