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Very good information. Thanks for that!

Need some tall jaws . I vote a shaper as well though 😂 good work mate

Thanks Max , just about to make a boring bar for my shaper , 2” unf thread so may well try your method . Hey all the best from top of the South Island New Zealand 👍

I vote for the shaper.

Just a question, why do you put the dial indicator close to the chuck? Would it be more accurate to put it at the end of the piece (greater length/moment equals more movement) or does it not really matter? Great work as always hooked on your videos now!

Good old Olga may not be the belle of the ball but she always puts out! Thanks for the video Max. Cheers from US 🍺

Hi Max, I vote for shaper, we don't see enough shaper work. I guess you'll be doing the V on it as well? I don't really miss working on construction equipment but do miss the money and interesting characters I met on site around Britain. (almost 30 years ago now)

What advantage was it to weld them together before cutting the waste out , Max ?

Definitely a great addition to the shop Max. Nicely done

Thanks for sharing, Max.

Thanks, Max.

I am very impressed and learn from your work

Shaper please

Didn't your mother ever tell ya that if you are gonna make some cool kit like this, you need to make some for everyone. Very nice work, Max.

Of course the shaper. 👍

Do you have to bolt them down? Just stick some keys in. You will be workholding whatever is in the blocks anyway, wouldn't that be good enough?

Every video of yours makes me love your shop all the more. That was a brilliant undertaking. The first machine I used was a shaper because everyone else wanted to get right on the lathe. I made a nice, little machinist's hammer on the shaper and am always delighted to see one in action, so there is my vote. Thanks for another excellent video.

Hello to Max and /Channel. Take notice, where the layout, the goal set to machine component is simple and first instance. As to a larger precision. Where, I can hope to copy process. Some thoughts need to start as simplicity. A reminder to shop process. Thanks, Max, for being my teacher. I so like that gentle guidance where I can simply hope to match process to work needs at my shop bench. it's fun to see action. regards. McGary

I would prefer to see the set up for using the horizontal mill for the ends, either though is fine too. Good video thanks!

G’Day Max - Yep, I’m voting for the shaper. Thanks for the still photos at the end 👍

the shaper for sure !! great content Max

A vote for the shaper here! I like your plan for a baseplate, much more flexible.

A note for you Max WD40 stands for Water Despersant number 40

In the shaper young max,

My old line burner is probably 80-90 years old, maybe more. Still does the job. Don't use it much but, when I do, the cut is first rate.

Beautiful work as always Max. I think that new shop of yours is going to be very busy in the coming years with the type of work you can do and the capacity you have. All I can say is good luck to you mate but somehow, I don't think you will need it. Cam

Great video max, keep'um coming.

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nice squib on ticklin an amil, and the bennie to top it off. guessin u had a bonnie

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G'day Max. Love that big mill of yours. She ploughs through that steel like tractor on steroids mate. Catch you on the next one Max. Cheers, Aaron.

I for one don't mind seeing you finsih up with the horizontal miller. It'll be faster so I'll get to see the project advance farther along in an episode.

Vote for Olga for all the faces, rotate the head for the "V", use the horizontal for the ends, etc. :)

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Thank you Max!

Great to see the process as always - picked up a few more tips. I’m a fan of that horizontal mill, but I’m just enjoying the process whichever way it goes. Cheers.

Another nice build Max. Cheers SteveO

Great video. I vote for the shaper

Always nice to see and hear a shaper working , don’t fuss with it if it requires grinding a new tool.

Max. A bit of shaper action please. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I hate to see shapers scrapped too but they were superceded for a reason and it makes sense to do the ends in the mill.

Hi Max, i like very much this and all the videos you are posting ! Add one for Olga horizontal milling .. cheers !

I think you may have done that a time or two Max!

385 slew ring change is a decent job! Biggest ones I have done is 345 and 245. Enough Iron to squash you dead if you don't follow good practice. with good tools. Every once and a while a job like that is fun. But as the years advance, the less so I am afraid. I am happy to take a consulting role. Damn I almost forgot...shaper, why not, its a much nicer finish IMHO

OLGA never disappoints , that is an awesome machine !

You are wearing winter clothes and it was 103 F here yesterday. I've been waiting until late afternoon to work in my shop. I have been sweating like the only boy at the family reunion. Looking forward to part #2. I love shaper work but also love seeing the big Russian mill at work.

46:45 Or maybe just mill a slot on both sides and use clamps. A bit like those precision vises. Just an idea.

Would be nice to see some shaper work.

Shaper for me max

I always prefer the finish of a face mill to that of a shaper.