I broke the spindle on my ~100 year old door, and I'd like to just replace the spindle instead of the entire door knob assembly as this seems to be the original piece. Unfortunately I've been unable to find a 3.5" assembly that is the same as what I had. Here is a (very low-quality) picture of the original spindle, all the spindles I can find online seem to be threaded in some fashion. Is there anywhere I can order a spindle like my original one?
This Baldwin spindle is the closest I can find to what I had, but instead of having screw holes it looks like it has a pressure fit.
Best Answer
If you're in an area with older homes, try your local locksmith.
The last time I had to replace a split spindle (where the split was not in the middle), the local lockmith had 'em in steel and brass. I went with the brass, because I had to grind out a channel so it'd fit into the existing mechanism; you might have to do similar and drill it yourself.
The ones you see online probably aren't a press fit -- most of my knobs take a set screw.
You can also try a real hardware store (not a Lowes or Home Depot ... either an independant one, or an Ace, True Value, etc.)
If you strike out completely, I've also replaced the whole knob and spindle with a replacement set, and switched to a threaded spindle. It looks like Van Dykes has a few :
It looks like what you're looking for is referred to as a 'drilled spindle' (possibly drilled & tapped, if there's threading inside the holes)
Using the search "drilled door spindle", I've managed to find a shop in the UK:
... but many of the hits talk about pre-drilled doors, rather than specificall drilled spindles.