Re: light duty shaper Delta WWII to about 1980

Lowell Holmes wrote:
>
> "mike hide" <mikehide@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:bsudnR7Q0Ym3IaHenZ2dnUVZ_tOdnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > I too looked for a long time for a stub spindle .By the time I found one I
> > had found ways around it .
> >
> And pray tell, what would that be? :-)
> How about traditional sash making as shown in the Delta book "Getting the
> most out of your Shaper"?
>
> I have used hand tools to make the m&t joints, but the flat top to the
> spindle would sure make the task easier.

Last I knew the stub spindle was still available from Delta.
Unfortunately, they no longer make the 1/2" cutters to use w/ it and to
date I've found no one else making the undercutter for making the full
length tenon.

DAGS and it looks like it too, has been discontinued....looks like no
new accessories for the LD shaper are available any longer. I don't
know what would happen if needed repair parts...

I had talked briefly w/ one of the custom shaper cutter vendors about
making matching sash undercutters for 1/2" spindle to go w/ somebody's
existing sash set but never followed up. If there were several here
interested, we could probably get a few made for not too bad a cost/unit
by amortizing the setup costs across say six or so...
.