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    New to me Ammco 7" Metal shaper

    'IF' you are interested, it provides a somewhat biased view, into a period in history where things were very different than they are today, yet some things were SO similar. Like, Romeo and Juliet, who were like, fourteen years old, and suffering all the teen angst that teens have always...
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    New to me Ammco 7" Metal shaper

    Nah. You bought the tool, they bought the accessories! If the shaper comes with the vise, you are ahead of the game! Make best use of the tool, and seek the accessories as you need them! Seriously, I have way too many accessories, that I thought I needed, but have never used! Sacrilege as that...
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    New to me Ammco 7" Metal shaper

    Referring to the pictures in the link above, one idea that comes to mind, is to mount a worm gear to the indexing head, and bang together a suitable mounting for the worm, that slides into the tee slot behind the head, essentially making a two piece version of the South Bend centers head that is...
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    New to me Ammco 7" Metal shaper

    You don't need photos... LOL! Download and look at the pictures of the accessories, in the better of the two files that were posted here earlier. What is not shown in the catalog, is tha tthere is a bolt/stud coming out the bottom, by which they are mounted to the table. But... photos in this...
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    New to me Ammco 7" Metal shaper

    I have an Ammco 7 inch shaper. The accessories are pretty distinctive looking, as they have a great jeebus bolt sticking out of the bottom to fasten them to the table. That bolt, or stud, as you may prefer, is not actually shown in the manufacturers pictures, but is a solid trigger to get your...
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    Cast Bronze Plaques

    I cannot point you at any one site specifically, but I would be willing to bet that the Forums that cover CNC routers and the like, would be a good place to start. They may give you leads to possible avenues for making patterns, to, if you do choose casting. What sizes are you considering? How...
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    Cast Bronze Plaques

    I'm pretty sure they were gone, well before I left Edmonton. When I left Edmonton for Cold Lake, in 2004, there were still two smaller non-ferrous foundries operating. Dunno if either survived the calendar time, but I would suggest contacting any of the Memorials places (gravestones, and the...
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    Good, Fast, Or Cheap....

    Put a fourth option on it. "Blame someone else". Almost every person that was trying to get all three, was also keen to make it all someone 'else's" fault, when their stupid idea did not bear fruit! The "Someone Else" button, if it's gonna be realistic, should not actually have any interaction...
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    Bought a standard modern 11" series 2000

    Watch your oil changes. Know a local guy that is looking at a $15k bill to get his tractor back rolling. Kubota!
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    5C collet chuck and collets

    Interesting... Cannot say as to having ever noticed any listings for LH Thread 5C collets, in all the years I have been drooling over various machine tool suppliers catalogs. Customs from the likes of Hardinge? Who supplies?
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