That allows a set diameter so I can make perfectly round legs that are repeatable I saw this on handcrafted America but I don't know what it's called. They ere using it to make chair legs
That allows a set diameter so I can make perfectly round legs that are repeatable I saw this on handcrafted America but I don't know what it's called. They ere using it to make chair legs
Have a Shopsmith?
They are called a Lather Duplicator.
http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/c...duplicator.htm
"Remember back in the day, when things were made by hand, and people took pride in their work?"
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While that would certainly be handy, that is not what I'm looking for.
Instead of holding your chisel like you normally do on the rest. This thing slid in place of your hands and chisel and I think they had to move it into the wood, but then it would stop cutting once it reached the set size.
I have also seen a shaft parallel to ways of lathe with "flippers" of different lengths spaced at definite change in diameters. The flippers would ride on the turning until the diameter had been reduced to desired diameter and then fall clear indicating the desired diameter had been reached. Not very sophisticated but would work for simpler pieces.
Dale Maxim made one, you find his info on this thread. http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthre...ost-Duplicator
Brian,
I have read that production turners sharpen one jaw of a wrench of the desired diameter to make it act like a scraper. I have not tried this.
When I make table legs I just cut the desired depth with a parting tool and use that to mark the diameters I want (you probably do this already). I use a calipers (or a cutout in a piece of Masonite, or a wrench) to measure my progress. Usually, my table legs have a profile and I use a template to make the profiles uniform. They rarely match perfectly but any small discrepancies are not apparent once they are part of the table. IMG_8.jpgTable-.jpg
Last edited by Doug Hepler; 10-19-2016 at 11:24 PM.
One of my best investments for the turning of repetitive work is the Galbert caliper. It is a real time saver.
Here is a video of how to do it with an end wrench. https://vimeo.com/67922130
I remember seeing a tool that was basically the same idea on a larger scale that used a bedan or cut off tool held in a semi-circular sizing frame. You started the tool like you would any cutoff and cut until the frame dropped over the tenon, which caused the tool to stop cutting. I could not find it with a quick google search, but I bet looking at a few woodturning supply catalogs would turn one up.
Brian, are you talking about this for actual production turning or just to turn 4 legs for a table or two?
Brian,
Go to Google and type in "handcrafted america lathe duplicator" and then select "images". There are a bunch of things that seem to meet your description. This is but one of perhaps dozens of images that kind of fit your brief description. The first image shows the making of the template and the second one shows using the template to scrape away a spindle.