INTRODUCTION The shaping machine is used to machine flat metal surfaces especially where a large amount of metal has to be removed. . Cope (): [HOST]: Libros. Introduction Both shapers and planers are machine tools which produce a flat surface. 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. They are capable of machining a. Flat surface Machining. 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. SHAPER MACHINE. American Planer, Shaper and Slotter Builders by Kenneth L. SHAPERS AND PLANERS. Machining irregular surface and cam.