Wonderful. I just found one just like that. It has been out in the weather for a long time, decades probably. It was completely seized and is missing a couple handles and the cutter head. After a 1/2 can of BBB and an overnight the flywheel moved just twitched. I backed off the ram guide adjusting screw and connecting rods and W/I a few minutes, the ram was moving full swing. Can you tell me where you found a s/n? There is no name on my machine but there is, most of, a small oval iron badge with the name: SOLD BY (N or M, or H?) P. Gregory & Co. It has a 3 stage flat belt pulley like yours but also a small but very heavy (solid) outboard flywheel, no handle as seen on some illustrations. Thanks for any guidance. Rbs
I don't know exactly. It's probably from the early to mid 1870's. Cope's book doesn't give any information on what Boynton did before he joined with Plummer other than saying he made shapers. It's serial No. 14, so it's one of his earliest ones. If I learn more, I'll try to give you a better answer. Thanks for your comment.
A knowledgable friend just told me that Boynton started making his shapers in 1877, and since this has such a low serial number (14) it's likely from that year.
Awesome. Keep up the good work Joel. I want to tour your shop some day
Wonderful. I just found one just like that. It has been out in the weather for a long time, decades probably. It was completely seized and is missing a couple handles and the cutter head. After a 1/2 can of BBB and an overnight the flywheel moved just twitched. I backed off the ram guide adjusting screw and connecting rods and W/I a few minutes, the ram was moving full swing.
Can you tell me where you found a s/n?
There is no name on my machine but there is, most of, a small oval iron badge with the name:
SOLD BY
(N or M, or H?) P. Gregory & Co.
It has a 3 stage flat belt pulley like yours but also a small but very heavy (solid) outboard flywheel, no handle as seen on some illustrations.
Thanks for any guidance. Rbs
Never seen a shaper with all of the drive for the ram on top like this one . What year do you think it was made
I don't know exactly. It's probably from the early to mid 1870's. Cope's book doesn't give any information on what Boynton did before he joined with Plummer other than saying he made shapers. It's serial No. 14, so it's one of his earliest ones. If I learn more, I'll try to give you a better answer. Thanks for your comment.
@@jennysanderson8573 sound about right I'd say it's a very primitive dizine . Very nice machine thought.
A knowledgable friend just told me that Boynton started making his shapers in 1877, and since this has such a low serial number (14) it's likely from that year.