You don't need 5 axis to do 3D.
Fact is it is hugely limited to be being able to dimension something. It's in fact 2D limited, you can't machine a spline with a shaper if you can't dimension the line.
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You don't need 5 axis to do 3D.
Fact is it is hugely limited to be being able to dimension something. It's in fact 2D limited, you can't machine a spline with a shaper if you can't dimension the line.
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Ignore what you like but the fact is a shaper is capable of pretty basic stuff hence it's ultimate demise.
Imagination only gets you so far.
Please explain the sarcastic rolled eyes.
Imagination only gets you so far.
Please explain the sarcastic rolled eyes.
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if u have never used one u cant realy knock them. u just sumise-there not a lot of use - because everyone that has never -owned one says so 
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I was reading a thread over on practical machinist a while ago, a lad working for a company in the usa had to get a quantity of blocks of heat treated steel down to a certain size. The steel was eating expensive milling cutters, so an old boy said to him reduce them to size in a shaper. The company had a large stores and in the back was a big shaper with an inch of dust on it. They got the machine out on the forks, got a sparks to wire it up, trued up the vice and found a hss tool off a lathe. It slogged through the steel blocks no problem, freeing up a milling machine and the tooling costs were zero, if it got dull it was taken out and ground up, which took a few minutes and cost nowt. in addition the shaper leaves a pretty good surface finish, especially on areas of the part that wouldn't be subsequentially machined.
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I could do with a shaper, to make some tool holders for my lathe, not sure what I would use it for after that.
I would imagine it's like all tools you really need the biggest and heaviest you can get;-)
I think a surface grinder would be even more useful to me, and even slower.
I would imagine it's like all tools you really need the biggest and heaviest you can get;-)
I think a surface grinder would be even more useful to me, and even slower.
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No such thing as a stupid question if your willing to listen to the answer if you don't know ask that's what makes this forum is lads will answer only time a question is truly stupid is if the same person keeps asking it
if u have never used one u cant realy knock them. u just sumise-there not a lot of use - because everyone that has never -owned one says so
Would be good if it was true brightspark. Firstly I have used them secondly my is 100% all about machining stuff. It gets all so silly here we go some amazing videos of someone managing to do something on a shaper. Yes nicely done for a bit of hobby. Reality check the stuff that is done in toolrooms these days they are as much use as something in a shirt sleeve.
So sure nice bit of kit for someone to hobby around with but no you can't make anything with them and no the modern toolroom doesn't need one.
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i -didnt say they were used in toolrooms or -industry. times money i said anyone buying one for home workshop can have a nice machine for not a lot of-money and can do a few jobs on them that u cant do on a miller-.-
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here . cheap tools as well for roughing hard material out 
http://www.technologystudent.com/equip1/shape1.htm
http://www.technologystudent.com/equip1/shape1.htm
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I have learnt an incredible amount from this forum, picked up loads of tips, although I've been welding a little while a lot of the the conversations about different types of machines and terminology just goes over my head, but now I want to get more into metal working and away from welding up cars (health reasons) so hope the forum is ready for it lol
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The ones in the videos are all powered ones, how does that compare to the hand powered that HughF is selling?
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-theres no comparison between them hand powered for one off jobs. powered if u set it up and can leave it to get on with it while u do other stuff. as i said a decent size powered one can be had for 150 quid. a hand one wouldnt be worth more than£ 80 thats -- just my opinion though
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Severely lacking in decent chip shops! The Market Cross Cafe does a mean breakfast though but don't use the cafe in the narrow street round the corner, I thought my full English breakfast was weird, that's when it dawned on me that it only served vegetarian!You should definitely buy it, Frome is a nice day out
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Severely lacking in decent chip shops! The Market Cross Cafe does a mean breakfast though but don't use the cafe in the narrow street round the corner, I thought my full English breakfast was weird, that's when it dawned on me that it only served vegetarian!
I moved out of frome around 6 years ago and haven't been back since, the only good bit I found about frome was the old fashioned sweet shop, spent far too much money in there
