Shape-Rite 8" shaper

Hi. I have the machine in running order but haven't got started learning how to use it. I put a DC motor and drive on it so it can be inched around. I need to make the table support pieces. This winter, I hope.....
 
Hi. I have the machine in running order but haven't got started learning how to use it.

There should be plenty of assistance from the forum members including myself. What I always put first is safety. The shaper is one machine that can do serious damage so NEVER put your hands in the work area when it is running. Safety glasses are a must as it can shatter tool steel if a collision occurs.

My first job will be making soft jaws for a milling vice. Cutting V grooves at angles in aluminum should be a good exercise for the shaper. Maybe a set of steel stepped jaws so I don't have to clean chips around parallels when I change parts.

One of my proposed modification may require gears. The shaper is excellent for one off gears (requires a fixture).
CAN'T WAIT!
 
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