Hi!
Yesterday, I took home my new-to-me shaper with the help of a friend. Came home 3 in the morning, had a few beer to get tired, and today invited a bunch for grilling and to show off my shaper. They were all jealous. But none (including me) really know wether the would really need one. Anyhow, it is an incredible pleasure just to watch it working.
Here's the adverticement of the one I bought. http://www.maschinensucher.de/ma2/A576114.html
I'll post pictures and will make a video, so you can watch the weird kinematics.
There is a story behind that shaper.
I bought it in the former GDR. There, private businesses were not allowed, but a few exceptions. One was the one man shop who specialized in punching tools for the watch industry. He was the only one able to make the tools for pointers, even the most complex ones. He even was in the position to accept or reject jobs when he didn't like them.
After the fall of the wall, he no longer got jobs from the now gone factories and no longer was competitive with shops that had EDM. So '94 he gave up (and he already was old enough to retire). Now he is dement and can't answer any question. His complete shop now is being sold, and I got that diamond for 350€.
I'll find tasks for the shaper and keep him in honor. Maybe I'll even start making punches...
Nick
Yesterday, I took home my new-to-me shaper with the help of a friend. Came home 3 in the morning, had a few beer to get tired, and today invited a bunch for grilling and to show off my shaper. They were all jealous. But none (including me) really know wether the would really need one. Anyhow, it is an incredible pleasure just to watch it working.
Here's the adverticement of the one I bought. http://www.maschinensucher.de/ma2/A576114.html
I'll post pictures and will make a video, so you can watch the weird kinematics.
There is a story behind that shaper.
I bought it in the former GDR. There, private businesses were not allowed, but a few exceptions. One was the one man shop who specialized in punching tools for the watch industry. He was the only one able to make the tools for pointers, even the most complex ones. He even was in the position to accept or reject jobs when he didn't like them.
After the fall of the wall, he no longer got jobs from the now gone factories and no longer was competitive with shops that had EDM. So '94 he gave up (and he already was old enough to retire). Now he is dement and can't answer any question. His complete shop now is being sold, and I got that diamond for 350€.
I'll find tasks for the shaper and keep him in honor. Maybe I'll even start making punches...
Nick
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