Getting Real Results With a Bridgeport Shaper Head
If you've got a bridgeport shaper head hanging off the back of your mill, you're sitting on one of the most versatile attachments ever made for a machine shop. It's funny how many shops have one of these bolted to the rear of the ram, gathered in dust, while the guys out on the floor struggle to figure out how to cut a blind keyway or a weird internal spline. Known formally as the Model E attachment, this little reciprocating powerhouse can save your skin when a standard rotary cutter just won't fit the bill. ...