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   Lataxe | Mar 24, 2008 01:19am | #1

   Tom,

   http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/subscription/Workshop/WorkshopArticle.aspx?id=3134

   http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/SkillsAndTechniques/SkillsAndTechniquesPDF.aspx?id=2649

   There's very little about copy lathes or attachments.  Unless you have a high end dedicated copy lathe (many thousands) then you are stuck with one of the add-ons. for  normal lathe. Ihave one myself.  It languishes in the loft.

   Lataxe

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   bigfootnampa | Mar 24, 2008 07:19am | #2

   Tom;

   Professional copy lathes generally have full length knives ground to the turning profile and then fed gradually into the mounted wood blank.  There are some other systems but few of them seem to have established much toehold in the marketplace.  From your (self-described) clueless post I can surmise that you are not ready to invest in one of these industrial machines.  I would suggest that, if you truly want to create large numbers of identical turnings, you should contact a professional turning shop who could cut a custom knife and produce them for you.

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   jvk | Mar 24, 2008 11:50am | #3

   Try    http://www.vegawoodworking.com/   they make addd on duplicators. 

   trimjim