Hi guys,
As some of you know I'm a sucker for old cast iron things and when those items are small machines if i can afford it I can't help myself. So I have just acquired another basket case.
It was an Aussie made shaper known as a MIT-A-MIT and as I have been wanting a small shaper I'm hoping to restore it to being one. Unfortunately someone has removed the head/ram and clap box etc and made the thing into a power hacksaw.
Only two references come up on google, one here for a Brace (Drill) and the other is for the shaper on Lathes.uk. http://ift.tt/1VNTdq3
Built during the 1930s and 1940s by the Metalcraft Engineering Company of Sydney, Australia, the Mit-A-Mit shaper was very similar in design to the later English Perfecto. The machine appears to have been heavily constructed for serious (if small work) with decent pulleys in cast iron, a strong built-on countershaft and even a hole bored through the bed casting from front to back to allow the insertion of shafts to be key-cut The stroke length is not known - but was probably around 7 inches.
So now you know as what it should look like and are probably more familiar with shapers than I am. What likely hood is there of making this thing work as a shaper again on limited budget? Or do you think it will be a waste of time? Also would a new head cast in Aluminium or brass/bronze be suitable or does it need the weight of cast iron to do the job?
This is mine I'm picking up Sunday.
I figure at worst I scrap the machine and take the three sided angle plate, motor, vise, and any other recyclable parts. But I really bought it with the intention to have it as a shaper would love to get it working.
As some of you know I'm a sucker for old cast iron things and when those items are small machines if i can afford it I can't help myself. So I have just acquired another basket case.
It was an Aussie made shaper known as a MIT-A-MIT and as I have been wanting a small shaper I'm hoping to restore it to being one. Unfortunately someone has removed the head/ram and clap box etc and made the thing into a power hacksaw.
Only two references come up on google, one here for a Brace (Drill) and the other is for the shaper on Lathes.uk. http://ift.tt/1VNTdq3
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Built during the 1930s and 1940s by the Metalcraft Engineering Company of Sydney, Australia, the Mit-A-Mit shaper was very similar in design to the later English Perfecto. The machine appears to have been heavily constructed for serious (if small work) with decent pulleys in cast iron, a strong built-on countershaft and even a hole bored through the bed casting from front to back to allow the insertion of shafts to be key-cut The stroke length is not known - but was probably around 7 inches.
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So now you know as what it should look like and are probably more familiar with shapers than I am. What likely hood is there of making this thing work as a shaper again on limited budget? Or do you think it will be a waste of time? Also would a new head cast in Aluminium or brass/bronze be suitable or does it need the weight of cast iron to do the job?
This is mine I'm picking up Sunday.
I figure at worst I scrap the machine and take the three sided angle plate, motor, vise, and any other recyclable parts. But I really bought it with the intention to have it as a shaper would love to get it working.
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