Atlas 7b Shaper

60 and 120 grit.

Atlas 7b shaper. Atlas 7b shaper gear s7 86. Beast of a grinder. Atlas 7b shaper s7 68a feed and ratchet gear with stud bushing and t nut. Has the original belt guards vise and handle.

Yes its missing a few original parts here and there but she works great despite her age. In this video i am spending a few somewhat mindless hours in the shop mainly cleaning up and running my atlas 7b shaper and showing most of the accessories offered by atlas for this machine. Angels camp ca highways 49 x 4. My shaper atlas 7b july 31 2019 nameplate for my atlas 7b shaper serial number 010232.

Comes with solid three drawer wooden stand not original. A short collection of shots of my little atlas 7b metal shaper a vintage machine from the 50s. Here is the shaper on the day i bought it july 31 2019 unloaded it from my trailer with my shop crane and hoisted onto my workbench for cleaning and some minor repairs. It has two brand new wheels from mcmaster.

Next is a 12 pedestal grinder made by standard electrical tool company. It was professionally restored by a machine tool repair shop outside chicago and i made th. Ok finally got an atlas shaper from ontario its an early version with serial number 101 the biggest differences in this early version compared to the 7b that most people have. Atlas 7b metal shaper 3200 monroe fully restored atlas 7b metal shaper.

Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. It has fresh paint gibs and bearing surfaces have been properly gapped for smooth and precise movement new brass knee and table nut new power feed cam housing and gear. Altas 7 inch metal shaper this is a collection of information that i have gathered on the atlas 7 inch metal shaper some of the information i have authored and some that i have not. Of particular interest to the amateur machinist was the fact that this machine with its built in mounting tray was one of the very few heavy duty shapers capable of being bench mounted requiring a space of just 18 x 325.

Does not have a table support the ratchet housing is made from cast iron rather than zamak it uses 3 gib screws on the tool post slide rather than 4 there are other minor differences in parts could not find a. Owners report that the atlas shaper is capable of holding its accuracy over a long and strenuous life. Wheels were 76 each. In june of 2009 i purchased an atlas shaper it is complete except for the extension to the factory crank handle and the belt guards which were offered as an option by atlas.