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  1. francist

    Peerless Shaper Basement Install

    Yes and no, it works in tandem with the pawl knob. If the arm is fixed on one side of the eccentric the table motion will be synced with ram stroke, ie advance table on return stroke. Now if you flip the pawl so the arrow is the other way, the table will feed in the opposite direction but it...
  2. francist

    Peerless Shaper Basement Install

    If you’re having trouble getting the pawl to engage reliably, try putting a bit more drag on the nut on the end of the lead screw. This is a very common thing that gets folks confused - the pawl just rocks back and forth without engaging or advancing the gear. What’s often happening is not...
  3. francist

    Peerless Shaper Basement Install

    Correct. Mine is a little older but the same arrow thing — I lift and turn 90 degrees to engage the table feed. Depending on which way you turn the arrow to point will govern which direction the table moves (or should move). When the arrow is pointing either straight forward or straight...
  4. francist

    Peerless Shaper Basement Install

    Yeah, I bought a 1-ton for exactly the same reason. They’re heavy little critters and kind of tough to get a handle on.
  5. francist

    Peerless Shaper Basement Install

    Perhaps, but keep in mind it is a fairly small machine and if it sits any lower a person would always be hunched over trying to set things up. You can do your own math, but with a 35” tall stand it puts the cranks at just above elbow height and let’s you sight along the top of a workpiece really...
  6. francist

    Peerless Shaper Basement Install

    Nah, no wife — no strife.
  7. francist

    Peerless Shaper Basement Install

    Here’s a better shot of the mounting pads. They’re part of the end castings but instead of bolts through the holes I turned ABS levelling pads to go underneath.
  8. francist

    Peerless Shaper Basement Install

    Thought that might be coming ;) The chip pan is essentially 20” x 36” (ok, 20.5 x 35.5) and it’s roughly an inch deep, so the actual base of the shaper would be close to 35” from the floor (if I measure from floor to top the chip pan lip it’s 36” even) The base is cast aluminum ends and then a...
  9. francist

    Peerless Shaper Basement Install

    It’s working well. When I first got it (2014 ish) I had no milling capabilities so it was my go-to machine for lots of things. I have since acquired a small miller and they are usually quicker for generic operations so the shaper doesn’t get used as much anymore. But, I still turn to it for...
  10. francist

    Peerless Shaper Basement Install

    Yes, it is. That’s my stand on the sidewalk when I brought home the machine. :)
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