Quote Originally Posted by WmRMeyers View Post
............ but also know that shapers can do most things the mills can do, and a couple of things they can't.
You may be a devotee of shapers but that is somewhat of an exageration. How would a shaper help me do this, which is typical my milling needs?

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Quote Originally Posted by WmRMeyers View Post
I've actually had my shaper for several years, having bought it as a restoration project, and it's been put on the back burner so many times I lost count a few years ago.
Bill
That is another reason that I have no desire for a shaper. I have nothing against shapers but they just offer nothing to be of interest to me.