The only shapers I familiar with these days are shaping head attachments that can be installed on a conventional knee mill. Basically, the device turns rotary motion into linear motion that in turn "pushes" a cutter across a piece of material. A simple analogy would be that it is much like a carpenter would push a chisel across a piece of wood. Shapers can remove a lot of material quickly and they were a lot more popular when cutting tool technology was not as advanced as today. Shapers are rarely seen anymore.
My Dad used to have a big shaper in his shop when I was a kid but he says he hasn't used one in more than 30-years now and said that he doesn't miss them, modern milling machines being much more versatile and faster.
Cheers! Don Ferris Anvil Bikeworks, Inc. Littleton, Colorado Ph: 303.471.7533 / 303.919.9073 Fax: 413.556.6825 http://www.anvilbikes.com
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In a message dated 5/20/2004 4:39:24 AM Eastern Daylight Time, pariscyclesuk@hotmail.com writes:
<< H.R.Morris (titch) once told me that he used a shaping machine to cut his patterns for his fancy extensions (stems). >>
What's a "shaping machine?"
Dale Brown
Greensboro, NC