I will be ordering a Shaper later this month, and this may be the best introductory video i have seen for the Shaper. I am very grateful that a friend recommended I check out your channel.
Really helpful! Viele danke. Your practical experience working with the machine makes this video more useful than some of the videos from the Shaper Origin site. I hope they gave you a "deal" on your second unit!
Hi Thom. Thank you so much, I am pumped that you found it helpful 🤩 Nah, I fear they gave me no discount on my second unit, but I also didn’t ask, so it’s my fault 🤣🤣🤣
Great introductory video; well paced and very clear. I look forward to seeing the follow-up videos as you reveal more of your ‘journey’ with this fantastic tool. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience and I know new Origin users will be blown away by how you have incorporated the tool in your workflows. 👍
My pleasure and no bullshit. I get a lot of inspiration from you and set aside time immediately I see a new content notification from your channel. When I can create something as good as you, my hobby will be fulfilled. You have skills and ideas that deserved to be shared . Shaper needs a session with you very soon. 😃
That makes me very happy, Paul. I got sucked into this hobby due to another CZcamsr (Happy Atom) and decided to share these videos to inspire others to follow this passion. If the videos inspire you, then that was exactly my intention 😁🎉
Really good informative video, a couple of things that I think would be great is a detachable power cord rather than being hard wired, bit like Festool tools which help when packing away, the other small point would be a plastic cover for the screen when not in use which can be clipped on to prevent damage and dust build up.
Hi Colin. Thank - happy you found it helpful. Yeah man, I agree on the power cord completely. My power cord got damaged on the spot that is the one that is usually on the border of the work bench, and I have to tape it to prevent further damage. An easy way to replace would be awesome. The plastic cover for the screen is certainly an idea, but I would probably be too lazy to put it on.
Schlauch (deutsch), tube (français), hose (english). Meine Shaper muss noch einige Monate warten. Aber ich lerne schon mal. Danke für die Infos!!!!!!!!!!
@@Woodensoul it surely is here to in Montreal Qc area ... but i found an alternative ... floor epoxy ! its not bad and lot more cheaper if you had colour your ok... cause its not has clear has the higher quality epoxy... should check it out... i pay $125.00 Can for 3 3.78 Liters its called Pure Epoxy Pe-100 not sure if the sell it In Swisserland but you can check them out online... iv done large tables whith Pe-100 and it works ... + its a releive for the wallet...😅 Take care & stay safe 👍
@@simonac688. Thanks for sharing man, appreciate the input. I will check out floor epoxy, good idea. The current epoxy I use is about 12$/Liter, so that seems to be about the price you pay for the floor epoxy. But maybe the floor epoxy in Germany is even cheaper? I will have a look and test it out. Can you share a picture of a table you have made with that epoxy?
First I want to say thank you for these video's and instructions to the Shaper Origin. I haven't bought one yet but I'm just about to pull the trigger so I've been researching a lot and the info you have provided has me convinced I just might "need" one. My question is have you or can you use the SO to engrave on a round object? Like on a baseball bat? I have not found anything on this so it may not be possible. Thanks again for the education you have provided.
Hi Darry. Thank you so much for your kind words - super happy if you find my videos helpful. And yeah, as you can guess, I am a big fan of the SO and have a lot of fun with it. Regarding your question: 3D carving is probably one of the most requested features for the SO, but for now the SO is 2D and supposed to be used on flat surfaces. There might be some minimal carving you can do on a round surface: If you find a way to secure your baseball bat well on the Shaper workstation, the SO will assume it's a flat surface. You place the thing you want to carve and start carving by setting the depth deep enough, taking into account how large your object is that you want to carve. It should be rather small. The result will be something that is rather deep on the level the SO rests, and much less deep on the outer end of the circumference. It might look pretty weird I guess, but of course you realize I never tried it. It would clearly be trying to shoehorn your SO into doing this :D
Thank you :D So you can cut over the tape and ruin it, but you don't have to. If you place the tape in locations that you are not planning to run over, then the tape stays intact. So with some smart planning, you can save some tape, but in some cases it's more convenient to put out the tape over your entire workpiece and destroy it where needed.
No need to apologize and keep the questions coming, I am happy to help. Buying the workstation depends on the kind of work you are planning to do with your Shaper. If you intend to work on smaller pieces and joints, then you should get it. It is convenient and precise. If you will work mostly on large pieces, where you have enough space for domino tape, you can skip it. And of course it’s also a budget question. Building your own is cheaper, but also requires materials and time. If you are planning to use the SO a lot and have the budget I would recommend buying it together with the Origin, as you get a discount if you buy them together 😁
how is there so much precision cutting with only a hand held? what keeps the router from going off track? If you tried these designs with a hand held regular router there would be no way to stay on the line , unless you moved the router in snail speed and even then it wouldnt be perfect.
That’s because it’s not a regular hand held router. The router is mounted on an arm which is controlled by a computer. The camera faces the marker tape and informs the computer where it is and how you are moving it. Based on these data, the arm immediately course corrects your manual movements, to ensure it stays on track…
Good video! Can you use the Shaper Origin for the first time without a computer? Can I setup a shaper account through the Shaper Origin? I have WiFi but my computer is in the shop and my SO is arriving in a couple of days… Thanks for your time.
Thanks Ron, glad the video was helpful. You can set up your Shaper Hub account on any computer or mobile phone, even before you get your SO. I don’t know if you can set it up on the SO directly, my guess is that you can’t. My recommendation is to set it up even before you get it and then you are all set…
@@Woodensoul Thanks for the information. The video was very helpful with more information than The Shaper page. What kind of computer do you use/recommend for the software for your drawings for the Shaper? An Apple notebook or a windows based PC/laptop?And what software do you use or recommend for use with the Shaper?
Sure thing. I always recommend an Apple computer over a Windows based laptop, especially due to the lower virus load you have on Apple computers. I find the best software to be Adobe Illustrator, although that is expensive. The software "Inkscape" is free, but it's a little bit more clunky to use. Certainly worth a try. A middle ground is "Affinity Designer" (runs only on MacOS afaik) which is pretty cheap but also much easier to use than Inkscape.
Hey ho, Shaper has an option on board to set the offset. I think you can do the offset on an another way. If you set the diamater of your bit, bit size 8 mm, you set 8.2 mm or 7.8 mm. I haven't a Shaper to test this way. But maybe you can check this way for me and give a statement? Thanks in forward.
Hi Frank. Yes, you can certainly do that, although I wouldn’t know why you would pick such a complicated approach if you can simply set the offset in your Shaper. You can set the SO to whatever bit size you want, that is the SO has no way knowing what bit you have in the spindle. So if you put in an 8mm bit but set the size to 8.2mm, then you will get a 2mm offset if you do an inline or outline cut. But I see no real reason to chose such a complicated procedure...
Indeed a lucky guy! Stabilization: I don’t think it’s something that comes from a CZcams setting, because these dumb movements are already on the source video. It must be a setting on the video camera (GoPro), but I didn’t figure out how to turn it off...
Hi Tim. The SO kept on rebooting every couple of minutes, in the middle of you cutting something, it was really annoying. The Shaper folks weren’t able to fix it via phone and I had to send it in for repairs…
I will be ordering a Shaper later this month, and this may be the best introductory video i have seen for the Shaper. I am very grateful that a friend recommended I check out your channel.
Thanks so much for your kind words and welcome to the Shaper Origin family 👊🏼
Your videos are so helpful. Thank you for making them.
Ahw… thanks Liz, really glad you like them 😁🤩
Thank you for making this video. Very helpful! Greetings and support from Texas, USA!
Most welcome, glad if it was helpful 🎉 And greetings back from Switzerland 🇨🇭
Great video ! My journey has just started with the Shaper Origin and made my first circle watching your video
Thanks
Welcome to the Shaper Origin family! A great journey lays ahead of you. And thanks for your kind words 🙏🏼
You are a good man! Not too many like you. Great help! Thanks!
Ahw, thank you so much Beto, happy if this was helpful 😁
lifesaver... thanks. Going to press the button and get one in January. Thanks again.
Hi Mikey! Congratulations, you will have tons of fun with it! And glad my video was helpful 😁
My Shaper just arrived. This was an excellent video to get me started. Thanks!
Sweet!!! Have fun Dan, this should be an awesome adventure 😁
Thanks for the video. Enough to get me started.
Most welcome… have fun 🤩
Thank you for this video, very helpful
Most welcome :D
OMG !! Two SO !!! You are a lucky guy ! Awesome...Les mots me manquent ! ;-)
Haha, yes, I know, it’s madness 😂😂
Really helpful! Viele danke. Your practical experience working with the machine makes this video more useful than some of the videos from the Shaper Origin site. I hope they gave you a "deal" on your second unit!
Hi Thom. Thank you so much, I am pumped that you found it helpful 🤩 Nah, I fear they gave me no discount on my second unit, but I also didn’t ask, so it’s my fault 🤣🤣🤣
Great video , thank you 😊
Most welcome, very happy if this was helpful. Welcome to the Shaper Origin family!
Great introductory video; well paced and very clear. I look forward to seeing the follow-up videos as you reveal more of your ‘journey’ with this fantastic tool. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience and I know new Origin users will be blown away by how you have incorporated the tool in your workflows. 👍
Thank you Paul. You words of encouragement are the highlight of my week 😁😁
My pleasure and no bullshit. I get a lot of inspiration from you and set aside time immediately I see a new content notification from your channel. When I can create something as good as you, my hobby will be fulfilled. You have skills and ideas that deserved to be shared . Shaper needs a session with you very soon. 😃
That makes me very happy, Paul. I got sucked into this hobby due to another CZcamsr (Happy Atom) and decided to share these videos to inspire others to follow this passion. If the videos inspire you, then that was exactly my intention 😁🎉
Really good informative video, a couple of things that I think would be great is a detachable power cord rather than being hard wired, bit like Festool tools which help when packing away, the other small point would be a plastic cover for the screen when not in use which can be clipped on to prevent damage and dust build up.
Hi Colin. Thank - happy you found it helpful. Yeah man, I agree on the power cord completely. My power cord got damaged on the spot that is the one that is usually on the border of the work bench, and I have to tape it to prevent further damage. An easy way to replace would be awesome. The plastic cover for the screen is certainly an idea, but I would probably be too lazy to put it on.
Great Content
Thanks Keith, glad if it was helpful :D
tube was the perfect word !
Haha... apparently it's called "hose", but I think everyone understood me, so tube is good enough :D
@@Woodensoul yes, hose is the right word!
Schlauch (deutsch), tube (français), hose (english). Meine Shaper muss noch einige Monate warten. Aber ich lerne schon mal. Danke für die Infos!!!!!!!!!!
😂😂😂 Danke, das Wort wollte einfach nicht kommen. Dann wünsche ich dir dass das Warten kurz ist, und viel Spass 🎉
@@Woodensoul Warten ist eigentlich eine Phase des Lernens.
😂😂
Very informative ...👍
Thank you, glad it was helpful 😁
@@Woodensoul + your work is realy good i do some myself but mostly whith epoxy...tcare and keep them coming 👍
@@simonac688. Thank you man, appreciate the encouragement. I love working with epoxy too :D I wish it would be less expensive though...
@@Woodensoul it surely is here to in Montreal Qc area ... but i found an alternative ... floor epoxy ! its not bad and lot more cheaper if you had colour your ok... cause its not has clear has the higher quality epoxy...
should check it out... i pay $125.00 Can for 3 3.78 Liters its called Pure Epoxy Pe-100
not sure if the sell it In Swisserland but you can check them out online...
iv done large tables whith Pe-100 and it works ... + its a releive for the wallet...😅
Take care & stay safe 👍
@@simonac688. Thanks for sharing man, appreciate the input. I will check out floor epoxy, good idea. The current epoxy I use is about 12$/Liter, so that seems to be about the price you pay for the floor epoxy. But maybe the floor epoxy in Germany is even cheaper? I will have a look and test it out. Can you share a picture of a table you have made with that epoxy?
i really want to have this kind of problem in my live
Hahaha, I agree 😂
First I want to say thank you for these video's and instructions to the Shaper Origin. I haven't bought one yet but I'm just about to pull the trigger so I've been researching a lot and the info you have provided has me convinced I just might "need" one. My question is have you or can you use the SO to engrave on a round object? Like on a baseball bat? I have not found anything on this so it may not be possible. Thanks again for the education you have provided.
Hi Darry. Thank you so much for your kind words - super happy if you find my videos helpful. And yeah, as you can guess, I am a big fan of the SO and have a lot of fun with it. Regarding your question: 3D carving is probably one of the most requested features for the SO, but for now the SO is 2D and supposed to be used on flat surfaces. There might be some minimal carving you can do on a round surface: If you find a way to secure your baseball bat well on the Shaper workstation, the SO will assume it's a flat surface. You place the thing you want to carve and start carving by setting the depth deep enough, taking into account how large your object is that you want to carve. It should be rather small. The result will be something that is rather deep on the level the SO rests, and much less deep on the outer end of the circumference. It might look pretty weird I guess, but of course you realize I never tried it. It would clearly be trying to shoehorn your SO into doing this :D
@@Woodensoul Thank you for the reply and that makes sense.
When you were going back and forth to workplaces with just the one shaper, did you put the protective shipping guides in every time?
Hi Larry. No, never. The only time I used those guides was when I had to ship it to ShaperTools for repair...
Good video! So do we cut over the domino tape and ruin it doing the work? We can't have that open field out ahead and just cut in the near foreground.
Thank you :D So you can cut over the tape and ruin it, but you don't have to. If you place the tape in locations that you are not planning to run over, then the tape stays intact. So with some smart planning, you can save some tape, but in some cases it's more convenient to put out the tape over your entire workpiece and destroy it where needed.
Sorry, one last quesiton. What's your opinion on the Shaper Workstation, would you recommend grabbing that with the Shaper or make my own?
No need to apologize and keep the questions coming, I am happy to help. Buying the workstation depends on the kind of work you are planning to do with your Shaper. If you intend to work on smaller pieces and joints, then you should get it. It is convenient and precise. If you will work mostly on large pieces, where you have enough space for domino tape, you can skip it. And of course it’s also a budget question. Building your own is cheaper, but also requires materials and time. If you are planning to use the SO a lot and have the budget I would recommend buying it together with the Origin, as you get a discount if you buy them together 😁
how is there so much precision cutting with only a hand held? what keeps the router from going off track? If you tried these designs with a hand held regular router there would be no way to stay on the line , unless you moved the router in snail speed and even then it wouldnt be perfect.
That’s because it’s not a regular hand held router. The router is mounted on an arm which is controlled by a computer. The camera faces the marker tape and informs the computer where it is and how you are moving it. Based on these data, the arm immediately course corrects your manual movements, to ensure it stays on track…
Good video! Can you use the Shaper Origin for the first time without a computer? Can I setup a shaper account through the Shaper Origin? I have WiFi but my computer is in the shop and my SO is arriving in a couple of days… Thanks for your time.
Thanks Ron, glad the video was helpful. You can set up your Shaper Hub account on any computer or mobile phone, even before you get your SO. I don’t know if you can set it up on the SO directly, my guess is that you can’t. My recommendation is to set it up even before you get it and then you are all set…
@@Woodensoul Thanks for the information. The video was very helpful with more information than The Shaper page. What kind of computer do you use/recommend for the software for your drawings for the Shaper? An Apple notebook or a windows based PC/laptop?And what software do you use or recommend for use with the Shaper?
Sure thing. I always recommend an Apple computer over a Windows based laptop, especially due to the lower virus load you have on Apple computers. I find the best software to be Adobe Illustrator, although that is expensive. The software "Inkscape" is free, but it's a little bit more clunky to use. Certainly worth a try. A middle ground is "Affinity Designer" (runs only on MacOS afaik) which is pretty cheap but also much easier to use than Inkscape.
Hey ho,
Shaper has an option on board to set the offset.
I think you can do the offset on an another way.
If you set the diamater of your bit, bit size 8 mm, you set 8.2 mm or 7.8 mm.
I haven't a Shaper to test this way. But maybe you can check this way for me and give a statement? Thanks in forward.
Hi Frank. Yes, you can certainly do that, although I wouldn’t know why you would pick such a complicated approach if you can simply set the offset in your Shaper. You can set the SO to whatever bit size you want, that is the SO has no way knowing what bit you have in the spindle. So if you put in an 8mm bit but set the size to 8.2mm, then you will get a 2mm offset if you do an inline or outline cut. But I see no real reason to chose such a complicated procedure...
@@Woodensoul no reason, it was only an idea.
In the past, i worked at CNC milling machines. And in the tool settings you gone thqis way.
Ah, got you. Yes, that would be possible 😁
Vacuum hose
Haha, thanks Chad, I learned this by now :D
WOW! TWO SO's! Lucky guy!
Please stop using youtubes stabilization... it keeps trying to move the video horizontally and is sickening to watch.
Indeed a lucky guy! Stabilization: I don’t think it’s something that comes from a CZcams setting, because these dumb movements are already on the source video. It must be a setting on the video camera (GoPro), but I didn’t figure out how to turn it off...
You are the first person I have heard that actually had a broken shaper. What went wrong? why did you have to send it in?
Hi Tim. The SO kept on rebooting every couple of minutes, in the middle of you cutting something, it was really annoying. The Shaper folks weren’t able to fix it via phone and I had to send it in for repairs…
Vacuum "hose" in english.
Thanks, I have learned it by now 🤣🤣🤣