Repowering the Rhodes Shaper (Part 3)

This video is the wrap up of the restoration of my 1920's Rhodes Metal Shaper. This time around, I build a motor mount and enclosure to put a treadmill motor on the machine and make the first chips.
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I promise I'll still mostly make stuff out of rusty junk and not just buy shiny things with your money.

[@Rustinox]

I try to imagine the smile you had on our face while cutting the first chips. I bet it was a big one :-)

[@Vikingwerk]

"This surface finish shows a lot of signs of....ah...needing to learn what I'm doing with this thing." Ah yes, the song of my people.

[@eyuptony]

Once again, great job. Good to see it making chips. Enjoyed this series. Cheers Tony

[@crichtonbruce4329]

I don't think there is any feeling quite like the one when your restoration makes it's first successful chip.

[@GutPyle]

I don't comment on many videos, but I feel compelled to tell you that you are my favorite, most relatable KZbin machine shop guy. I also work with what I have, make usable things out of other people's detritus, and don't have state of the art anything. Thanks for sharing your projects.

[@honeycuttracing]

Really like that lil shaper, second one seen on KZbin, we'd like either find one or build one from scratch 🤔 but that's way down the road, congrats on finishing yours!

[@tweachison]

I too recently made a thing out of stuff and had to do a lot of things to the stuff to make the thing the stuff made do stuff to another thing. But in the end, the thing this stuff made was pretty cool.

[@bigjim8088]

Its great learning and experiencing a new tool that you know is gonna expand your abilities.

[@Man-in-da-shed]

I just love watching what you can do with that Index, the shaper restoration was very interesting to watch. Yes please shaper Vice vid.

[@jdmccorful]

Nice work, keep it flowing! Enjoyed watching.

[@m_bagger]

yeah, that last shot was awesome. Finish looks great. Nice work.

[@RB-yq7qv]

Are they not the greatest tool for the shop. Amazing 1920 build performing like a new machine. I have been looking for one of these machines for a long time for like you all my material comes from scrap or the junk yard. Which is a story in it self.

[@Blake_V]

If you ever need a cheap, reliable and easy to use 1/2-1hp motor for a future project like this. Look into consew sewing machine servo motors. They can be had for $150 on eBay. They are three phase motors with controller and are easy to use. I have one on my lathe, and I'll be upgrading my drill press with one soon.

[@tungsten_carbide]

I've really enjoyed watching you put this back into service. But I mainly wanted to comment on this one because of the last 13 seconds HOLY CRAP WHAT AN IMPROVEMENT IN SURFACE FINISH😲

[@Jameson4327]

Well done Jeremy I’ll be waiting for the next video.

[@ronwilken5219]

Hi Jeremy, thanks for the video on setting up the shaper drive. Not sure if you've watched any of his videos but Adam Booth of Abom79 fame has quite a few on his experimentation of getting his shapers to do useful work. They may be a very useful source of ideas. His machine would eat yours for lunch size wise though. Another site that has a machine more your size is Michael at Rustinox in Belgium. He also builds stuff out of nothing material and until recently he only owned a lathe and shaped which filled in for a mill. He has recently added a mill but still does a lot on the shaper. Both are excellent channels. Regards from Canada's banana belt. 👍🇺🇲🕊️🇺🇦🍌🇨🇦🤞

[@fna-wrightengineering]

Awesome to see it making its first chips! Great job on the motor/electronic enclosure. It's a tidy package, and works well... It doesn't matter so much that it's modern, vs the old machine. I actually intend on putting a 3-phase motor with a VFD on my Rhodes... Though I wish I had a planetary gearbox like yours, so I didn't have to use a countershaft. It's a really fun machine to use, and I'm sure you'll get plenty of enjoyment running it! As far as tools go, shaper tools are very similar to lathe tools. Left and right handed, and a centered "universal" cutter are great to start with. I definitely recommend grinding a shear tool for finishing... You can get some amazing results in steel and cast iron, and absolutely spectacular mirror-finishes in aluminum. There's plenty of videos on KZbin from the likes of Abom, Rustinox, Steve Summers, and Matty's Workshop (among others), on grinding all kinds of tools for the shaper.

[@tilliesinabottle]

good work. I like the odd-leg calipers, I remember that's something Guy Lautard wrote about one of his bedside readers.

[@Cole-xq2tl]

13:35 to 13:41 pretty good This Old Tony style humor, i like it

[@kentuckytrapper780]

Excellent job man, great video, keep'um coming..

[@MrNeverseeme]

Great Project Cool Machine Good Video.

[@CraigsWorkshop]

Beautiful Job Jeremy - No shame at all in the modern drive system. You've restored what was there, and added on using what you had, to make the thing functional and practical. A job to be proud of. Love the lumpy finish off the original tool :-) Looking back at part 1 of the series, the shaper looks like a different machine now. Lovely work.

[@Alanbataar]

Cool! I also have a Rhodes! Neat little machines.

[@Rubbernecker]

Beautiful machine!!

[@rogerdeane3608]

I am envious of you having a small shaper. You will get a lot if fun out of it I am sure.

[@RobertAdairWorkshop]

You've done a really nice job with the shaper. I thought your slotted motor mount holes looked really good. I've never had much luck with slots.

[@mickgentry8128]

Very enjoyable video! I Like the way you go about things, I have a similar way of working so it makes sense to me . The shaper has come out very nice. Cheers!

[@trollforge]

Well done!

[@marcelodemorais21]

Very good job!

[@camillosteuss]

Lovely!

[@Mad.Man.Marine]

Anyone else waiting for the quart bucket of oil/liquid to explode all over the place when he turned the shaper on its side on the bench lol. So lucky. It just about crushed it. 😂

[@DorianBracht]

It's a really nice machine. I love the size :)

[@robertbutler8004]

That is what my sister-in-law said to me last night!!!

[@DorianBracht]

@@robertbutler8004 lol

[@bustednuckles2]

Very, Very Cool. Excellent job putting it back together and congratulations on getting it going again. Those are awesome little machines and very hard to come by anymore. I'm looking forward to seeing it in action again and again.

[@williamsworkshopuk]

Gosh, I really enjoyed this restoration. I've just got and restored a hand shaper and now I've got the bug with them, for sure! Trying to find one that's of a reasonable size (i.e. 6-8") seems almost impossible in the UK at the moment...

[@stacysimon8864]

Very nice work sir! Excellent recovery with the slot. My first machining boss (early 90's) told me: 'Not so much about messing a part up, more about how well you can fix it'. The 4 inch hole saw, that's a nope. LOL I'm 5'5" and weight a mighty 115 lbs. Anyhow, great video and keep up the great work!

[@TrPrecisionMachining]

good video jeremy

[@jster1963]

I'm looking forward to seeing you grind your tools. I restored an Atlas 7B shaper and have 2 videos on it. I plan to upload the 3rd video on Friday. Mine turned out great like yours. I have to learn how to grind the tools as well. Keep 'em coming.....

[@ChristophLehner]

That's a really nice little shaper! Great restoration

[@FliesLikeABrick]

If you don't already have them, carbide-tipped blades for the sawzall work surprisingly well on thick materials. I couldn't make out if that might have been what you were using for the last/middle portion of the cut in that plate

[@lloydbaker7099]

Nice

[@kennethelwell8574]

Jeremy Makes (T slot nuts for) Things

[@GoPaintman]

I think I may've seen the same mill for sale local to me about 4-5 months ago. It needed some work to be working again from what I remember. Definitely looked solid!

[@JeremyMakesThings]

I’ve had the mill a bit over a year. Heck, I’ve had the shaper for 6 months now!

[@rickpalechuk4411]

Insert (Spongebob "three days later" when cutting 3/4 plate) Cheers

[@metalmill52]

Very nicely done! Just found your channel and subscribed. Looking forward to seeing your new projects!

[@kendingsor]

Great build! I slammed on the brakes to almost grab a treadmill on the curb the other day but didn't have time to grab it. Enjoyed the random stop motion! Also, is your cutting oil in a doorknob?

[@JeremyMakesThings]

Yes. The doorknob doesn’t work very well. It spills a lot.

[@DolezalPetr]

Lets gooooo

[@robfrancis8830]

I just got the same shaper, ill likely go thru same restoration, how do I contact Jeremy?

[@JeremyMakesThings]

Jeremymakesthings at gmail dot com