It accepts a total of six interchangeable spindles: 5/16″, 1/2″, 3/4″ and 1″ standard spindles, 1/2″ stub spindle and a 3/4″ extra long spindle. The wood shaper has a 27″ x 28″ table with the standard 3/4″ spindle. This shaper model came out in the Delta catalog in 1940 as the model 1340. This was the biggest and heaviest wood shaper that Rockwell-Delta-Milwaukee ever made, and it was modeled after their popular unisaw design. This shaper is in good condition for it’s age. They were asking us to identify it so he could purchase the correct owner’s manual for it. One of our readers sent us these pictures of what turned out to be an older Rockwell-Delta-Milwaukee heavy duty wood shaper model 43-205 with serial number 78-2093.
