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    Hi folks on the weekend I finally started on the restoration of my wee little atlas shaper. I plan on painting it,changing the bearings and re making the down feed screw the original is a 1/2 unc and it's way to course. Here's a before photo and a photo of the scratches in the ram. I got lucky all the ways are in great condition execpt for two scratches on the ram.







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    Good to see Andre
    I'm surprised to see a small shaper with square ways everywhere. The hardest i found was the vertical "adjustment" of the ram ways, as you need to machine the way plates to suit. Mine has huge play vertically, but since the ram weighs so much its only a problem on those monster cuts! All i need is a huge surface plate and i could fix that......

    Look forward to the updates.
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    Ill be looking forward to the update's also Welder, this will be a great project and a very handy machine.

    Are you going to use 1/2 UNF for the downfeed ?

    That would give you .050" per full turn of the handle or .025" for a half turn, I find it hard to understand why it would have had a 13 TPI thread ?

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    Yep I am going to make it a unf thread I have no idea why they used a 13 tpi thread but other than that the machine is very well built.
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    welder does it have a graduation collar for the downfeed handle ?

    I'm wondering if that downfeed screw has been replaced before ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by shedhappens View Post
    welder does it have a graduation collar for the downfeed handle ?

    I'm wondering if that downfeed screw has been replaced before ?
    The douglases have a crazy tpi too don't they? Maybe its just something unexplainable the manufacturers did?
    John, i imagine the Austo has a 5tpi like mine? makes the 20 tpi Andre is going for sound very fine indeed, actually i think 5 tpi is a bit course, from the little i have done anyway.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ueee View Post
    The douglases have a crazy tpi too don't they? Maybe its just something unexplainable the manufacturers did?
    John, i imagine the Austo has a 5tpi like mine? makes the 20 tpi Andre is going for sound very fine indeed, actually i think 5 tpi is a bit course, from the little i have done anyway.

    Ueee It should have a graduation collar, I can see one in the picture here Atlas Shaper
    the graduations on that would give an indication of the thread and welder could make his thread to suit the collar with TPI that is a division of 1000

    I reckon 5 TPI thread is needed for the load of the cut on the bigger shapers, ESPECIALLY after I seen your little play session

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ueee View Post
    The douglases have a crazy tpi too don't they? Maybe its just something unexplainable the manufacturers did?
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    1/2" BSW Ewan. Doesn't make a lot of sense.

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    Hi Welder,
    Did you pick a color yet?
    Even that size they dont look "light".
    Look forward to watching it come together.


    Quote Originally Posted by Anorak Bob View Post
    1/2" BSW Ewan. Doesn't make a lot of sense.
    Are you talking just about the thread or the imp system as a whole?

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    Default Scrape marks

    How does one go about repairing scrape marks on ways as pictured on that shaper ?

    Is there a suitable filler available ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stustoys View Post

    Are you talking just about the thread or the imp system as a whole?

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    Hey! I heard that.

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    I never though about filing the scratches I was just going remove the burs and reassembled. I am not 100% but I think it will be painted dark blue.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Steamwhisperer View Post
    Hey! I heard that.

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    I also heard it
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    Quote Originally Posted by Steamwhisperer View Post
    Hey! I heard that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Abratool View Post
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    What we SHOULD have been taught in our senior year of high school - The Oatmeal

    Sorry if I may have strayed just a little OT

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    Haha I like that one
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