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I'm somewhat used to seeing variation in machine tools. But there seems to be some odd knowledge gap in shapers. Or am I just too ignorant to comprehend? Were different shapers for different processes? Like in the case of f350ca's Peerless was it just for roughing in? Or is there something like another finer tooth ratchet that could have been installed? As with the cut direction it's not just a flip of a lever. You had to change the tool, and the position of the link on the ratchet wheel. So there might have been other parts that were supposed to be changed to but are lost to time. Or not.
Did they use DI's on the knee and head to keep track of the cut or did it not matter, because almost universally the dials seem so small as to be worthless. And because the dials were so small the engraving can't be to deep so they went away quick. How did the machinists back in the day keep track or was it all just experience and seat of their pants?
My brother who worked as a machinist makes fun of me for wanting to adjust and clean my hobby machines to take out the play and operate smoothly like I'm going to screw them up. It reminds me of shops where the guy on the line with a little 3 drawer rollaway would make fun of the guys with the big tamale carts. Like they weren't "real men" getting the job done little or nothing and his case doing the job in spec with worn out stuff. Every shop I worked in where there were common machines that everybody used were never maintained. Just used to destruction and put out back. i guess that's why you have to be careful buying an old machine tool used for production.
Did they use DI's on the knee and head to keep track of the cut or did it not matter, because almost universally the dials seem so small as to be worthless. And because the dials were so small the engraving can't be to deep so they went away quick. How did the machinists back in the day keep track or was it all just experience and seat of their pants?
My brother who worked as a machinist makes fun of me for wanting to adjust and clean my hobby machines to take out the play and operate smoothly like I'm going to screw them up. It reminds me of shops where the guy on the line with a little 3 drawer rollaway would make fun of the guys with the big tamale carts. Like they weren't "real men" getting the job done little or nothing and his case doing the job in spec with worn out stuff. Every shop I worked in where there were common machines that everybody used were never maintained. Just used to destruction and put out back. i guess that's why you have to be careful buying an old machine tool used for production.