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Who Wants a Shaper?

TOBARApprentice said:
Yup.... I get it! Pictured is my current basement shop..... temporary. I’m 46. By 52 I will have a full sized shop. So far I have a Norton 6 x 18 hydraulic surface grinder in storage with the future in mind. This shaper would be a nice addition to the storage unit.


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Where are you guys finding all this shop space? And in basements to boot?

You see the task lamp with the goose neck attached to the shaper? I don't have room for THAT.
 
Those traction engines are phenomenal... representations of mechanical relics that helped develop the mechanical trains we all use everyday since then.
 
TOBARApprentice said:
They are three Wilesco “all brass” live steam traction engines. My moms boss had the identical 2 of the 3. When I was a kid we got to go to his house for the company Christmas party and he’d fire them so that my brother Trevor and I could see them go. Fast forward to 2004 I found all three on eBay. They were new, in the box and had never been fired. As soon as I received them I opened the boxes and set them going, excited to see them run as I had when I was 10 years old (20 years prior). I still have the boxes for each, but have not run them in 5 years or so..... maybe it’s time eh?


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Or are you referring to my ridiculous obsession with Eagle 66 oilers?

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Oh man those engines are too cool. AND TO HAVE THREE OF THEM!
 
I used to have an Eagle oiler when working on printers and card/row punches at Univac in the 70's. Seems to have disappeared somewhere in the last 3 moves :-) Will have to ask my brother if I left it at his shop for storage.

Derek's shop is a testament to utilizing every possible cubic centimetre of space.

Gerrit
 
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Wow, did not expect that at all! That is double what I though it will go for. Maybe I am missing on valuations or its auction effect.
 
Yes it was. I have space in the shop and it looked like a fun tool if it could be had at the right price. Over $2100 was not the right price for me.
 
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