ROCKWELL Older Heavy Duty Wood Shaper 43-205 & 1340 Operator’s & Parts Manual I’ve heard of guys picking these up for around $500 today, depending on the condition. In 1953, this wood shaper was sold new for $252.00, which is equivalent to $2,278.65 today. This shows more about how this shaper was marketed as well as the available accessories. We have the complete catalog and more on our FREE PDF Catalogs page. This shaper was advertised as having a wide range of shaper cutter sizes.ĭelta-Milwaukee 1953 Catalog Pages on 43-205 & 1340 Wood Shaperīelow are some pages from the Delta-Milwaukee 1953 catalog about the 43-2 wood shaper. 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. It has been ok but I’ll have an actual shop and be able to do “real” projects soon.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. I have a 3 year old Delta 10″ model that was about $300 at HD. I am interested because I’ve heard that these older models with the heavy table and a good motor are still as good or better than most that are made today.Ĭould anybody suggest what model this is, approximate age , horsepower, and what might be a ballpark reasonable $ offer for it. If I pursue this, I’ll go back with some scrap pieces of oak, etc, to see how well it cuts. Owner says motor is fine and it runs well. I would probably replace the entire fence. Overall, kind of rough shape but still works. One of the fence rails is bent and would probably have to be replaced. Power Tool Division.” On the front (where on-off switch is) it has a large emblem saying Delta Milwaukee. On the outfeed side it has a maker’s plate saying “Rockwell 84-8648. Welcome any thoughts, comments on following: An aquaintance has a table saw which is probably 30-40 or more years old.
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