Posted in quest on Jan 5th, 2013
I recently acquired a new shaper (and a quest machine). It’s a Baxter Whitney No. 89. This is the largest of the single spindle Whitney shapers. These machines have huge tables and are bullet proof. I already own one No. 89, but this one is… well… special… What’s really unique about this machine is the overhead […]
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Posted in quest, Uncategorized on Feb 15th, 2012
I found this shaper through a craigslist advert in Belaire, Texas last summer. I purchased the machine sight-unseen as part of a package deal with a Wadkin PK sliding table saw. I had both machines shipped via common carrier from Texas to New Jersey. The total freight bill for both machines was $402 (inclusive of insurance). I […]
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Posted in quest on Feb 14th, 2012
I found this Wadkin EP shaper on e-bay this morning. Interestingly, the table appears to have been rotated 90 degrees counter clockwise. This basically moves the operator position to the right side of the shaper. I’m trying to figure out why you’d do this. The shaper on the left is the machine in question. The […]
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Posted in quest on Oct 4th, 2007
Barry: I think we should buy all those Peerless sanders
ok. Which one do you want?
Barry: I’ll buy the cheap ones, you take the rest
IRS recently hosted the liquidation auction of Eureka Manufacturing Company in Norton Ma. Eureka was a producer of wooden boxes, cases, chests, etc for silverware & jewelry. There were alot of really nice old machines in this sale, including a number of Peerless horizontal & vertical sanders.
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