rigger wrote:

Ivan Vegvary wrote:

What exactly would this machine do that cannot be done in a 'horizontal'
shaper?

Ivan Vegvary



Not a machinist but:
Perhaps it's just easier to lie items to be slotted on their sides
rather than trying to set them up on edge vertically? On the other
hand if removing metal from a flat surface is the intended use perhaps
a horizontal shaper would better fill the need?

dennis
in nca

That's true, in that probably a horizontal shaper could do the same
work, but less conveniently. Most such vertical slotters also have what
amounts to a large rotary table built-in, thus making it easier to cut
splines, gear teeth, etc.

Dan Mitchell
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