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  1. 140mower

    New to me Ammco 7" Metal shaper

    This is the picture I used to create my shear tool....
  2. 140mower

    New to me Ammco 7" Metal shaper

    This is a pretty basic book on the operation, but answered quite a few questions for me when starting out. This one is a little bit drier reading, but it too has its share of answers, and is a little more advanced.
  3. 140mower

    New to me Ammco 7" Metal shaper

    For ordinary setups etc, I agree that it makes no sense to have the pawl engaged. However I don't see any harm at all in, say you are squaring up a u type shape, between the two cut surfaces, winding the handle like crazy to just before the second cut with the feed engaged. I wouldn't try...
  4. 140mower

    New to me Ammco 7" Metal shaper

    I don't think a gibb adjustment is going to effect the feed rate. You have it right in that anything less than enough to engage a tooth isn't going to be able to move the table. So one tooth is your minimum advance. As long as your pawl can still engage it, I suppose you could cut a finer feed...
  5. 140mower

    New to me Ammco 7" Metal shaper

    In what way? Or better put, how doesn't it appear healthy. It's pretty rare that I have hand fed horizontally, it is all in the timing and unless you give yourself half a mile of stroke on the back side it's hard getting a consistent feed, or at least for me. But I do put it in neutral and...
  6. 140mower

    iPhone to Android - phone recommendations?

    ...here too.
  7. 140mower

    New to me Ammco 7" Metal shaper

    You can tell pretty quickly by looking at the feed rod, it should be ratcheting back while the ram is moving forward..... I am not sure about the Ammco either, but both my bigger shapers essentially operate the same way..... Looking at the picture again, it almost looks like you had a pretty...
  8. 140mower

    New to me Ammco 7" Metal shaper

    Not the best picture, and pay no mind to the broken out piece of tee slot (would like to hear the story on how they did that...) However, it should show what I am talking about.... If I were to loosen the knob and move it towards the broken out section the feed would increase, and if I move it...
  9. 140mower

    Hello from Toronto!

    Hello from Lillooet BC.
  10. 140mower

    New member from eastern Ontario

    Welcome from Lillooet BC.
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