On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 23:57:14 GMT, Fred R "spam
wrote:

Rex B wrote:

Koz wrote:
I third that...far over priced...even if it wasn't broken. The only
other thing to consider is the vice. Figure that's worth more than
half the cost of the rest of the shaper. No vice or bad vice, shaper
value goes way down. Good vice and it may have value as a seperate
item, even if the rest of the machine is a boat anchor.

I don't get it. What's so special about a shaper vise?
How is it different from a good milling vise?

Force between the jaws is carried in tension on a shaper vise - no
problem with the screw buckling.

Not all. However, they also sit low for their width, useful on a
shaper. Plus there's just the scarcity factor. Everyone with a
shaper needs workholding, and there's nothing as handy as a vise
designed specifically for your shaper. Some small shapers don't have
T slots, and so benefit from a vise which already fits their bolt hole
pattern.

Pete Keillor