Been awhile since I've posted here but now that the economy has gone
belly-up, my job followed and I now have some free time to catch up on
all those little projects I've been meaning to do.

One is a broken chair from a dining room set my sister asked me to
repair. There are 3 broken rungs about 14" long which I need to make.
Long story short - I'm not good at making duplicate spindles freehand.

Using a Delta mini with the extended bed. I've looked at a number of
duplicators on the web but really can't justify the expense for a
one-time use. Googled for how to make a duplicator and found several
shop made units that would require a master machinist to make. Nice -
but way overkill for what I need.

Looking for a basic design that will work for these short, decorative
chair rungs. I have a fairly well equipped wood working shop and
access to a friends metal lathe and welding station - if needed. I
tried convincing him he needed a CNC but he saw right through that....

Anyone make a duplicator that they would care to share their design
ideas ?

Thanks,

Bob S.