zeboim Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Hello everyone, I picked up a grizzly lathe a while back and absolutely love it. I kind of wish I had gotten one that changed speed via a dial, but that is neither here nor there. I want to turn some small legs for a monitor stand. I saw Norm using this pretty nifty device on an old episode of this yankee workshop to copy the exact shape of his template and thereby making an exact copy of the legs. I did a search for a grizzly attachment, but couldn't find anything so I contacted grizzly support. They couldn't supply me with any information on where I could find anything either. So at last I come to my fellow woodworkers for help. Is there such a thing as a universal copy attachment for lathes? I know I could just use my calipers and whatnot, but this seems faster and easier. Here's the lathe I have for reference: http://www.grizzly.com/products/10-Cast-Iron-Bench-Top-Wood-Lathe/G0624 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-MattK- Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 might not be exactly what you're looking for - depends on how sophisticated the legs are that you're trying to make... but check out what Matt Cremona did for the spindles on the crib he just made - fast forward to about minute 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Craftsman used to make a lathe duplicator, for one of their lathes... I don't know if they still make them, or even if they work on other equipment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialbyfire Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 This got me thinking... (Disclaimer: I'm not a Turner) Would it be possible to make a profile template (clamped at an appropriate height) of what you want your spindle/leg to look like and then use the hilt of your turners tool to reference off of the template? I realize this may require a few attempts with the template but perhaps you could use different profiled tools on different areas of the template to achieve the desired aesthetics. Again not a turner but that's what I came up with in my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 You can build a template follower pretty easy. A YouTube search for "make a lathe duplicator" yields up dozens if results. Also finds some other makes of factory duplicators, which may work on your lathe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeboim Posted January 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 18 hours ago, -MattK- said: might not be exactly what you're looking for - depends on how sophisticated the legs are that you're trying to make... but check out what Matt Cremona did for the spindles on the crib he just made - fast forward to about minute 7. using a router on a lathe? my mind is blown. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-MattK- Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 5 hours ago, zeboim said: using a router on a lathe? my mind is blown. mine was too!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmotjr Posted November 4, 2016 Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 Not to bump an old thread, but you may find this interesting, if not scary! It's actually not a bad idea though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-MattK- Posted November 4, 2016 Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 6 hours ago, Marmotjr said: Not to bump an old thread, but you may find this interesting, if not scary! It's actually not a bad idea though. Clever! But I don't think I can list all the muscles I was tensing while watching that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted November 4, 2016 Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 If he flipped his platform around to the other side of the lathe it would be spinning upwards without reversing the motor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmotjr Posted November 5, 2016 Report Share Posted November 5, 2016 Or he could just flip the grinder over. If he'd mount that sled on rails that slid easily in both and X and Y direction, I'm thinking it'd be fairly safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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