gerritv
Gerrit
Do you have a Cincinnatti #2 grinder? If so then you did 2 inspections at my house
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New to me Ammco 6" Metal shaper
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Downwindtracker2
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I lofted through school, a 51% was a perfect mark., unless I had an interest in the subject, then it was me learning about it on my own. It all changed when I met my wife and I got glasses.
Back to shapers. I was working in Tumbler Ridge in small machine shop. It didn't pay much ,but I was learning and doing time towards my ticket.. Things were quiet and boss told me to assemble those parts on a pallet . I hadn't a clue what it was. It turned out to be a shaper. He told me he wanted it to do internal keyways. After that I have a soft spot in my head for shapers.
Back to shapers. I was working in Tumbler Ridge in small machine shop. It didn't pay much ,but I was learning and doing time towards my ticket.. Things were quiet and boss told me to assemble those parts on a pallet . I hadn't a clue what it was. It turned out to be a shaper. He told me he wanted it to do internal keyways. After that I have a soft spot in my head for shapers.
historicalarms
Ultra Member
I was good in school...until I met "whiskey" at the local curling rink bar, me'n school didnt last long after that, then I met my "wife to be" and whiskey became a didstnt memory along with school...she was much more fun to wakeup with than a hang over every morn....still is after 48 yrs.
Okay, this is getting a bit scary. Yes I have Cincinnatti #2 took grinder that came out of Barton High School Hamiton. One of the neat things about being an Electrical Inspector is that I get to meet a bunch of great people and get into fascinating places and people were always kind enough to show me around and answer my questions. Those questions were not always about electrical work done, but interest and passions that were displayed on that site. The down side of being an Electrical Inspector is that people come up to me and say, you passed the wiring I did in my basement 8 years ago. The reality... I go to 20 sites each day and can only remember a few of them.Do you have a Cincinnatti #2 grinder? If so then you did 2 inspections at my house
What electrical work were you doing?
TonyK.
Grimsby Ontario Canada.
gerritv
Gerrit
Jacques Cyr replaced my panel, and I was doing a basement reno with a permit. I had a Cincinnatti Universal Tool and Cutter grinder at the time. (Jacques was there, I think you said something like-since I'm here I might as well add a sticcker for your work).
We chatted more about the grinder and machining than the inspection. But you did check my work.
gerrit
Well if Jacques was there, I know what ever was done, really didn't need to be looked at, he was that kind of guy. Too bad he retired and went to the east coast with his daughter. A very good contractor that I enjoyed working with/for.
TonyK.
Grimsby Ontario Canada.
Real pic's this time please.
Amen! Get it sitting in your shop, and take a couple "New Toy" bragging pictures and post them!
Take a good look at the main gear's teeth. The main gear on these is phenolic, and the teeth are helical, so they present additional stresses on the amateur to reproduce. 'IF' the gear is damaged, it may still be usable, as is, but there was a fella over on the practicalmachinist website that was advertising new made main gears, he had ran a batch of them when he was asked to make a reproduction for a Customer of his gear shop... May be worth searching through the old posts in the Parts and accessories for sale section...
FWIW, if the shaper does not come with a stand, keep and eye out for a basic wooden office desk that is being scrapped. Each of the drawer sections, usually has four legs on it and bears more than a passing resemblance to the factory cabinet. A quick pass with a SkilSaw across the desktop and maybe a few judicious cuts along the vertical line at the back, and you have a very appropriate cabinet to mount the shaper on, with tool storage in the drawers. All I plan to do to mine is make some nuts that I can use to cross-brace the unit against racking from the repetitive motions of the mounted up shaper, using some 1/8 or 3/16 rod with threads on, in a drilled through hole. IIRC, you can see these on the pictures of the factory cabinet, which gave me the idea..
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Today was a very big day!
After an awesome meetup pre-meeting with @CWret, @Martin w, & @grease monkey in Aylmer, I hit the 402 to Sarnia and picked up my new Shaper.
Here are a few pics: I'll unload it tomorrow.
After an awesome meetup pre-meeting with @CWret, @Martin w, & @grease monkey in Aylmer, I hit the 402 to Sarnia and picked up my new Shaper.
Here are a few pics: I'll unload it tomorrow.
Unfortunately no. The standard universal & rotary table that came with it were accidentally sold separately. After I get it setup and working on a bench or a stand, I'll look at how I can make or buy them.
Like I said before, the original Ammco R/T, isn't anything special, nor is the indexing centers. Dunno what you are calling a Universal but none of the Ammco stuff was very complex to reproduce. You can make either with pretty basic shop tools. The R/T in particular, as it was, IIRC, just three major pieces, the base, the table, and the arm that holds the indexing pin.
While it may kinda suck that you missed the accessories, remember to account for your actual NEED for said accessories! They are easy to make, when needed!
Seriously, see if you can find a junk pile with an old (but broken) wooden office desk on it. Like I said, makes a pretty good sub for the factory 'Portable' Table!
Dan Dubeau
Ultra Member
Nice machine. Have some fun with it John.
grease monkey
if ain't broke, you're not trying hard enough!
nice! an Ammco as well, not sure if you noticed, but my brake disc/drum lathe is also made by Ammco, real nice quality, hope your new toy is as well!