Vega Duplicator 10" vs 24 "

[Saltheart]

decided to go with the 10 inch. Two reasons. 1 I will be doing over 90% small stuff. 2 I got turned off by the need to unscrew and move the tail stock inside the base to do small stuff if I buy the 24 inch.

For bigger stuff which I think will be few and far between , I'll just do it by hand.

When I get it I'll do some pens to get it working then I hope to do a chess set.

[Charleston]

Good luck with the duplicator Mike. When you set it up put some collars on the mounting posts. Once you are set tighten the collars. This will allow you to pull the dup off and have it go right back to dead nutz with no problem.
Also besure to get the carbide cutter/holder from Paul. Buy a few extra inserts. Talk to Paul about inserts that are available. You may to need to change a few times while turning a chess set. Inserts that turn right then straight out. Inserts that turn left etc, look at them all.