Features:

• Powerful 3-horsepower, single phase, 230-volt motor provides the power and precision
• Large 40-by-27-inch cast-iron table supports large work pieces
• Heavy-duty fence assembly delivers superior accuracy
• 7,000 and 10,000 rpm speed settings

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

devil in the details:

Three small details( which could have been thought out much more carefully by someone designing this shaper for practical use) that I've discovered so far in using this now-obsolete shaper follow. My feeling is that none of these three detail has been modified in newer, more current models, and if you intend to buy a new Delta shaper, look for these three things first.
1. The fence plates(aluminum extrusions) have horizontal ridges every 1/4", and when shaping small profiles, this can lead to the work... more info

After 24 months:

I purchased this machine with the idea that I would give up my router table. I have and use both the shaper and the router table. The shaper I use for heavy cutting application with 4/4 and above projects. It eats wood - and in doing so cuts time required for any project. As a furniture maker my projects normally require some shaping. Under 4/4 wood the router table is the primary shaping power tool I use usless we are making repeated cuts as in machining flooring - then the shaper is the tool of choice. I... more info

Fantastic machine:

This machine is an upgrade from my previous shaper which was a Jet JWS-22CS. It cost me several hundred dollars to make the change but it was well worth it. I have been a woodworker since I was a child. My father was a master carpenter and he introduced me to woodworking at a very young age. I have always had access to quality machines which makes me very critical of quality issues.

I was very disappointed with the JWS-22CS from the beginning but to speak fairly, I was expecting too much for the price... more info

Solid performer - a few set up issues:

I am an amateur woodworker - handyman and have been looking for a router table for some time. I decided that a shaper would do everything that a router table could and then some. My tool buying philosophy is "buy it once, buy it right." This Delta shaper is exactly what I needed. It has the router bit spindle included - both 1/4 and 1/2 inch collets are supplied.

This is a solid, heavy piece of woodworking machinery. The fence assembly is cast iron, and the spindle adjustment has a heavy hand wheel that... more info

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