[MoHawk]

I don't post all of my CNC Router projects on the forum however this one is a little different so I decided to post it. I have a good friend and fellow woodworker who recently gifted me a chiming pendulum clock he builds (pic attached). He has orders for several more and was complaining about turning all of the spindles to the correct profile. I decided to help him by building a lathe duplicator I saw in Shop Notes several years ago, Vol. 22 Issue 132. I cut the tool holders and lathe base from 3/4" Baltic Birch plywood and the spindle template from 1/4" hardboard. I bought the cutting tools with replaceable carbide cutters from Amazon.

 

[MoHawk]

Very nice, Bob. Got any photos or (widescreen) videos of it in action?

David

I've given it to my friend but haven't heard back from him. Hopefully he will send me some photos.

 

[MoHawk]

I don't understand what i am looking at, and can't seem to see how that tooling jig has anything to do with that clock.
not smoking the same weed as you guys.
Herb

There are 4 spindels, 2 on each side of the clock. The duplicator is to help my friend make at least 40 more spindles, each identical.

After starting my build based on Shop Notes I found this video on YouTube. If you go to 7 minute point in the video you will see the advantage in using the duplicator.