Atlas 7B Shaper add on

[canuck750]

I welded up a catch tray for my Atlas 7B shaper, I saw a similar setup on a YouTube video of an Atlas Shaper. I only had a piece of 16 gauge kicking around, a thinner piece of sheet metal would be fine and a couple scraps of 3/4” square tube was all needed . The catch tray keeps the shop floor clean and I have a handy place to store some cutting lubricant (WD40 for aluminum) a brush and even the crank handle.
Now I need to learn how to properly grind high speed steel to make better cutting tools, again I turn to Blondihacks, she has a great video explaining how to grind tooling for newbies like me.
Still experimenting with the shaper, there seems to be so much it can do that I have yet to learn.

 

[Tom Kitta]

Does it work? My shaper throws stuff few meters away.

 

[canuck750]

Yes, it works great, the odd chip gets by the side but I am very happy with it.

 

[Susquatch]

Just like on the mill, I use a carboard box cut to match the shape of the bed.

 

[djberta]

Nice I'm thinking of doing something similar.