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Alba Shaper 4S Shaper, $1200, Calgary, AB
- Thread starter JustaDB
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Got a pic of the clapper and tool post?
Xyphota
Ultra Member
It came with some other doodads that I think are power down feed related? I ordered the manual from lathes.co.uk which should be here in a couple weeks. Hopefully there is some more info in there lol.
I plan on doing a full teardown in the coming weeks, and I also need to purchase a vfd
As I see it, the little bevel edged rod at the top of the picture is the feed ratchet, fits in the casting on the lower LH side. May be broken off, as it should be spring loaded, and have a cross pin to fit the slot in the casting. Depending which direction you want feed, you pull up on the plunger, and rotate it around, so it feeds Left to Right, or Right to Left.
It occurs that it may have been parts for a power down feed on the clapper box, too!
I'm betting those two 90 degree angle bits of sheet good, are lost from someone's Keyway Broach set.
Can't really tell if its the pictures or the parts in them, but is the shaft on the feed pawl bent?
I was in a place in Edmonton, that was an almost entirely CNC shop. It was nice! Clean floors, well lit, no parts or stock laying around to trip over... The one incongruity, was the big ol' shaper sitting in the middle of the floor! When asked, they said that they had one old East European guy that knew his way around it, and they charged rates for keyways and slots in oil field equipment, that earned the old shaper a place on the floor.
Proxule
Ultra Member
I see a NDP sign on the lawn, Oh boy..... This is unacceptable..... We will have to have a discussion!
lmao
Tom O
Ultra Member
I see GK on his gloves I hope that doesn’t stand for Geek.
Xyphota
Ultra Member
That sign is not in front my house, so I’m still politics exempt LOL.
Its got all the power cross feed bits installed already and I saw it work when it was under power so I think these are power down feed parts. The one feed pall ratchet is indeed bent. I wonder if the big chunk out of the table was from the same crash that broke the power down feed LOL.
And Tubalcain posted a shaper safety video but two days ago! What wonderful timing
Its got all the power cross feed bits installed already and I saw it work when it was under power so I think these are power down feed parts. The one feed pall ratchet is indeed bent. I wonder if the big chunk out of the table was from the same crash that broke the power down feed LOL.
And Tubalcain posted a shaper safety video but two days ago! What wonderful timing
Mine can be switched between power feeding the table LR or UD.
Looking forward to seeing a video of it at work.
Xyphota
Ultra Member
The up/down crankshaft is bent on mine but it almost looks like the power feed assembly can be swapped to the up/down crankshaft. The extraneous parts in the box I think are for the clapper down feed.
