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Peerless Shaper Basement Install

Some pics from the southbend, I have replaced the clapper box

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Here is the clapper
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And on the big shaper, the boring bars I got with it were all homemade, and welded solid

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The clapper on the big shaper had a hole for a locking bolt on the clapper but the casting was blown out on the clapper box
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I don’t like my south end setup, I’ll be making solid (welded) boring blocks for it too for rigidity


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Added an ESD to the shaper today...…

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Could no longer use this NC switch for the mill so I repurposed it on the shaper.
 
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Changed out the casters on my shaper stand with HD industrial leveling casters today......

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Man these chain falls are the cats a.s for lifting stuff. I was so impressed with the one @Tom O lent me that I picked up a 1 ton at PA on sale for $50. They are in the current flyer.

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This is what the new casters look like. Way way better than what was on it. Put the levelers down and she's rock solid now.

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These are what I replaced. They have some play in the swivel bearing so even with the swivel and wheels locked there was some rocking.
 
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Ok. I have a beam in my garage that supports the exterior wall of the house above. I want to talk to a structural engineer about if I can attach something to it, at some point. Was just wondering how you had done it.

Thanks.
 
YYCHM said:
Changed out the casters on my shaper stand with HD industrial leveling casters today......

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Man these chain falls are the cats a.s for lifting stuff. I was so impressed with the one @Tom O lent that me I picked up a 1 ton at PA on sale for $50. They are in the current flyer.

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This is what the new casters look like. Way way better than what was on it. Put the levelers down and she's rock solid now.

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These are what I replaced. They have some play in the swivel bearing so even with the swivel and wheels locked there was some rocking.
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Smart move Craig really great add on!
 
Hruul said:
Ok. I have a beam in my garage that supports the exterior wall of the house above. I want to talk to a structural engineer about if I can attach something to it, at some point. Was just wondering how you had done it.

Thanks.
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If u watch enough YouTube you’ll realize we have a safety factor of 50 built into our North American thinking.

Just watch videos from Taiwan or Vietnam , those guys will suspend 3 ton from anything that can support the rope

Seriously though, beams are one thing , roof trusses are another. I used to throw 2x6s across trusses in the attic until I measured the deflection...... I no longer do so


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To make a beam to lift things vs lifting on the trusses alone (span multiple trusses)


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@kevin.decelles I am about to do something similar, but my load spreading is being carefully engineered. I only want 450 lbs max load anyway, and I am only allowing .067 deflection anywhere in the system...

My initial test with my 475 lb compressor on 2 trusses yielded less than .080 deflection, so I'm sure I'm on the right track.

-- built up beams are way better!
 
Craig, it was great meeting you and your wife. Thank you for the opportunity to get the shaper from you. I look forward to your coming builds. The shaper is mostly back together and will be powered hopefully in time for my projects in the winter.
 
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