Recent content by geoffkingma

Thanks for the welcome. The motor is too wimpy for the shaper to cut metal but I have not tried it on the smallest stroke and lowest speed yet. To keep the motor in some resemblance of scale I used a 25mm diam. geared motor that has an output of about 300rpm at 6v. The model is 1/12 scale so...

"Welcome Geoff That is a very nice looking shaper setup you have made there; I especially like the electric flat belt drive assy. Dave " ---------------------------- Thanks Dave. I was trying to replicate the layout of the 1941 Ammco 6" shaper that I have. It was brought to market in the...

I built this about 10 years ago andit tested my limited abilities at the time.

Aussiejim, That photo of the red shaper is not my workshop. I was a bit ambiguous in my comment. It was from an ad in a local buy and sell and I copied it to show the original machine that may have been used for the model's design. My workshop is in a 12' x 14' room with a large (for me...

Thanks for the welcome. I can tell from reading some of the posts that this group is up there with the best. Yes, my avatar at the moment is a shaper that I just finished. It is the PMR casting set but, since I have a real one in the shop, I found it to be a real help as I built the model...

Been perusing this forum for a couple of weeks and decided I should join. The skill set and knowledge exhibited here is absolutely amazing. And, not the least, the willingness to help newbies is most refreshing. About to build an oil field engine that I want to modify into a "half-breed" gas...