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One good turn deserves another! Create precise duplicates of spindles, table legs, and other turned projects. This Lathe Duplicator attaches easily to almost every floor-model lathe. The hand wheel allows for smooth operation while cutting.
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Technical Details:
- Will duplicate to a maximum length of 39'' (depending on the lathe used)
- Maximum duplication depth-of-cut to 2-3/8''
- Suitable for lathe with a turning diameter of 12'' to 20''
What's in the Box:
(1) Lathe Duplicator
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Customer Reviews and Photos for:
Lathe Duplicator and Optional Replacement Cutter
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Average Rating:
3.6
(13 customer reviews)
$331.99
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1) Submitted by
John Antonucci, from Barrington, ILLINOIS
on 6/1/2010
Customer Rating: 
Set up is a challange but, once you have it set up the end results are very good. It is worth the money. I wish the cutting tip lasted longer so, I would recomend buying one or two spares. This duplicator has made my wood working life so much easier.
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2) Submitted by
John Abbott, from Woodinville, WA
on 12/24/2009
Customer Rating: 
As stated in several of the other reviews, you get what you pay for. It is a good duplicator for the money but certainly not great. But you can always clean up the sharp and deep transitions with hand tools afterward. Two major complaints:
1) There is CONSIDERABLE slop in the cutter control rod in that it rotates depending on the direction you are going. This makes fine details very difficult to duplicate. This can be fixed somewhat with a custom bushing around the control shaft to hold it in the slot. But it is an annoyance and more of a problem when turning hard woods.
2) Setting the cutting depth is VERY DIFFICULT, can easily slip during adjustment, and damage the part - so BE CAREFUL. An improvement would be to some kind of screw adjustment to the control rod.
Otherwise, the unit is OK. It is heavy making set-up something of a battle. But once set, it does make pretty good parts as long as you pay attention to the slop in the cutter control and are comfortable doing the fine finish work by hand.
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3) Submitted by
Glenn, from Sheldon, IA
on 9/16/2009
Customer Rating: 
Recieved my dupilcator today. This is a very good duplicator for the money, Yes it does take some setting up, but what piece of equipment doesn't? Took me 1/2 a day to get comfortable with it, but by 7:00pm that night, I was turning out 2-3 26" porch spindles per hour. All in all in my opinion, this was a good purchase, have been very pleased with all of my Rockler purchases.
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4) Submitted by
Roger Ball, from Brixham, DEVON UK
on 12/17/2007
Customer Rating:
I have left a review earlier. However, seeing the reviews above I felt I should make another comment. With any machine it requires some setting up. I had to do some work to make it fit my lathe, and align the cutter in the best position.
The cutter is a bull nose profile, if you require more fine detail it will need to be re-ground. To this end spare cutters should be purchased.
The guide wire did need to be tightened this was an easy job. This type of wire will stretch if left under tension. You have two choices. 1) slacken the damned thing, or 2) re-tension if it stretches.
An item such as this cannot be used straight from the box it will need to be set up. It is fairly heavy so be careful when handling it.
I use mine for making legs for Rocking Horse Stands among other things.
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5) Submitted by
Mark Kalous, from Spokane, WA
on 11/28/2007
Customer Rating:
Easy to setup, well thought out.
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6) Submitted by
Rich, from Marstons Mills, MA
on 6/4/2007
Customer Rating:
As always Rockler services is excellent!
As far as this duplicator is concerned I agree with the other reviewers. It is a pain in the @!#$! to use.
I found myself just ignoring the wheel and sliding the unit along the stock by hand. I found that it is critical that you do not advance the stop screw more than a fraction of an inch per pass or you will get bad tear out! I found this out on some red birch legs I was turning. As far as the final finish is concerned I was able to clean up my turnings with a scraper afterwards which saved me a lot of time on sanding. All in all this duplicator is ok for occasional light and I stress both occasional and light work. Definitely not a production machine. Also another point to mention, Do Not over tighten the cutter set screw. It is soft brass and will strip very easily.
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7) Submitted by
Roger Ball, from Brixham, DEVON
on 12/2/2006
I bought the duplicator from the Houston store 18 months ago and have only just got round to using it.
The lathe is a Record with a 48" bed. The duplicator works really well. I found it quicker to rough cut some of the wood then finish off with the duplicator. The way I am using it I find it does not pick up very fine detail. However, nice sweeping curves are well reproduced. It took some time to cut the template I had designed and made. However I now have two exact copies. I dont believe that they could have been made as exact by free hand turning.
All in all I am very pleased with the duplicator. It was well worth the flight from London to Houston to get it. (I didn't fly to Houston just to get the duplicator. I also visited Family)
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