Well, My Luck Is Changing

[randyjaco]

For the past couple of months the pickings have been slim on the Houston Craigslist. All of a sudden last week good deals started turning up. I missed several smoking deals by just not being fast enough to get to the item. Thursday I saw a Craftsman /Dunlap 7" metal shaper for $175. I texted him and he was on the other side of Houston @50 miles away. I had to take the wife out that night, so I told him I'd call in the morning and if he still had it, I'd make the trip. I didn't think that would ever happen. Friday morning he still had it. After a long miserable drive through Houston traffic, I got there and he had a ton of stuff. Not only did he have the shaper, but he had 2 Atlas horizontal mills. I also found a stash of square and hexagonal 5C collets.
We loaded the stuff up in my Tacoma. I gave him $400 and headed home. I sure hope I didn't over pay

Life is good
Randy

 

[kd4gij]

You did good. and If you was closer I would take one of the Atlas mills off your hand.

 

[Charles Spencer]

You definitely suck.

 

[brino]

Wow, screaming deal!
Congratulations.
-brino

 

[Bill W.]

Randy.... You did good.
Living in a small town on the Oregon coast has its drawbacks when looking for used machinery also.
I guess the good thing is sitting on the deck or looking out the window at the Pacific Ocean... Bill W.

 

[woodtickgreg]

That's some great looking old american iron! Congrats.

 

[Splat]

Randy, you suck. I mean that with all my heart, buddy.

 

[CluelessNewB]

Do you know who made that shaper for Sears / Dunlap? It looks a bit like a Lewis.

 

[randyjaco]

Do you know who made that shaper for Sears / Dunlap? It looks a bit like a Lewis.

Dunlap supposedly made it for Sears. Lewis made kits so one could make his own shaper. I wouldn't be surprised if they shared some castings.

Randy

 

[CluelessNewB]

From what I understand Dunlap, Craftsman and Companion where all just house brand names for Sears. Many of the Sears products were made by Atlas, Double A and King Seeley. There is a 17" Metal Shaper shown in an early 1911 catalog (page 18 of link below), I have no idea who made that or any of those older vintage Sears lathes. It says it is "shipped direct from factory in Chicago". I would love to see more pictures of your shaper!

http://www.vintagemachinery.org/pubs/detail.aspx?id=16665

According to this link the Dunlap name was first used in 1941:

http://www.vintagemachinery.org/mfgIndex/detail.aspx?id=269

The Craftsman branded Atlas made shaper first appears in the 1953 Sears Craftsman Catalog:

http://www.vintagemachinery.org/pubs/222/2698.pdf