Photo Index - Davis & Wells - Iron base floor shaper

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Davis & Wells
Los Angeles, CA; Lynwood, CA

True Manufacturer:
Davis & Wells, Los Angeles, CA; Lynwood, CA

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Shaper, Wood
Machine Size:
Submitted By:	Art Walker

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Iron base floor shaper
Date of Manufacturer:
Serial Number:	2471 (View SN Registry Entry)
Last Updated	10/10/2012 11:21:13 AM

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Photo 1:

Comments: front view, as purchased.
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Photo 2:

Comments: main casting rear view. Scroll wheel visible in spindle housing. Bar stock gibs in lieu of precision channel for elevation rack.
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Comments: main casting top view.
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Comments: oil bath spindle cartridge in situ. Impeller in sump chamber drives oil up tubes in cartridge sidewall to trickle over upper bearing. Crowned pulley for 1" flat belt.
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Comments: motor and belt in place. Ratio of pulley circumferences x 3450 = 7995 rpm. A smaller crowned spindle pulley was available for 12krpm operations.
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Comments: Table casting = same as for the other D&W floor shapers. On more common table-hung design, the inner pad rectangle is drilled/tapped to mount the spindle housing.
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