What an interesting mechanism a Shaper Machine has! As shown in the picture, the advance is slow to remove material efficiently, while the return is much faster to reduce the 'dead' time of the process. What's fascinating is the conversion of circular motion into linear motion, a process facilitated by the Whitworth mechanism.
This type of machine is quite old, and if you're young, you might never have seen one in a workshop. Luckily, I had the opportunity to use one during my apprenticeship. It is easy to operate and extremely helpful for building prototypes or small batches in production. However, for mass production, it can be a bit inefficient due to the time lost in the process, and there are more modern and efficient solutions available.
In the first comment, I will post a video demonstrating the working principle!
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