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Automotive Maintenance Machinery Co. (AMMCO)
North Chicago, IL

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Shaper, Metal
Machine Size:	7"
Submitted By:	John Hough

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Ammco 7" Shaper
Date of Manufacturer:	Aug-Sept 1944
Serial Number:	SH943620
Last Updated	6/14/2013 10:51:49 AM

Comments:

Picked this up last year at an estate auction (http://owwm.org/viewtopic.php?f=77&t=105770) and finally got around to it last week. When I brought it home everything was frozen in place. Luckily, most of what looked like rust turned out to be a gummy coating of oil, sawdust, and tar (the tobacco kind) that acted as a preservative. She cleaned up readily with a razor blade, small wire brush, kerosene, and simple green. After disassembly, cleaning, and re-wiring it’s running and making chips. I considered a full-up repaint/restore but, given its war provenance, opted to keep it as original as I could retaining the top coats of paint and its original “Hart and Hegeman” rotary switch (which predates the machine by at least a decade or two). It appears to have had limited use.

The serial number is SH943620 which, best I can figure, places it around Aug-Sept 1944. It has its original vise, the War Production Board tag, Delta work light, and the rotary switch. I even think the belts are original (still functional) but will be changed at a later date. The 1/3hp Sunlight Electric motor also appears to be original to the machine. Since it didn’t have a stand, I made one for it that’s a close approximation of the original. It was made from scrap construction lumber (top and framing), pine recovered from a dumpster (doors and drawer), and some left over walnut from a chair project. I have to say I’m as happy as can be with it – it’s a great addition to the shop and I can’t wait for the first project (a part for an Atlas mill that’s next in the que).

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Comments: As purchased at auction
Source: John Hough, Nikon Coolpix

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Comments: After cleaning and with new cabinet
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Comments: Side view, note the roatary switch and War Production Board tag lower center
Source: John Hough, Nikon Coolpix

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Comments: Full frontal view, original vise and Delta work light
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Comments: Makin' chips!
Source: John Hough, Nikon Coolpix

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