I got myself a tiny little shaper

[@Know-Expert]

The satisfaction of being able to cut splines into a bit of metal won’t be understood by everyone but I’m right there with you on that one. What a lovely tool that is! Looking forward to see you making something you need with it. Know Expert.

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

Word up homie, I was very pleased with myself, it only took a couple of attempts as well which in itself is a rarity for me when trying something new. It is a beautiful little lump of metal. Take it easy mate.

[@Know-Expert]

@@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006 word up homie... ha ha ha, I take it that’s a reference to my last vid.... ha ha....

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

@@Know-Expert mate, dress up like a hood, don't expect me to forget any time soon.... Or ever!

[@Know-Expert]

@@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006 ha ha ha..... more soon......... probably knowing me.....

[@doOf3r]

How long is it going to be before it gets 'adapted' to hook up on that olde donkey saw of yours though?

[@yuriismywaifu203]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

Poor little thing, maybe tho

[@victoryfirst2878]

What brand and size is the bench vice Sir ??? Thanks

[@Traderjoe]

When I was in high school, we had an industrial arts class and I was using the power shaper on a class assignment and I was watching it chip chip chip away on the steel, fascinated by the curls of blue tempered steel being thrown at each pass, when one of the curls flew straight up my nostril and I heard it sizzle and smelled the burning flesh and I was hopping around in agony trying to get it out. Digging in my nostril with my fingers, pulled out a good one inch long curled sliver tainted in blood. Good thing I was wearing safely glasses, I suppose. Boy, did the teacher laugh for a half hour

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

What a lovely story Joe, you should write a book, the level of detail made me feel like I was there listening to your screaming. Cheers mate.

[@Traderjoe]

@@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006 😄It was extremely uncomfortable haha

[@garygag739]

Hi that's a lovely little piece of British machinery you have there. I think the fact it is manually powered gives you more pride in the Parts you produce with it. I must admit I feel a little jealous as I would love to own one. After this it's straight off to that website you mentioned to see what little gems I can find. Anyway take care my friend and thank you for sharing this with us. 👍👍👍.

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

Godspeed my friend, I've spent ages going between eBay and lathes.co.uk researching potential purchases of ol lumps of beautifully cast iron. Cheers Gary

[@532bluepeter1]

It looks like someone has fitted a dial to the vertical feed. The lead screw on my Adept no.2 had a 1/16" pitch leadscrew which made fitting a decimal imperial dial impossible. The table on this machine is preferable to the Perfecto.

[@xDrDeath78x]

You get all the good toys broski. I would’ve been doing my pieces over the way it was shipped though

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

Bit of a joke, I was more relieved that nothing had got lost or broken

[@MrFactotum]

Nice one, just bought one myself , the powered version, just started to give it some TLC regards Kev

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

I thought as I'm only cutting the odd keyway I wouldn't need a power shaper but having cut a few power would be nice! I hope yours ends up nice mate

[@forge20]

Best unboxing video I've ever seen. Looks perfect for making keyways & the like. Nice.

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

Cheers mate, everything I build is going to get splines now!

[@fasteddie4107]

It’s a nice quaint tool. Thanks for sharing it with us. Unfortunately, given my level of patience, after the third or fourth stroke of the hand crank, I found myself asking, “I wonder how much more it would cost if powered.”

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

Ha, I'd expect nothing less from a man called fast eddie. Two advantages with this over a powered unit, I can pack it away and just get it out when I need it and with cutting keyways I can sneak up on my final size but facing a big lump of steel would suck.

[@fasteddie4107]

@@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006 you're right. and that is a great feature not possible with a powered tool. it's the same difference between using a hand-loading tools for primers and a multi-stage press for priming.....you get a lot better feel with the hand tool, as with this, I am sure. Thanks again.

[@oliverjenks]

It seems in good nick, and a good size for a shed. What's the old expression "You can make almost anything on a shaper, except money" That said it looks fun, and look forward to seeing it get used.

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

I'm hoping it's going to be absolutely invaluable but I'm probably wrong, it is a nice antique if nothing else

[@BITTYBOY121]

Great little shaper ! - I am so happy for you - Well done - These little shapers are as rare as hen's teeth ! - Enjoy - Best Of Luck :-)

[@julias-shed]

Nice to see this old machinery getting some TLC 😀

[@Gizmomadug]

Ah Whitworths. I miss the pic' n' mix...

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

1/4" double the size of anyone elses 1/4", that's value.

[@thomassutrina7469]

Your clapper doesn't seem to be moving on the back stroke Images and documentation you can find your shaper at: www.lathes.co.uk/adeptshaper/index.html I thought there was a second page but can not find it again.

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

I was taking very light cuts, don't really know how far I can push it yet

[@shanek6582]

Bet you don’t do two projects with it till you get a milling machine.......then you’ll never use it again lol. Maybe an oddball internal key way or something but man, idk if you guys have Bridgeports’ over there but they’re amazing! (I’d have bought it also for $100)

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

I've got a tiny horizontal mill that works for cutting the male splines and keys, this is just for the other half. Can't put a decent sized mill in my shed, the floor would disintegrate.

[@ianschannel6947]

that is really lovely. nice find

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

Hope you are well my friend.

[@ianschannel6947]

@@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006 things are good, iv really gotten into running. congrats btw. we should plan a wild camping trip for next year.

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

Planning? You have changed!

[@ianschannel6947]

@@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006 wow good spot, i didnt notice

[@jmpattillo]

I didn’t even know hand-powered shapers existed.

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

Getting rare but still pop up on eBay occasionally

[@samc705]

Hey James what's happening with the shipping container Bodgerbase? Haven't seen them in a while.

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

I've mostly just got stuff stored in there at the moment

[@samc705]

@@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006 Thought maybe that Bodgerbase had slipped onto the tracks and the 2:15 from Maidstone had ploughed through them. LOL

[@woozhi9218]

How much did it cost btw i would buy i had money but where i live i can only import which is expensiveas for getting surface finish make a shear bit and honing is important

[@thegunguymartin]

Freaking awesome brother.... I want one ..

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

They're out there, just took a bit of finding

[@aaronshed]

You should build a hand crank for it, maybe even with a socket for using a drill to power it.

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

Someone else suggested rigging it up to the power hacksaw, to be honest although I know there was a powered version and plenty of home made conversions because it's got such small travel I can't really see it being worthwhile

[@BensWorkshop]

Nice little hand shaper... Couple of observations... 1. You don't have a full set of Whitworth spanners? That's an OUTRAGE!!!!! ;) 2. Isn't the cutting tool supposed to be the other way around, just like a lathe tool?

[@shanek6582]

Ikr, looks like the cutter is backwards. (Maybe it’s just been ground oddly)

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

It's a peach, I've got a traveling tool box I keep out the way in case I have to do a job on a de haviland or some other relic, I try and keep everything separate. The cutter is set up for doing internal stuff like keys and splines and the tool holder isn't big enough to take any of my lathe tools.

[@BensWorkshop]

@@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006 Out of interest, where did you get it from? Also are you sure about the cutter? Surely the point should be at the leading edge as they cut on the forward stroke not the backward one?

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

@@BensWorkshop I just put a saved search on eBay 8-10 months ago and finally what I wanted turned up, chap was up in Leeds. I got two identical tool holders with the machine, I'll make some more at a later date but these are perfect for internal work like splines and key ways, the horizontal post you can see has a grub screw and that secures the very small cutter in it's underside, facing forwards but 1/4 back from the nose of the post, unfortunately not long enough for my needs so I'll do a video of the new one and you'll get a better idea of what I'm on about.

[@BensWorkshop]

@@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006 Ah. Patience. That old trick! Fair enough. I have used that one myself from time to time.

[@DogsBAwesome]

It's certainly not Adam Booth's giant shaper but I expect it's very useful.

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

If I knew half of what that guy knows I'd be dangerous! I'm enjoying his other channel with the meat smoking and general adventures, he's a top bloke.

[@martkbanjoboy8853]

Hah. I used to love picking up Home Shop Machinist magazine back in the 1990's. It never showed more than a few whiffs of swarf, everything was always shiny and clean. All lies!

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

Hiding their angle grinders, vice grips and claw hammers before the photographer turns up. It's like getting an audit at work, don't blame the player, blame the game.

[@wilbertpachecovalencia3029]

Me encantaría tener una de esas hermosa máquinas, te envidio amigo

[@woozhi9218]

Lucky if only i have one Yes i use my files and sandpaper but they are hard to get precise and i havent make anything except praticing making straight ,square and parallel and i can hit parallelism upto 0.02mm on a small metal cube

[@Everythings_Adjustable]

Wow what a cracking machine, I didn't know they even existed 👍 👍

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

Neither did I tell I decided I needed a shaper but didn't have the floorspace!

[@HR-mp9ct]

I’m still looking for one, I haven’t found a place that makes them. If I can’t find one I guess I’ll fine the plans somewhere and make one

[@tenlittleindians]

I've got a small 7" powered shaper that I have owned for 10 years or more and I still have never used it. Maybe I will find something I can't make on my mill someday.

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

I got it specifically for cutting splines and key ways, hopefully I'll find other jobs for it but if I don't it'll still be worth it.

[@fasteddie4107]

You are lucky in that you have never needed to make a key way.

[@tenlittleindians]

@@fasteddie4107 I just mill external keyways and broach internal keyways.

[@paddrivers]

Thanks...a nice change from your usual shenanigans 😬

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

Back to normal service soon don't worry!

[@marckunkel1337]

where would I go to find one of thes e?

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

Just keep your eyes peeled on eBay, I put saved searches in then forget about it till something comes along

[@BrownianMotionPicture]

That thing is cool. Looks stiffer than my lathe, but what isnt.

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

Er... A clowns pocket?

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

A tatty wind sock

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

Wizards sleeve?

[@532bluepeter1]

I also have one of these but have eschewed it in favour of a Perfecto though that fails to live up to its name. The tool bit that you are using in this video is for cutting internal keyways and a more rigid bit is called for in most operations. You can machine bits for the Adept from 3/8"square high speed steel. 'Lathe And Shaping Machine Tools, by Duplex, published by TEE Publishing ISBN 185761 007 5 has details. Also 'Planing And Shaping Simply Explained' by Alfred Marshall also published by TEE ISBN 1 85761 0741 tells you more about set ups and operation.

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

Nice one I'll have a look for the book. I've tried using lathe tools with limited success, but cutting keyways and splines was the primary reason for getting it. Is the perfecto not made very well?

[@532bluepeter1]

@@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006 Some Perfecto shaping machines were sold as kits for home assembly and I believe that mine must have been one. It was out of true and both the bed and ram needed grinding but it also has some silly design flaws. The worst is that when the ram is fully retracted the tool is still some way over the table. It is bad enough that the previous owner had welded and machined a heavy box section spacer to move the table away from the bed. Adept however tend to be of rather crude build quality. There is no feed mechanism and there are no micrometer dials. On the plus side you can use larger tool bits at 3/8" square. If you are cutting splines and keyways the lack of feed is of no moment. There are quite a few helpful videos on use of the shaper.

[@532bluepeter1]

Here is a useful video on shaping machine tools. The Americans call the shaping machine a shaper. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5y5ZKl_jZp7f5o

[@532bluepeter1]

And another kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZmYq3mAnr2ilcU

[@BrownianMotionPicture]

That pallet has seen a few hard days work..

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

I think it'd been laid out to pasture the last year or two, green stuff between the slats.

[@MeleeTiger]

shapemp4?

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

I fixed it cheers

[@lukeamato2348]

That is ideal for small keyways

[@benspeedschannel888]

Cracking little machine mate, I recently picked up a slightly bigger powered one for £20! I just uploaded a short clip of it running on my channel if anyone wants to see it, my first ever upload 👍👍

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

Right on home fries, what lovely way to pop your cherry

[@TRINITY-ks6nw]

A little envious of you sir

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

Keep your eyes peeled, I had a saved search running for the last 10 months before I found what I wanted.

[@elanman608]

A Smart and Brown lathe has too much class be scummy.:)

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

It's keeping the wrong company!

[@jmyd83]

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