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  1. 20th May 2004, 07:27 PM #1
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    Default accurate wood turning

    hi i need to do some accurate turning with wood. more accurate than i could ever do by hand. now what im looking for is a way to get a tool post like a metal lathe on a wood lathe. does anyone know of a lathe that is designed like this, or an attachment tool post for a wood lathe. i dont need to chase threads or do anything that might require the auto move thing that maetal lathes have i just need to hold tools to make very accurate straight edges and the like.

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    You can get a copier, then all you need to do is fit a straight edge to the copier for the tool to follow.
    Timbecon sell them.

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    thanks thats a good idea but would a copier be able to hlollow a straight line as well?

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    A copier will cut any shape you want, all you do is make the template to your design, and the tool follows it.

    They cost $100- $200..

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    yes but im trying to make a drum shell and the copier would work great for the outside surface but i also need to hollow out the inside would a copier be able to do this

    sorry for my ignorance
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    How big is it?
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    Dahdaaaaa

    http://www.timbecon.com.au/productsd...9&prodid=27673
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    they would vary but mainly between 8 and 14 inches in diameter

    thanks al that might work if i could fit a hollowing tool to it

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    You thought about how you are going to hold a hollow form 14" in diameter?
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    i was thinking a big chuck with jaws that expand outwards.
    am i being naive?

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    Could you make it like a Didge', form the outside, then let the white ants eat the inside?


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    The chuck you would need would be gigantic and very heavy.

    As a thought you don't know an engineer with a big lathe do you?
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    Good to see you back Al.
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    hmm cant say i know any qualified engineers but i am a student mabe the department will have one.

    thanks guys at least it give me somthing to think about.

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    This will put the cat among the pidgeons
    buy a symtec.
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