Duplicator for Wood Lathe

[Guy Gadois]

I built this duplicator accessory for the Proxxon DB250 wood lathe. It is essentially a half-scale version.

[suther51]

Looks good, hope it serves you well. May i ask what you used for a cutter? Thanks ia advance.
Eric

[Guy Gadois]

Thank you, Eric

When I sold my Jet mini-lathe it had the Penn State Universal Duplicator. I had forgotten I had an extra cutter for that duplicator and it fit my tool quite well. The cutter is available from Penn State.

[suther51]

Thanks, how smooth is the finish from the cutter? Thanks
Eric

[Guy Gadois]

Because the cutter has to be sharp to follow fine detail, the finish will occasionally require a little sanding. If the template does not have fine detail, the cutter could be shaped with a small radius on the end.

Attached is a typical piece showing a very light sanding. It would require more finishing to be usable.

[suther51]

Thanks for the reply. Have thought about building one for years to copy porch spindles on my mom's house.
Eric