Duplicator?

[RJD2]

I am considering purchasing a duplicator for my Jet Mini Lathe for making fishing lures. Penn State Industries sells a version for $120 and then there is the Vega Midii Duplicator for approximately double the price. Is the Vega worth the extra money? Thanks.

Ron

[Denco]

I have the less expensive of the two. I bought it about 7 years ago when I bought my lathe. I have the Turncrafter something-or-other lathe. I haven't had any problems with the duplicator.

It's definitely not indestructible, but with reasonable care and cleaning, my has held up just fine. I had to install a new cutting bit recently, but felt I got adequate usage out of it's predecessor.

I don't know if the new ones are upgraded or not, but about the only thing I didn't like about mine is the wimpy screws used for adjusting/balancing the cutter height and the screws that lock a guide template down.

The KEY thing with it is to make sure you do the setup on it to ensure accurate results.

[scmhogg]

I've had the Penn State version for several years. It works fine for me. I have used it on both brass and wood. I did add the carbide cutter that seems to work better with brass.



Steve