Hey guys, I bought the shaper this spring that Madmodifier posted about from him. I have not had time to sort out the .005 difference but am getting close to having some more free time to explore it. I did remove the ram and did some quick measurements from the surface the top gibs or plates mount and the measurements were all consistent, I tried to measure the ram and it appears to vary but i will need to address that again being I didn't have a decent micrometer to fit where I thought there were unworn surfaces. I have used it to repair a cheap cast vise for a co worker and also played a bit surfacing some scrap that was laying around. needless to say it may be slow but leaves a surface finish that is remarkable. Every time i have run it it leaves a smile on my face so i think a shaper will reside in my little shop for as long as I am around.