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Scott the dupe is great. I've gotten the unit down pretty good. My cut time is in half when I started. I've added 2 Vega steady rests to eliminate any vibration and utilize one then engage the other to remove the piece left from the other one which is riding on the pre cut dowel size of approx. 2". I definetly been experimenting with the speeds for the best cut. I like 2000 rpm. Especially for the hard northern white ash. The canadian yellow birch leaves a better finish b/4 sanding. I might be adjusting the right hand dupe stantion closer to head stock to do smaller peices< 28" or buy another one to mount then keep the outboard one on then just remove in order not to have to readjust the dupoe centers. I can't be more happier. The Jet lathe reversable w/ infinite speeds is the ticket. now if I can find a good supplier of baseball billets which is closer than Pa. & Washington state would be great. Shipping costs are 1/3 the price of the stock. your automated unit looks "sick". Maybe a U tube video in operation should be next when you get it fired up!!
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