To fit the router holder, remove the copy-cross slide tool holder, guard and rotating
steady. Fit the router holder in the same hole group as the tool holder. Select the set
of holes to suit the position you require.
Copy turning
Assembling the template holder
The template or master holder is located at
the back of the lathe. It does not come
assembled onto the lathe and will have to
be fitted. To fit the template holder, bolt
the brackets onto the back of the lathe as
shown.
Make sure that you assemble the bracket
with the
cutout
at the tailstock end of the
lathe. There is a vertical adjustment screw
above the top clamp bolt on each bracket.
Assemble the template holder bar onto the
brackets as shown.
Adjusting the template holder
The template holder has fine and course
adjustment. You will need to set the
template holder parallel to the lathe spindle
as follows.
1
.
Unclamp the two clamps that attach
the template holder bar to the fine adjustment rod on both sides of the
template holder.
2
.
Move the bar as far forward as the two slots will allow and re-clamp in
position.
3
.
Obtain a piece of parallel wood or something similar [½” thick is ideal but the
thickness is not important].
4
.
With the copy saddle at either end of the lathe, adjust the follower [with the
slide travel limiting knob] so that the roller just touches the wood [which is
being held against the template holder bar].
5
.
Move to the opposite end of the lathe and with the same piece of wood held
against the bar, check if the distance between the roller and the wood is the
same.
6
.
If adjustment is needed, loosen the black plastic clamp screws and adjust
with the adjusting screw [located at the back of the angle].
7
.
Once the template holder bar is parallel, you need to scribe a line across both
aluminum brackets with a sharp knife, or something similar, at the base of
the template holder bar. Fill the line with a permanent marker so that it is
visible. This line will be used as a quick reference when setting up templates
and masters.
Templates and masters
The material that you make your templates and masters from should be hard. If you
make them from a soft material, they could be damaged by the copy roller and can
change their shape. The cross slide is controlled by a handle and a spring. The spring
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