[modeleng] Re: Shapers

They look both good Alan! I suspect that the powered one is three phase
though - I can guarantee it if I go after it, due to me not having a
converter! The hand powered one might therefore be a beter proposition for
such as me. The only problem then would be factoring in the cost of the 500+
mile round journey to collect it! Whilst this sort of distance is only an
afternoon's jaunt for such as Tel, it is all extra cost. What we could do
with is some sort of staging post scheme, whereby stuff such as this can be
transported all over the country from list member to list member .... <VBG>.

Incidentally, for we poor folks with bad backs, how hard is it to operate
one of these manual shapers? I once saw a Fred Dibner programme on TV, where
he was drilling out a new boiler plate for one of his steam engines - with a
hand powered ratchet pillar drill. He called it "blooming hard work", or at
least words to that effect!

Tony Wells.


----- Original Message -----
From: "alan Stepney" <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 4:15 AM
Subject: [modeleng] Shapers


> One of the most useful machines is a shaper.
> Ask anyone who has one, and they will tell you so.
>
> There are a couple on Ebay right now.
> One power and a delightful and small, manual one.
>
>
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/elliott-shaper-shaping-machine_W0QQitemZ7539967335QQca
tegoryZ26197QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>
>
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/shaping-machine-model-engineer-live-steam_W0QQitemZ754
0430936QQcategoryZ92083QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>
> Alan Stepney
>
> http://www.alanstepney.info
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