Difference Between Planer and Shaper
(i) In shaper:-
the work is held stationary and the cutting tool on the ram is moved back and forth across the work, whereas it is reverse in a planer. In a planer, the tool is stationary and the workpiece travels back and forth under the tool.
(i) In shaper:-
the work is held stationary and the cutting tool on the ram is moved back and forth across the work, whereas it is reverse in a planer. In a planer, the tool is stationary and the workpiece travels back and forth under the tool.
(ii) A planer:-
is meant for much larger jobs than can be under taken on a shaper Jobs as large as
(iii) A shaper:-
is a light machine whereas a planer is a heavy duty machine.
(iv) A planer:-
can employ heavier cuts and coarse feed, whereas this is not so with a shaper.
(v) A shaper:-
uses one cutting tool at a time, whereas several tools can cut simultaneously on a planer.
(vi) The drive on the planer table:-
is either by gears or by hydraulic means. The shaper ram can also be driven in this manner, but many times a quick return link mechanism is used.
(vii) Most planers differ from shapers:-
in that they approach more constant velocity cutting speeds.
(viii) Because of better rigidity of planer:-
as compared to that of a shaper, planer can give more accuracy on machined surfaces.
