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METAL SHAPER FOR YOUR SHOP
By S. S. Miner
A METAL SHAPER is indispensable forcertain machining operations whereflat surfaces must be produced within veryclose limits, such as machining flats on cast-ings, cutting keyways, rabbets and groovesand reducing the thickness of stock to agiven dimension. This one has a 3-in.stroke, is manually operated and has beenespecially designed to reduce machine op-erations in the construction to the mini-mum. Cold-rolled-steel flats and squaresare utilized for nearly all operating partsand the frame and base. These parts youcan purchase cut to size with "store" edgesat a very reasonable cost per piece. Joiningedges and flat surfaces can be finished byhand to remove saw or flame marks andsquare the surfaces for fitting.One thing to keep in mind before begin-OCTOBER 1955ning the construction: Hole layouts aregiven on the parts dimensioned on the fol-lowing pages, but the hole sizes have beenomitted. The reason is that you have achoice of two methods of assembly. On theoriginal machine the parts were joinedwith socket-head screws, the screwheadscountersunk flush. The alternate method isto drill the body and tap holes only, omit-ting the counterbores. This latter methodeffects a considerable saving in construc-tion time and does not impair the efficiency
of the machine in any way. Use 1/4-in.
socket-head screws or hex-head screws ex-cept where other thread sizes are given.The length of the screw is determined bythe thickness of the stock and also thelocation of the screw.Begin construction with the base plate,
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the two side plates and the feed block: Onlythe front edge of the base plate, the bottomedges of the side plates and the front endof the bed block are finished. This must bedone with care to assure flat true surfaces.Next, lay out and drill the body-hole pat-tern in the base plate and side plates andthen use these three members as jigs whendrilling the tap holes in the ram guides andthe bottom edges of the side plates. Notethe location of the dowel-pin holes in thevarious parts. Holes for the dowel pins aredrilled and reamed so that the pins are amedium-tight drive fit. When body holesand holes for the dowel pins are drilled theparts must be clamped together securely.Then drill and ream the pinholes first.Drive the pins in part way before drillingthe tap holes.When the side plates and bed block arein place on the base plate the next parts tomake and fit in place are the ram, the oper-ating lever and the crossrail and saddle.The saddle cannot be made complete untilthe cross-feed screw bracket has been madeand fitted. Note that the ram is slotted forthe operating lever, counterbored, and thata round, 63/64 in. long and 1 1/2 in. in dia., isturned on one end. This must be done in ametal lathe to assure the necessary accu-racy. The ram must be a smooth sliding fitin the guides. Some light filing and smooth-ing with abrasive will be necessary toachieve the required fit. Note in the ramdetail that section A-A gives the oilholeplan. These holes must be drilled beforefinal assembly.Make the operating lever and link next.Note in the lever detail that it consists of]three parts, two of which are brazed to thethird at a 45-deg. angle. Section A-A showshow the meeting edges are beveled beforebrazing. Form a radius on the body of thelever to provide a landing for the stopscrew. Top end of the lever can be fittedwith a plastic knob, or a handhold is easilyshaped by grinding and filing. The link,which is a part of the lever assembly, con-sists of two steel squares pinned andscrewed to a spacer. In this case the headsof the socket-head screws must be counter-sunk flush for clearance. Note also that thelink pivot pin is grooved to provide a seatfor the end of the retaining screw. The link is provided with bronze bushings.The head assembly consists of the headblock and the toolhead slide, the latter builtup from steel squares and flats as detailed,the parts of the slide being assembled withscrews and pins. The head block is a swivel-ing clamp which fits over the round turnedon the end of the ram. When the assemblyis complete with the down-feed bracketand tool block the entire assembly can beswiveled on the ram to locate the cutting ,
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