Great Intro Shaper

I have one I never use ,just not enough room to pull it out and use it. You have a preety cool shop Dustin.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

..so if you had Deltas they would be called TweddleDee and TweddleDumb?

thats too funny dennis but i agree

-- i wonder if obama stood in a wind storm with them big ears of his would he start spinning like a drill bit

There’s the sanding machine in the background!

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://americancraftsmanworkshop.com

2? hell i wish i had 1! nice shop!

-- Your mind, much like a parachute, works best when open.

you’re the reason why I got that sander Todd, it’s working out extremely well so far! Very true Dennis lol!

Is that a thickness sander I see?

What make is it?

Is it a single phase ? and how many horse power is it?

Nice shop

-- "Good artists borrow, great artists steal”…..Picasso

roman, that is a 5hp single phase Shop Fox 26” double drum sander. I just got it last month and I love it so far. It’s very powerful and can actually take off quite a bit in one pass. I think I actually like drum sanders more than wide belts after using this. Replacing paper takes a while and is a pain but other than that I like it more than the wide belt I use.

My paper seems to last a long time.

The worst thing to do is hit pitch or sap with it. But most of the wood species I use do not pose this problem.

Good dust collection will also increase the life of the sandpaper by causing it to run clean and cooler.

Once in a while I blow the sandpaper off with compressed air to clean it. As you guessed, it can create a cloud, but that can be reduced somewhat if you shop vac as much out from under the hood as possible before using the compressed air.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://americancraftsmanworkshop.com

Nice shop…

-- Bob Kenosha Wi.

Dustin i have 2 3 hp shapers and if they went down i would be replacing them, i love them mine r mostly used 4 “V” grove paneling 2 are sooooo much faster and the old saying time is money? btw vary nice shop

-- I HAVE CUT THIS BOARD 3 TIMES AND IT STILL TOO SHORT!!!!!!!!!

There is nothing better than having two shapers, except maybe having three ;) Put some pictures up of your shop farmboyfd44!!!

Very nice. We run one single 3 hp grizzly shaper and we love it. It builds all of our doors. Since getting ready to move into an actual shop we will be looking to add at least one more shaper and probably 2 more shapers. I also see a lot of value in what router tables can offer so I hope to set up a few router tables in our shop. Anyway, looks like you have a real nice shop and nice set up. Have fun.

-- Jerry Nettrour, San Antonio, www.topqualitycabinets.net

Dustin I am in the process of moving in to a new (to me) shop i will post the photos as i get it done

-- I HAVE CUT THIS BOARD 3 TIMES AND IT STILL TOO SHORT!!!!!!!!!

I have almost the same set up, I’m running twins as well. I have only used shaper cutters. One machine never changes, the other I change the cutters in and out. But I’m curious with the router bit set up. I’ve never tried a router bit in them, running at a slower speed how does that work for you?