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Old 02-10-2010, 11:44 PM   #5
VTBasser
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Originally Posted by Zeal View Post
The thought rolling around in my head is would it be possible to make that a vertical lathe by anchoring one end of the lure body to the bit and have something hold the top end while it spins?!
Three problems I can think of. First the router has one speed - fast. Second, a lathe is driven by a belt. I just used the weight of the motor to set my belt tension. If a tool were to catch I might get some slip instead of the tool launching. Don't think you would get that with a router. Third, vertical might be an awkward position to carve in.

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