I spent more money than I should have and purchased a Cincinnati 16" universal shaper today. I'm not a professional machinist, just a tinkerer with a desire to make lots of dovetail dies for my power hammers and forming tools. There is no space in my shop and I have definitely crossed the line. I have read here the many opinions about shapers. Still, the mechanics of this thing have seduced me. I dug up a PDF of an operator's manual. I think I can take this on and make use of it. It's just money after all and money is so boring compared to reciprocating iron.
I don't know that I really have a question or not. I wouldn't mind making contact with others who have a similar machine for when this thing is in my hands and I do have questions.
-Adair
I don't know that I really have a question or not. I wouldn't mind making contact with others who have a similar machine for when this thing is in my hands and I do have questions.
-Adair