"Carl Hoffmeyer" wrote in message
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"Boris Beizer" wrote in message
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"Dave" wrote in message
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Now that is something I would not think of, since what you are really
saying is that you can make flat surfaces. If you are making a flat
surface how do you decide whether to use the lathe or the mill?

difficult on either a lathe or a mill ... a keyway slot in a pulley is
the
first one that comes to mind --
snip

At that point you pull out a shaper :-)

The shaper guys owe me a thank you for giving them the straight line. The
only thing that keeps me from getting a shaper is the space. I'd have to
give up one of my mills to make room for the shaper.. but then having both a
horizontal and vertical mill, what do I need that drill press for?
Other than keyway slots and dovetails, the biggest advantage to the
hobbyist of a shaper is the ease of creating special bits .. which are
expensive for either horizontal or vertical mills unless you're willing to
use a fly cutter for everything.

Boris

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