Shaper Job Operations
by J. W. Barritt
reprinted by Lindsay Publications Inc

From 1937 you get a lesson book that will walk you through over twenty lessons each broken down into "Operations". And then each operation is broken down into individual steps so as to leave nothing to the imagination. After all, this was written to train beginners on the efficient use of a shaper. You and I can handle it.

Some people say shapers are obsolete. I suppose they're right. But engine lathes are getting hard to find because CNC machining centers have made them obsolete. When you hear the word "obsolete", you have to ask yourself who's doing the talking. If it's someone in industry, they're probably right because industry is about maximum productivity. But if it's your dipstick neighbor, he probably doesn't know what he's talking about. Simple tools can be magical in the hands of a knowledgeable machinist.

Like Dave Gingery told me when he first showed me his shaper under development years ago, it can do things with simple tools that are difficult or expensive on a vertical mill. I clearly remember that large shaper running in the machine shop I worked in years ago. It was an amazing machine.

If you plan to build a shaper or restore one, get a copy of this. Or... if you're smart, you'll get a copy of this and see what a shaper can do. I think you'll be itching to build one. (One day soon I'll shut this business down and build me one! oooh... that sounds good...)

A great book that teaches valuable lessons. We offered this for a number of years, discontinued it, but have brought it back. It's a lot of info for the money. Get one. 8-1/2 x 11 softcover 55 pages

No. 21036 ... $8.95