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   fdampier | Jul 11, 2002 07:01am | #1

   I bought one to add to my Sears (gasp) lathe. I'm using it to turn out the 240 spindles for the stairs.    It's not as simple to work with as I expected but I got everything working acceptably.  Nor is it as accurite as I had been told, requires a fair amount of hand work to get everything correct.  Now I don't have as much experiance as most do so maybe I'm doing things wrong.   The video helped in set-up but fiddlin' seems to be needed...

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   LouisTorrans | Jul 12, 2002 07:14pm | #2

   Hi turningtom,

   You're not alone but the crowd is very small! I have a Delta duplicator that has been used quite a bit for profit in a pro shop. The Delta and Vega share several of the same features and someone at Vega I spoke to even said that Delta had copied their duplicator fairly close. Take that for whatever it's worth but both are very similar in design and function.

   My best advise is to buy the new tool holder that Vega has which will accept replaceable cutters. These cutters will last a very long time, also they track and cut much better than the standard ones. I just completed a very long ladder back chair project from hickory/pecan. There was a bunch of duplication to be done and the cutters held up and performed very nicely.

   As for learning the duplicator, once the stock is round, start high and work down is the key...it will not climb cut worth a hoot! If, and I'm fairly sure you will, have certain questions about using said duplicators, I'll try and help. 

   Good Luck!

   Louis T.