SHAPERS AND PLANERS. SHAPER MACHINE. . Part 1: Shaper Planer & Slotter machine Machining cylindrical surface. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. Flat surface Machining. Cope (): [HOST]: Libros. They are capable of machining a. INTRODUCTION The shaping machine is used to machine flat metal surfaces especially where a large amount of metal has to be removed. Machining irregular surface and cam. American Planer, Shaper and Slotter Builders by Kenneth L. Introduction Both shapers and planers are machine tools which produce a flat surface. Shaper slotter planer Planer • Edge Type Planer • Divide Table Planer • Pit Type Planer; Here is the first book to identify American builders of planers, shapers and slotters, who operated throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries.