Wood turning Duplicator Delta 46-408

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I just bought a Delta duplicator model 46-408 and am very disapointed with my first results Does anyone have had good results with a duplicator? if so with what model or company?

[Charley]

It takes practice. Work from the highs to the lows. That is, work from the areas with little cutting downhill towards the areas with a lot of cutting, but don't try to take off more than about 1/4 inch per pass (unless your lathe is a whole lot bigger than mine). You will never get a finish cut with it, but it gets the rough shape quicker than working without one. You can't expect to get anywhere near a finished cut. Just set it up so you have about

1/8 to 1/16 inch left for a clean-up pass with hand tools and sanding. I've tried a few other duplicators with about the same or worse results.

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Tankyou very much Charley