G & E 20-24 Shaper on CL near me

DanLinsch · Jun 17, 2018

gould and Eberhardt 2/24 metal shaper - tools - by owner - sale

Owner says it weighs 4000#, and was possibly built in the 1930's. My brother and I went to look it over this afternoon and take a few more photos. Overall, beyond a good cleanup, it looks to be in good shape. He says OBO in his CL ad, so make him an offer he can't refuse. He does not want it to go to a scrap yard.

He says the guy he got it from recently claims it was working and on line when taken out of service. The outer coat of paint is peeling off showing the factory orignal coat. Ground ways. Universal table. Automatic lube. He has a manual for it. Here are some more photos. Not currently connected to power, but he offered to fire it up. Needs a little TLC on the ways to remove surface rust before doing that.

I do not have any interest in this other than helping him find a new owner. He wants it out of his way.

Dan L

DanLinsch · Jun 17, 2018

A couple more photos:

Dan L

morestainless · Jun 17, 2018

I considered it. No vise is an issue. Too big for my space.

Salem Straub · Aug 1, 2018

There's definitely no vise with it?

rj1939 · Aug 1, 2018

If it were within range, I'd be on it for that price. I have been known to do impulsive things
The vise thing is annoying, not like a real shaper vise is very plentiful.......or cheap

morestainless · Aug 1, 2018

Salem Straub said:
There's definitely no vise with it?

Drive over there with $600 and take a look.

rj1939 · Aug 1, 2018

Too often, a vise won't work for me though........but I still like to have them.

morestainless · Aug 1, 2018

There is a G&E, 12" vise on the Frederick MD craigslist for $150. Condition matches this shaper.

Salem Straub · Aug 1, 2018

morestainless said:
Drive over there with $600 and take a look.

A friend was thinking about this shaper... your words there are just about exactly what I'd tell him, although it's 800 miles for him.
There's some shaper vises on the bay for pretty cheap normally.

morestainless · Aug 2, 2018

Salem Straub said:
A friend was thinking about this shaper... your words there are just about exactly what I'd tell him, although it's 800 miles for him.
There's some shaper vises on the bay for pretty cheap normally.

To go 800 miles, you have to have made the deal already, sight unseen - $500.

DanLinsch · Aug 2, 2018

morestainless said:
To go 800 miles, you have to have made the deal already, sight unseen - $500.

He might just take that amount for it. He needs to get it out of his shed.

Dan L

Salem Straub · Aug 26, 2018

I notice this cl ad is down now... to the op, do you know if it sold? I have another interested party...

DanLinsch · Aug 29, 2018

Gone

Salem Straub said:
I notice this cl ad is down now... to the op, do you know if it sold? I have another interested party...

I just talked with the seller....it is gone. $800, with no vice.

Dan L

Salem Straub · Aug 29, 2018

Thanks a lot for the response! Oh well, it would have been a bit far for my friend to haul it.

rockknocker · Sep 26, 2018

I bought this machine. I live 20 miles away and have been watching it on Craigslist for months. It's under cover with new oil on the ground surfaces, but it'll need some TLC before running again.

It went for less than $800.

Salem Straub · Sep 26, 2018

I hope you get it running, and then post the results! Congrats on the score.

morestainless · Sep 26, 2018

Congratulations! You have some amazing patience! Getting it running should be no problem for you.

James H Clark · Sep 27, 2018

I ran a 36" universal version of this shaper that was new in the 60's and it looked almost exactly like this one. Very little difference to me. I don't think this one's that old.

JH

rockknocker · Sep 30, 2018

Thanks! It'll be a couple months at least before I can devote real time to it... The farm and property demand too much attention until Winter. I'll start a new thread at that time.

I'm still trying to determine the age of the machine. The serial number is 5066A2. I would have guessed 60's vintage before JH's comment, but maybe these machines are just build with old casting shapes that resemble the design style of a much older machine.

Thanks for the encouragement!

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