Upscale wrote:
"Steve Turner" wrote in message
http://www.grizzly.com/products/1-1-2-HP-Shaper/G1035

My Dad has this model, and it's a lot of machine in a nice compact
package. Beats the hell out of a router for swinging the big bits, and
if you're running standard shaper cutters (instead of router bits) you
also have the ability to invert the bit and reverse the motor rotation,
which is *very* handy for certain profiles.

Just out of interest's sake, how loud is your dad's shaper? Would you
compare it to a 3 hp router which I'd brand as extremely loud or is it
considerable more subdued?

The latter, definitely. More of a low-pitch throaty sound and not
nearly as loud as the high-pitch scream of the universal motors found in
your typical "3HP" router. Of course, shapers only spin the bit at
about 10,000 RPM so that's a contributing factor too. Either machine is
still going to make a fair amount of noise once you start cutting wood,
but the shaper just seems to do it more quietly, and its sheer
smoothness and power makes it more satisfying to use (IMO).

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