So why is the slotter a good deal ? It seems like a lot of trouble to turn
the mill around, and the price of the slotter is more than what a
stand-alone
shaper would be. What can it do that a shaper can't ?

My number 1 reason is floor space. No room for a nice big rigid shaper.

My reason for finally paying whatever it takes is a broken internal spline
on my airblast sprayer. The worn unit is causing a vibration that shakes the
whole tractor.

The bridgy slotter with a rotary table is the perfect unit for internal
splines, keyways, square holes, etc.

Now my problem is tooling. Can't find it. And Peter Wiley just sent me a
copy of the slotter manual that shows the set I need on page 1.

Karl