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Manufactured/Badged by:
Sears | Craftsman
Chicago, IL

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Shaper, Wood
Machine Size:	1/2"
Submitted By:	Tom Kanzler

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	103.23920 1/2" Spindle Shaper
Date of Manufacturer:	1950's (original dirty paper dated 1951)
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Last Updated	12/4/2008 9:10:52 AM

Comments:

Picked this up from a local internet listing. It had sat on a basement floor for years, apparently in water sometimes from the rust on the base and motor shaft. It had an oversize single-groove motor pulley, which I was able to replace with a correctly sized flat pulley made by another owwm member. New bearings all around, some paint, and mounting on a small Delta flare leg stand I was using for a grinder, and it's good to go. I also bypassed the motor switch, and brought the start and run winding leads to a new drum switch for easy reversing. The 1/2 hp motor is also original, though I suspect it's a bit underpowered for all but the smallest cuts. Paint is Sherwin-Williams DTM Acrylic with custom vintage Craftsman color.

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Comments: Drive system (wires were temporary)
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Comments: Before - what a mess!
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