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Hello all, thinking about buying a very nice 7” shaper. Problem is I need to machine some 16” long work (bolsters,aka cross bars, that fit a bunch of miniature railroad truck side frames).
So, how difficult is it to do one half the length of the work, then flip the piece around and machine the other half to size? Tolerance isn’t to critical . However, tolerance and alignment would be critical for other things, such as cutting key ways in axles, etc.
Anybody have experience doing this kind of setup with a shaper?
Thanks much,
Glenn
So, how difficult is it to do one half the length of the work, then flip the piece around and machine the other half to size? Tolerance isn’t to critical . However, tolerance and alignment would be critical for other things, such as cutting key ways in axles, etc.
Anybody have experience doing this kind of setup with a shaper?
Thanks much,
Glenn