Actually Lee, I was seriously looking at those castings before I lucked on the Douglas - pretty good value in my opinion & John is a pretty good bloke to deal with, eh Puff? > Hobby Mechanics here in OZ have a kit of castings and drawings for a small > shaper I have often wondered whether or not it was any good. They used to > offer it part machined or complete. > http://www.hobbymechanics.com.au/metalmaker.htm Just another one for my > future projects list. > > Lee > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pcx" <pierre.courbouleix@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 4:00 AM > Subject: [modeleng] Re: HAND SHAPER was : re : Where are you > > > > HI All, > > I do like to use files, chisels and scrapers( it remembers me the good > time at Saint Joseph Technical School 35 years ago .....) but for the time > beeing, with reference to the jobs I've undergone I need a shaper. Due to > lack of room in my workshop I think a Hand Shaper will be the perfect tool. > Who can tell me where I can get such a shaper ? I'm ready to pay a fair > price and collect the Shaper if in UK or a country close to France. > > Regards. > > PIerre > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line. > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.