Motorised Adept No. 2 Shaper

[William AyerstParticipant @williamayerst55662]

Good evening all,

I was fortunate enough to get a hand-powered version of the Adept No. 2 Shaper a number of years ago, but didn’t know a good thing when I saw it and moved it on. Kicking myself, I have been on the lookout for a motorised version and I have found one and availed myself of the opportunity:

My plan is to do a nuts and bolts teardown (if only for my own edification) and re-make or repair whatever is required.

Does anyone have anecdotal advice they’d be willing to share on this little guy?

For example: When looking at the Kennedy Hexacut the general advice was to not un-bolt the motor from the base under any circumstance, and if neccesary to pre-tension both the blade fork when replacing hacksaw blades, and to use a wedge to drive the saw assembly away from the motor assembly on the base to ensure proper tension on the flat belt.

The previous owner had the motor and shaper bolted separately to a wide bench – is this a required setup? My current gut feeling is to mount the motor below, running the belt through a slot in the table surface.

I believe the tool-holder may be fabricated, so if anyone has an original with measurements I would be very grateful to know them to replace that too.

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