New guy on the forum here. I didn't see a sub-forum dedicated to shapers or AMMCO, so I hope this is a good place to post.
Last year I bought a nice 7" AMMCO shaper. I cleaned, oiled and mounted it on a stand. It runs beautifully and I've played with it a little, but have not really used it for anything serious. I just have the one bit it came with, so I need to grind a couple more.
If you have a similar size shaper, what tasks do you use it for - what have you made? I also have a 12" Atlas lathe, Enco bench mill/drill, Delta surface grinder and the other usual home shop equipment. So I have tools for other uses. But what kind of jobs would be best suited to this little shaper? I don't really need anything made at the moment, but would like to try some small practice projects.
Thanks - appreciate your thoughts.
Last year I bought a nice 7" AMMCO shaper. I cleaned, oiled and mounted it on a stand. It runs beautifully and I've played with it a little, but have not really used it for anything serious. I just have the one bit it came with, so I need to grind a couple more.
If you have a similar size shaper, what tasks do you use it for - what have you made? I also have a 12" Atlas lathe, Enco bench mill/drill, Delta surface grinder and the other usual home shop equipment. So I have tools for other uses. But what kind of jobs would be best suited to this little shaper? I don't really need anything made at the moment, but would like to try some small practice projects.
Thanks - appreciate your thoughts.