The Metal Shaper (Build Your Own Metal Working Shop From Scrap Serie Book 3)
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (800 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0083IKT4I |
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| Number of Pages | : | 166 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-17 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Five Stars" according to dennis smart. very good. "Good book on building a useful machine" according to C. Toombs. This, like the remainder of the series, is a good book on building the particular item. It gives step by step detail on building the shaper and requires no specialized tools that you can't make yourself. It does use the lathe from the first book, as the series is meant to be done in order. The shaper is dismissed by a lot of machinist as being an “obsolete” machine. While this is true in p. "shaper how to book" according to critter. enjoyed the book , building one from scratch right now . about 80% done.book has great information in it. it is written so almost all do it your selfhome shop folks can under stand and make project. highly recommend .
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.. Obsolete in modern industry, of course, because milling machines do the work much faster and cheaper. Build your own Metal Shaper. It will cut splines, keyways, gears, sprockets, dovetail slides, flat and angular surfaces and irregular profiles. Exotic is a mild adjective when applied to this shaper. And all of these with a simple hand-ground lathe tool bit