Six Inch Shaper
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7/29/2019 Six Inch Shaper http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/six-inch-shaper 1/4 THE VALUE of the shaper as a ma- chine tool is appreciated by every mechanic, but the man in the small shop, much as he may appreciate the advantage of such a tool, is not always in a position to purchase it. Here, however, is a shaper that can be made in any small shop at a reasonable cost, and which, on work with- in its capacity, will rapidly pay for the
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THE V A LU E of the shap er as a ma-chine tool is appreciated by every
mechanic, but the man in the small shop,much as he may appreciate the advantageof such a tool, is not always in a positionto pur cha se it. Here, how ever, is a sha perthat can be made in any small shop at areasonable cost , and which, on work with-in its capacity, will rapidly pay for the
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in its capacity, will rapidly pay for the
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machine, and the portion of the ram bear-ings at the top. Th e hou sing s fo r thegear mechanism do not need any cores, as
the shaft holes can be dril led from thesol id . Pat terns for the rem ain de r of thepar ts sho uld be made wit h suff i c ie nt a l low-ance fo r the machin ing opera t ions .
The ram is made from a length of cold-rolled steel , machined only on i ts frontend for the clapp er boxes. The bar shouldbe tested with an indicator, in the lathe,an d stra igh tene d. It may seem, at firstglance, to be rather long, but this is an ad-vantage, as many jobs that would take a
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are 1/2 in., 20 threa ds pe r in. , fitted w ithbal l -crank handles . Al l feed-screw nutsare of bronze, the one for the elevating
screw being fitted to the rear right-handslide plate, and the bearing for the cross-feed to the right-hand side of the rail.
The saddle is a casting, machined as inFig. 3. It will be no ted th at th e castingis wider at the top than at the bottom;this provision is made because there isgreater wear and strain on the top slidethan on the bot tom one. The worktable
is alsoin. I tswive
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