Photo Index - Double A Products Co. - 1800

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Double A Products Co.
Ann Arbor, MI; Manchester, MI

True Manufacturer:
Double A Products Co., Ann Arbor, MI; Manchester, MI

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Shaper, Wood
Machine Size:	5/16"
Submitted By:	Brian Kachadurian

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	1800
Date of Manufacturer:
Serial Number:	none
Last Updated	2/24/2017 12:33:21 PM

Comments:

>>MACHINE<<
Double A Products spindle wood shaper.
The red and silver paint appear to be original and there is no evidence of the usual AA decal/logo.
This shaper might have been built for another retailer.
Base, top, spindle cartridge, and fence are cast iron.
Spindle and pulley are machined steel.
Elevation adjustment is the left and right hand threaded steel stud with hex center for 3/8" wrench.
Two spindle bearings are Oilite sleeve with a single ball thrust at the lower end.
Base p/n: 1801
Top p/n: 1802
Fence p/n: 1803

>>HISTORY<<
Purchased at a used tool store in Metro-Detroit, October 2016.
No further history is known.

February 2017:
Mounted to my rolling wooden test stand.
Craftsman 115.7556 ½hp 3450rpm motor with 3½" pulley.
Spindle speed ~8000rpm.
Test cuts with a 5/16" HSS dado cutter. Runs and cuts nicely.

Photo 1:

Comments: Right side
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Photo 2:

Comments: Left side
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Photo 3:

Comments: Spindle
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Comments: Test run-twisted belt configuration.
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Photo 5:

Comments: Cutting a 5/16" wide groove.
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Comments: Sawdust is ejected from the fence chute
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