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TOOLS AND THE SHOP => MACHINE SHOP => Topic started by: gtermini on January 04, 2020, 10:43:14 PM

Title: 15" Potter and Johnston Shaper
Post by: gtermini on January 04, 2020, 10:43:14 PM

I'm not exactly sure what void shapers fill, but I've filled it a little more. I had swore off getting any more machines, but this was too close and too easy of a trade deal to make.

Sold a surface grinder out of my storage container to make room for it. Had a horrible day in the rain on Tuesday delivering the grinder. The guy got in a hurry unloading it and dumped it over. That really hurt me, but it was something out of my hands. This machine went a lot smoother. Made a new friend out of the deal and had a nice break in the rain to haul it home. Loaded it like the Egyptians with pipe rollers and a chain winch; no problems. It's probably 1500-1750 lbs.

Quite an old machine, most likely dating from right at the turn of the 20th century. It has a couple features generally found on much larger machines. A rotating table for angled surfaces and power feed on the tool head for cutting down faces without babysitting the machine. Hopefully GT's home for wayward machines is not going to take any new residents for a while.

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Title: Re: 15" Potter and Johnston Shaper
Post by: jabberwoki on January 04, 2020, 11:58:18 PM

Just 1 more.

Title: Re: 15" Potter and Johnston Shaper
Post by: slip knot on January 05, 2020, 10:05:17 AM

There lots of room in that conex. I can still see the floor. ;D 

Title: Re: 15" Potter and Johnston Shaper
Post by: gtermini on January 05, 2020, 12:20:00 PM

Quote from: slip knot on January 05, 2020, 10:05:17 AM

There lots of room in that conex. I can still see the floor. ;D

The picture doesn't show the giant pile o junk I had to pull out to find that bit of room. It's packed to within 1" of the door now.

Title: Re: 15" Potter and Johnston Shaper
Post by: DeadNutz on January 05, 2020, 12:21:09 PM

That fit just fine in the box. Like the forklift boom also. I rarely use my boom but a lifesaver when it's needed.

Title: Re: 15" Potter and Johnston Shaper
Post by: goodfellow on January 05, 2020, 01:44:02 PM

Very nice find, although i'm not very familiar with the company that produced it. Where they a mid-western manufacturing company?

Title: Re: 15" Potter and Johnston Shaper
Post by: jabberwoki on January 05, 2020, 04:35:17 PM

Here ya go, every thing you wanted to know but were afraid to ask.

http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=2867&tab=0

Title: Re: 15" Potter and Johnston Shaper
Post by: goodfellow on January 05, 2020, 04:58:28 PM

Thanks Steve! -- great reading

Title: Re: 15" Potter and Johnston Shaper
Post by: bonneyman on January 05, 2020, 05:39:38 PM

I guess it's a foregone conclusion that anybody invited to your future estate sale has to bring a forklift and large flatbed truck - with a pocket book to match! :))

Title: Re: 15" Potter and Johnston Shaper
Post by: gtermini on January 05, 2020, 06:16:34 PM

If your estate liquidation doesn't require heavy rigging, you didn't buy enough tools...  :D

Steve, you're already doing research work for being the next owner.

Title: Re: 15" Potter and Johnston Shaper
Post by: jabberwoki on January 05, 2020, 07:48:59 PM

No , you know what im waiting for. :-X

Title: Re: 15" Potter and Johnston Shaper
Post by: muddy on January 05, 2020, 07:51:00 PM

Ok so what does a shaper do?

Sent from the twisted mind of the Mudman