Jim Wilkins wrote:
"Gunner Asch" wrote in message
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Put out the word you are looking for a shaper...7-12" and they will
start turning up at surprising rates. Seriously.

I run into them fairly regularly. Usually stuck in a corner
somewhere
covered with dust and trash. Talking to the owners and ask em why
they
havent sold it..they look surprised and say..."you mean people
actually want one of these????"

Buddy just bought a G&L 16" universal that Ive got to go clean up
and
get running. He actually has a big big machine shop and needed one.
20k sqf with (1) CNC lathe in it..which he has never learned how to
use.

Hand shaper are "ok" if things turn to ****..but they are a total
pain
in the ass compared to a powered one and most powered ones can be
modified for other sources of power.

Gunner

I chose a surface grinder rather than a shaper to fill my last bit of
open floor space. It can make custom single-point angular cutters that
run in the mill.

I rough then nearly to shape quickly, hog out the grooves on the work,
then grind them precisely and take the finish cuts.
-jsw

Oh , oh , oh , I get what you mean by angular cutter . Those will work for
a shaft , but not so much for a keyway in a bore .

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Snag