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Originally Posted by ol'George
The people over on " practical machinist" forum are great, if you haven't visited there.
I've had my 1918 south bend lathe for exactly 50 years, bought it from the original owner. who gave me a 30" Rockford shaper as a gift,
its about the same age.
I don't use the shaper much but when I need it, it is priceless.
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I've read posts from that forum, but never joined.
The only time I've seen a shaper in action is YouTube. Quite the machine. 
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