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01-21-2006, 04:40 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Maine
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You can mount a vega mini dup on the front. It won't mount on the back due to the placement of the knob on the back of the tailstock.
A Delta midi lathe (same size as the jet mini) allows you to mount the duplicator on the back of the machine. This way you don't have to remove it to work in the tool rest side.
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01-21-2006, 04:49 PM
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Afterhours Custom Plugs
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: R.I.
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jet mini is a workhorse. the folks at jet are great to deal with, got 4 or 5 jet tools and will buy more.
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01-21-2006, 06:17 PM
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Registered Papa
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: "Da Cape"
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The professor was nice enough to spend some time with me showing me how he did his. Not set up to work with metal though I made a similar duplicator in wood and it works nicely. I am still trying to get used to it grabbing the workpiece though but as time goes on it grabs less as I get more control with it. They do make commercially produced duplicators for it and the drill chuck for it is easy to come by also (thats my next purchase for through drilling). Heck I figure I'm only at $80 a plug by now oh the addiction at least I don't get hung over this way.
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01-21-2006, 06:21 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: jerseyshore
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I don't own a duplicator or a Jet or Delta.Mac did a thread a while ago or maybe it was Artisticsensiblities.In it was how to mount the vega on the back.this like mac says allow u to turn on the front an use the backside for dup's.This way sounds Ideal to me.If I where to just buy the lathe i would go with the Jet.U can probably get a replacement motr for the one u have if u just wanna make do for a while.
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01-21-2006, 07:43 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Uh, in a spot....
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Got my Jet from one of the members of this board via the Classifieds. It had hardly been used and came with a Jacobs chuck and the bed extension for $200.00. I use it every day. Smooth running and well built.
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Why even try......... 
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01-21-2006, 07:53 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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my 'cave' ain't no show palace, but...it works
New is nice, but, I have had some amazing good luck with old.
I have a new drill press, real old lathe, scored a used (like new) band saw, and belt sander from a relative... so far my total outlay, (also I am a cheap bastage  ) is under $300, the gouges and skews came with the lathe...
my lathe might be old, but, I am sure it will outlive me, if the motor craps out, I'll just buy another universal one.
Last edited by Karl F; 02-05-2006 at 10:15 PM..
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01-21-2006, 08:00 PM
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Afterhours Custom Plugs
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: R.I.
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clean karl- how long that take ya? nice shop.
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01-21-2006, 08:26 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 5,945
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Thanks Don...but
I ain't showing the dirty side, Don, 
the bandsaw came with it's own "dust collector" a mini shop vac built underneath it. I did vac before that pic... Trust me, the basement is a freaking zoo... just took the "good angles"  |
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01-21-2006, 08:43 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Hard aground
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Originally Posted by Karl F
New is nice, but, I have had some amazing good luck with old.
I have a new drill press, real old lathe, scored a used (like new) band saw, and belt sander from a relative... so far my total outlay, (also I am a cheap bastage ) is under $300, the gouges and skews came with the lathe...
my lathe might be old, but, I am sure it will outlive me, if the motor craps out, I'll just buy another universal one. |
Yer a neat freak 
Bring your dust pan my way.... |
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01-22-2006, 01:02 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Uh, in a spot....
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Originally Posted by Karl F
New is nice, but, I have had some amazing good luck with old.
I have a new drill press, real old lathe, scored a used (like new) band saw, and belt sander from a relative... so far my total outlay, (also I am a cheap bastage ) is under $300, the gouges and skews came with the lathe...
my lathe might be old, but, I am sure it will outlive me, if the motor craps out, I'll just buy another universal one. |
Leapingf Lesbians there Karl! Too clean and organized. I'd be lost!  That is some collection of tools for the lathe, you scored big time!  |
Why even try.........
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01-22-2006, 08:32 AM
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Keep The Change
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Road to Serfdom
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Mini lates are nice, but for little added cost you can get a full sized machine. You'll have the flexibility to do bigger turnings if you ever decide to..
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01-22-2006, 08:37 AM
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Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: over the hill
Posts: 6,682
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On a different scale (and to show how tools once were made), here's what I got. It is a Garvin, made in NY, bought used (without a tool rest and with a 3 phase motor) for $300. Check out the tailstock. I'm not sure how practical it is, but it sure makes me happy when I touch it.
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