I watched the linked video. Can somebody comment on why you would use a shaper for that work instead of a mill or surface grinder? I'm trying to understand the purpose of a shaper.
Thanks. -Pete On Oct 12, 2012, at 5:27 PM, Andre' B <[email protected]> wrote: > I first seen such a device in a book about modern machine shop practices > copyright 1870 something. > Some in action. > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHwHLO-mgao > > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > Andre' B. > > On 10/10/2012 12:44 PM, Matthew Herd wrote: >> Andy, >> >> If you are familiar with metal shapers, these are commonly used work holders >> to enable planing the entire top surface of a workpiece. They are >> essentially a four sided shape. The jaw side and the bottom side are >> square, with the workpiece side angled at about 2 degrees from the jaw side. >> The upper edge sticks into the work so that when the jaws are tightened, it >> not only clamps the work, but also drives it downward. The top surface is >> simply sloped downward to provide clearance for the tool bit. These can >> easily be made on a shaper, or on a mill with the appropriate angle plates. >> Starrett still makes them from what I understand, but if you don't care >> about a ground finish, shop made would still do fine. >> >> Matt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Don't let slow site performance ruin your business. Deploy New Relic APM Deploy New Relic app performance management and know exactly what is happening inside your Ruby, Python, PHP, Java, and .NET app Try New Relic at no cost today and get our sweet Data Nerd shirt too! http://p.sf.net/sfu/newrelic-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
