On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 13:09:24 +0000, Doug Miller wrote:

In article , "Jon Dough"
wrote:
I recently purchased a used shaper without spindles. Right now it is a
glorified router table (it does have the router spindle). It is a 3 horse
Delta that is about 10 years old and I was wondering where would be the
best place to find a 1/2" and 3/4" spindle for the machine.

Ummmm... Delta? They stock a lot of parts for their old machines. If you
haven't checked with them, it's worth a try.

I was hoping someone here would say they had an extra spindle or two. The
machine I bought is in good shape but in the process of selling the
machines from the estate the spindles for my shaper got packaged with a
lathe, so the fellow I bought the shaper from thought.
If I can't find a used one I will definitely buy a 1/2" spindle. Delta
still has them available. I have a bunch of cutters that are 1/2 and have
bushings for the ones with 3/4 arbors. I don't plan on running 1 or 1 1/4
inch cutters. Most of what I build now is custom or one off parts. I may
do a few raised panel doors but I doubt that I will do too many. Besides,
large cutters are noisy and scare the neighbors...they might think I am
building a jet engine in the garage or something. : )