I was able to disassemble the spindle mechanism down to just the spindle socket with its seized spindle which made it much easier to take to a local machine shop. For $25 he heated it up nice and hot and put a REALLY BIG WRENCH on it and successfully separated the two parts!!!!
Spindle socket assembly on the left and sanding spindle on the right:
Close-up. The shaft of the spindle was buggered up from the wrench jaws by both of us (far right). Since it just holds a sanding sleeve and most of this end of the spindle is below the table, once I file it smooth it should be fine.
The threads at the bottom of the taper made it harder to remove the spindle than if there had just been a taper. Before I mount another spindle, I will use a tap or thread chaser to clean the threads and also dress or ream the Morse tapers on both the socket and all spindles. Lastly I will apply Anti-Seize to both parts!!!
Except for the sander's table top, my spindle sander parts are spread out on my assembly (dis-assembly? :dontknow: ) table. I am cleaning the dirt, oil, grease, burrs, etc. from everything. I just have a few parts to go and hope to prime and paint it all tomorrow, and maybe reassemble everything on Sunday.
Spindle socket assembly on the left and sanding spindle on the right:
Close-up. The shaft of the spindle was buggered up from the wrench jaws by both of us (far right). Since it just holds a sanding sleeve and most of this end of the spindle is below the table, once I file it smooth it should be fine.
The threads at the bottom of the taper made it harder to remove the spindle than if there had just been a taper. Before I mount another spindle, I will use a tap or thread chaser to clean the threads and also dress or ream the Morse tapers on both the socket and all spindles. Lastly I will apply Anti-Seize to both parts!!!
Except for the sander's table top, my spindle sander parts are spread out on my assembly (dis-assembly? :dontknow: ) table. I am cleaning the dirt, oil, grease, burrs, etc. from everything. I just have a few parts to go and hope to prime and paint it all tomorrow, and maybe reassemble everything on Sunday.
