duplicator

[GattaFish]

I agree,,, I wish I had a second lathe to use,,, There a many times when I have this great idea for a new style or shape and it is a pain in the A$% to be able to turn it,,,,,

[Slipknot]

Mac had his duplicator setup on the backside upsidedown I believe and was able to use the tool rest on the front as usual. I'm not sure you can do that with all types of lathes and duplicators. He also had to use a spur center extender.

My dup doesn't take more than a couple minutes to setup/breakdown.

[catch my drift]

Originally Posted by Slipknot

Mac had his duplicator setup on the backside upsidedown I believe and was able to use the tool rest on the front as usual. I'm not sure you can do that with all types of lathes and duplicators. He also had to use a spur center extender.

My dup doesn't take more than a couple minutes to setup/breakdown.

what type do you have???

[Jigman]

Originally Posted by Slipknot

Mac had his duplicator setup on the backside upsidedown I believe and was able to use the tool rest on the front as usual. I'm not sure you can do that with all types of lathes and duplicators. He also had to use a spur center extender.

My dup doesn't take more than a couple minutes to setup/breakdown.

Delta lathe and vega dup. This does not work on the Jet mini lathe. I have mine set up with hose clamps on the stems of the vega so I can pull the dup off real quick, put the tool rest back on, turn, then reverse the set up. While I'm using the tool rest, the dup base is still on the lathe. The hose clamps help center the vega real quick when I want to put it back on. Takes 2 minutes to pull it off and put it back on and be ready for turning again.

Jigman

[Slipknot]

Mac had a full size 36" jet lather with the pro duplicator.

I have a 36" jet also
and my duplicator is a homemade like Fishbumwannabe/Assinnippi made years ago and Professor made one out of metal in the FAQ how to forum above this forum.Mine is wood since I am a woodworker unlike Proffesor who works as a machinist.

[John E]

Originally Posted by Jigman

Delta lathe and vega dup. This does not work on the Jet mini lathe. I have mine set up with hose clamps on the stems of the vega so I can pull the dup off real quick, put the tool rest back on, turn, then reverse the set up. While I'm using the tool rest, the dup base is still on the lathe. The hose clamps help center the vega real quick when I want to put it back on. Takes 2 minutes to pull it off and put it back on and be ready for turning again.

Jigman

Jigman,

I have a jet w/ a vega dup mounted on the back. Works just fine.

[Jigman]

John, How did you mount the dup on the back? When I tried the tail stock got in the way. Or maybe it was the tail stock lever thingie Been a little while.

Bill, hose clips. No banjos at my house Accomplishes the same thing, just not as pretty as the set up paul did for you.

Jigman

[John E]

Originally Posted by Jigman

John, How did you mount the dup on the back? When I tried the tail stock got in the way. Or maybe it was the tail stock lever thingie Been a little while.

Bill, hose clips. No banjos at my house Accomplishes the same thing, just not as pretty as the set up paul did for you.

Jigman

I haven't even dusted it off yet this year but if I remember correctly, the tail stock only gets in the way of the bracket when you want to turn shorter blanks (<6" or so). I rarely make small plugs so this isn't an issue for me. It's been almost a year since I set it up so it's a little fuzzy. I do know that the mounting bracket is on the inside of the tailstock. I'll try to get a peek at it in the next few days and let you know if I did anything out of the ordinary but I don't think so. I just used the adjustment they gave me.

[Jigman]

Thanks John. I do a lot of stuff that is smaller than 6 inches, so that might be the problem. No biggie. I have my older grizzly lathe still for protos and one offs plus the clamps on the vega allow me to take it off and on in minutes if need be.

Jigman