I've got a powered Perfecto. Bit of a disappointment to be honest, the table is tiny, it has taken me ages to find a decently strong vice small enough to fit on it. I bought it to cut keyways, so made a fixed tool to replace the clapper box. Not entirely sure why you need to have a fixed tool, but you have to make something similar to a boring tool anyway which is small enough to fit in the bore with the business end sticking out, and this needs to be long enough to cut the depth of the keyway. Not quite as easy as it sounds for small bores.
its a polygon shaperthats nice , I need mine on a stand, I have been experimenting with mounting tools in the vice stand which works quite well and then I can store the bits on a shelf when not in use.
Stu
if your going to make a stand for it id make it so it can be used by foot power instead of by hand or by motor its your choicethats nice , I need mine on a stand, I have been experimenting with mounting tools in the vice stand which works quite well and then I can store the bits on a shelf when not in use.
Stu
polygon / bradley shaper
as ive bought a hand shaper a polygon bradley http://www.lathes.co.uk/bradley/ also the polygon shaper which has a fixed head unlike the bradley version http://www.lathes.co.uk/polygon/ ive also done my homework on this model The v blocks are to hold a shaft, then swivel the head 90 degrees...www.mig-welding.co.uk
i have the smaller 3x tee slot table
The 4 x tee slotted table top is 12" x 9 1/4" with 4" rise and fall from handwheel/screw/
The toolpost (clapperbox) will turn through a complete circle and is graduated, with 3 3/4" vertical movement possible. Up to 1/2" sq.
Tools can be used
enabling keyway and spline cutting. Crossfeed of the ram is approx 12", operated by another handwheel/screw or 6-position auto-feed mechanism. The ram itself can travel a massive 19" through the slides and swivels through 360 degrees above the base/table assembly.