Grizzly 1026 Shaper Part II

[@kennethmabus381]

Oh sweet! Going through your videos and bam you got a shaper. Love all the content you have put out.

[@TexasToastGuitars]

Awesome! Thank you! We use the shaper all the time

[@flyingwoodshop1545]

Thanks Mat. Great videos!

[@TexasToastGuitars]

You are very welcome my man. It has been a good tool for us. we started designing things to work in conjunction with the 3" cutter as often as possible if you can believe that.

[@tyleranderson9190]

That's a beast! Thanks for posting!

[@TexasToastGuitars]

Thanks for watching Tyler, it is a monster. It certainly commands respect.

[@jonahguitarguy]

I used to own one just like that, same model # anyway, I think they have some small changes. I sold it off when I stopped making my own panel doors in my cabinet shop. But lately I've been thinking about doing bodies and necks this same way. Just got another one from a buddy of mine. Just gotta get the cutter and rub collar and I'm on my way.

[@TexasToastGuitars]

It is kind of an expensive tool for what we actually do with it but the ability to have 90 degree sides on a 1.5" neck blank is what we wanted. There is no router table I know that could pull this off as easily as the shaper. You will totally dig it

[@williamrea2974]

I have this shaper. Just bought for template cutting. Bought the router bit adapter and it’s just not fast enough to make clean passes. Even Limba and mahogany with a new spiral router bit ...ruins neck blanks. My 200.00 router and router table is way better, but they run at 20,000 rpm not 10,000 like this machine. Sellling mine immediately

[@TexasToastGuitars]

Don't know what to tell you, I love mine

[@angelamonteleone510]

I know it’s been a while; but, a shaper most likely uses 3” cuter heads. I don’t know about you but, I would never run a 3” router bit at 20,000 rpm. On a router table.

[@williamrea2974]

@@angelamonteleone510 been doing 20000 rpm on a regular router table for 30 years.

[@z4ckncheese]

How do you bind and cut the arm and belly contours?

[@TexasToastGuitars]

Thanks for watching Zack, if you are interested I'll do a binding video.

[@z4ckncheese]

That would be amazing! Btw, I really enjoy your fabric top videos, very informative. It is nice seeing what professionals use with great results rather than trusting online forums.

[@TexasToastGuitars]

Thanks again amigo, you will have to come to the shop and have a beer with us someday.

[@zachcoelho6949]

So did the binding video ever get made? Interested in seeing that process.

[@scottestes7768]

Probably a hard to answer question, but what's the total cost of the equipment in your shop? Thanks, you rock!

[@TexasToastGuitars]

Hi Scott, It's a tough one, you know how it is... it took a long time to acquire the tools we use. Some of them we paid new prices for and some we got good deals from the used market. I'll be doing a series of videos called 50 Tools You Need To Build Guitars and we will dive into the pricing as well. Thanks for watching

[@ignatiusjk]

You really should remove the fence assembly from the shaper it's not needed and just gets in the way.Try taking the whole fence assembly off and start by using a starting pin that's how free hand shaping is done.

[@TexasToastGuitars]

Thanks Tom, We discovered this same thing. Well, except for the "starter pin"... those are for putos. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3uciXmQqqd-Y6c

[@mocchay3426]

what speed did you use?

[@TexasToastGuitars]

I use the 10000 rpm setting more often than not. Of course, you should always match your feeds and speeds to your own work piece.

[@mocchay3426]

with 4 inch diameter cutter or above, you still use the 10000rpm setting?

[@TexasToastGuitars]

The cutting head I use is 3" and rated for 10000 by the manufacturer.

[@mocchay3426]

do you have speed chart (recommendation) match diameter of cutter head?i use 8300RPM setting with 4 inch cutter head and the machine is shaken. I have to reduce to 5800rpm. i don't know why.

[@TexasToastGuitars]

I don't have any information like that. Have you contacted the manufacture of your shaper? I'm pretty much just a guy in his garage building guitars.

[@darrelparlapiano2589]

Talking way to much

[@TexasToastGuitars]

Later