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1. 
   Curtis | Jul 24, 2005 04:40am | #1

   Hello

   I own a legacy. Yes they are a bit pricey, But will worth it.

   I've never heard of your router lathe, but I've done a lot of research on others, What I've found, is Nothing is cheap that dose what you want it to do. and many are more expensive than the Legacy.

   There is a web site, http://WWW.turningaround.org that has a lot of legacy users, Tips and advice,as well as projects.

   Perhaps you could look into it. and get an outside prospective of the Legacy, that is not from the company?

   I personally think It is a great machine, Are there better? ( I haven't found any!)

   Your Canwood universal router lathe looks like the old craftsman unit.

   I wouldn't buy it!

   I have a friend who made his own, but he already owned a 14" steel lathe, he just made a router carriage. But I belive a steel lathe Is more expensive than the basic Legacy.

   Good luck on your quest!

   And if you find something better. Please let me know?

    

   
   

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   Edited 7/23/2005 9:54 pm ET by curtis

2. 
   jako17 | Jul 24, 2005 05:51am | #2

   DO you have a lathe? If so just make a jig to mount on the bed and surround the leg and use a core box bit from above.You just need to prevent the leg from rotating whilst routing.

3. 
   Ricks503 | Jul 24, 2005 09:14pm | #3

   Is this like the craftsman router crafter?

   1 - measure the board twice, 2 - cut it once, 3 - measure the space where it is supposed to go        4 - get a new board and go back to step 1
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   Steinmetz | Jul 26, 2005 01:00pm | #4

   Gnome, If you have a table saw and a router, you can build a jig to do that job.
   Using good quality 3/4' baltic ply, construct a a mock lathe 'Sled'.

   The 'Bed' being a length about8-10" wide and longer than the longest leg you'll need.
   The head and tail can be double thick bb ply (glued up)
   perpendicularly to both ends.

   The 'Centers' are bored for 3/8" tee nuts. The adjustable 'Centers' are each made from a piece of threadded rod, filed to a 60 deg. point using your 3/8 drill to chuck the centers.

   On the 'Head stock' you must attach a disc, bored at the center to 3/8" and using a compass or dividers trace concentric circles with equally spaced points to be bored for 1/4" 'Indexing' holes.

   This 'Indexing Plate' can be attached to the center by using one tee nut and two 'Jam nuts'

   The left upright section can now be bored for ONE indexing pin which can locate positions for each flute.(4,5,6,etc.)

   Over the top from left to right, add a length of double thick BB ply to hold and guide the traversing router. Two rails spaced 6" apart can now be attached to the 'Roof' The router rides between the rails.

   The Tail Center can be made of longer pieces of rod ,secured with tee nuts and two jam nuts.
   If the leg you're fluting is tapered,provision must be made for 'Setting Over' (That is Raising the relative height of the center so as to allign the tapered fluting to the parallel to the 'Roof'

   I hope this can help. Steinmetz.

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   Gnome | Jul 26, 2005 01:52pm | #5

   Thanks for the input. I have an old craftsman lathe that has an indexing head so that seems like the logical place to start. I'll have to make some kind of vertical adjustment to flute tapered legs.

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   Steinmetz | Jul 27, 2005 03:17am | #6

   Gnome. just slant the 'Roof' with the same taper as the leg. Steinmetz.