I have a Woodtek 3 HP shaper. I am reading Lonnie Bird’s “The Shaper Book”. What is a source for a stub spindle for coping long tenons?
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The arbors on each machine are unique to that brand, there is no standard size. You will have to go to the manufacturer for what you want.
John White
Shop Manager for FWW Magazine, 1998-2007
You probably will not find a new stub spindle. Some have had shops weld them up, but its pretty easy to get a cutter out of balance. Maybe Dave S. (Acornw) or Old Dusty will shed some more light on this for you. Lonnie's book is a bit dated in some respects.
Brad
The older Rockwell/Delta shapers had the stub spindles mounted in a bearing cartridge that could be swapped out with a 3/4" spindle or such in about 5 minutes or less. The advantage of the 'cartridge' was that it was bearings, pulley and spindle all in one. Beyond that, you could still remove the spindle from the cartridge if you wanted. One of the most thoughtful and creative solutions I have ever seen in machine design. I don't know if the newer Delta machines are capable of such a trick. Depending upon how you use your machine, interchangeability is probably a must have. I would simply find a small machine shop that does basic specialty work and have them make it up for you, with an eye for easing the swapping of spindles. The stub spindles I have are all 1/2" to take the formerly numerous 3 wing steel cutters that Delta made, with a recessed, 30 degree taper Allen type head screw going into the end of the spindle. Delta still makes a few cutters, and the larger blanks are great for 'squinting and sparking' your way to new cope and stick patterns. A challenging way to spend an afternoon. Dave S
http://www.acornwoodworks.com
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