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   Biscardi | Mar 27, 2006 06:15am | #1

   Luke,

    

   I came across a great price on a shaper and bought it. I went over to a friend of mines shop- a pro cabinet maker. His shaper had a big heavy steel top (like on my delta table saw). The back left corener was broken clean off. I asked him how that happened. He said he had a power feeder bolted on there and a piece of wood got bound up some how and the torque of the shaper was enough to bust off the feeder and the table it was bolted to.

   I got cold feet and traded him the shaper for some labor. It is now, thank goodness, out of the shop.

    

   Frank

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   [email protected] | Mar 27, 2006 03:15pm | #4

   I hear you-mine has been on my second floor loft serving as a table for storage of stuff. I'm just thinking that if I can make up some safety guides to cut profiles for exterior doors and maybe set it up for raised panels it would free up my router table to do the cope/stick cutting. First and foremost are protecting all ten fingers-I love the little buggers-all of them.

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   desertmaster | Mar 27, 2006 07:04am | #2

   luke,

       Here are 2 books:   Shaper Handbook, by Roger Cliffe;  The Shaper Book by Lonnie Bird. 

        Hope you will familiarize yourself with the safety aspects; these are finger eaters (or worse) for the careless.       Gary

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   [email protected] | Mar 27, 2006 02:58pm | #3

   thats what I've heard. I'm all for guides and safety. I do want to get some use out of it though-I love all ten and want to keep them with me. thanks-I'll see if I can get a hold of the books.

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   Napie | Mar 27, 2006 05:00pm | #5

   It is the only tool I have ever been afraid of.  I sold my 1" Delta, and now have an old 1/2" Craftsman that is like a souped up router table.