What machine would this Spindle be from?

[Movin/on]

Weighs around 60# and the spindle is 9" long tapers from 1-3/4 to 1-1/2. The odd part is that it pivots just shy of 90`. There is a 3/8" keyway in the spindle.

Seems to be from a milling device. Doubt that I'll ever use it but it is a good weight to hold things down.
Your thoughts.

Movin/on

 

[Roju1985]

Looks like a clapper from a metal shaper.

 

[DocsMachine]

It IS the clapper from a metal shaper. The povot action allows the tool to slide over the part on the 'retract' stroke.

But why it'd be fitted with what looks like the end cut from a small boat prop shaft is beyond me. That's not a proper toolpost, and I can't for the life of me figure out what you'd want to bolt to it that would work in a shaper.

Doc.

 

[larry_g]

It IS the clapper from a metal shaper. The povot action allows the tool to slide over the part on the 'retract' stroke.


Doc.

Very likely a shaper but could be from a planer.

To the OP; is the spindle keyed into the clapper to prevent it from rotating.

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[matt_i]

Shapers have been known to be repurposed into a sort of light duty mechanical press brake (bending or forming tool) due to the power & guide of the ram.

Or, it could be a curio that someone tapped into the clapper box.

 

[Movin/on]

But why it'd be fitted with what looks like the end cut from a small boat prop shaft is beyond me. That's not a proper toolpost, and I can't for the life of me figure out what you'd want to bolt to it that would work in a shaper.

Doc.

We are a small fishing Port in SW Oregon and this part came from a Fishing vessel repair shop I cleaned out about 13 years ago. So Doc you nailed it. Looked at my smaller Metal shaper and did see the clapper. Wonder if they used it as a holder to repair props.
BTW my shaper has a name tag Sharpe and the stroke is 3". What measurement should I use to determine it's size? Pictures I took yesterday didn't turn out so I'll retake them today and look for a thread on shapers.
Movin/on

 

[DocsMachine]

BTW my shaper has a name tag Sharpe and the stroke is 3". What measurement should I use to determine it's size? Pictures I took yesterday didn't turn out so I'll retake them today and look for a thread on shapers.

-Shapers are generally ID'ed by their stroke length; that is, their maximum stroke length.

In most shapers, the stroke length is adjustable- on a 24" shaper, you don't need the ram going the full two-foot swing if you're working on a piece 4" wide.

Even the comparatively tiny shapers, like the popular Atlas, Logan and South Bends, have a maximum stroke length of about 7". It can be adjusted down to very little- I think maybe about an inch?- so if yours only runs 3", I'd suspect it's more a case of the stroke has been turned down, rather than that being the machine's maximum throw.

Not sure I've seen a Sharpe, let's see some pics!

Doc.