Wanted mini shaper

[Susquatch]

I have a 7b for awhile and it worked well enough, but I'm a long way from a shaper expert.

Well I'm a noob so I'll take your advice all day long.

 

[Payner]

The " Home Shop Machinist " has a discussion on their forum page about adding a front support to a 7a table .

bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/forum/general/71318-adding-front-table-support-to-an-atlas-shaper

There is the link to it .
Bill

 

[canuck750]

We like photos of motorcycles…

I have a passion (addiction) for Italian motorcycles, Moto Guzzi, Benelli, Laverda, Ducati, Aermacchi, Motobi, Gilera, Moto Morini, 1940’s - 1970’s.
I look for worn out project bikes and restore them. Always interested in early post war Moto Guzzi models, 1946 - 1965 and all other old Italian models.

 

[canuck750]

Nice to see a few success stories of members selling to members
great looking shop, with a nice addition to the floor

Thanks!
The working side of my shop, always have a couple Italian motorcycle rebuilds on the bench. Finding parts for these old nails is getting harder every year and fabricating replacement bits is becoming a necessity. Too many machine shops have closed and hardly anyone is willing to take on small machine projects so I keep trying to learn how to do it myself. A shaper will be great for shaft splines, slots etc.

 

[Tom O]

I didn't realize there was a 7 as well, but you got me questioning it and I found the image below. My point was its the 7B that had the table support and 7A (and apparently the 7 as well) didn't have it

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It doesn’t mention anything about the wood cabinet base on mine although I have to say it has quite the rock to it in the higher settings I keep it on low.

 

[buckbrush]

Atlas shapers are much better built than their lathes were. Southbend and Boxford also made 7” shapers.