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Duplication tip of the day - Boatman53 - 07-21-2015 I got a call to repair a ladder support on a very expensive Italian yacht and thought I'd share how I duplicate a part. The boat is almost at the end of the dock of course so I don't want to do a lot of walking back and forth. I removed the offending piece and took it back to my shop. I replicated the profile of the piece with slight changes so hopefully this one doesn't break. Now the piece I removed fit between two metal brackets and had to be the same length, so forget measuring. Here's how I do it. Guards removed for clarity. First I set the miter gauge fence stop randomly longer than the piece I need to make. ![]() Then take a piece of scrap longer than the gap. ![]() And but it up against the old piece and cut off the extra. You now have two pieces of wood filling that space. ![]() Remove the old piece of wood and slide the cut scrap piece over and insert the new piece and snug up to the fence stop. ![]() Then cut to length. ![]() You now have two identical pieces. No fusing, no sneaking up on it, and no measuring. ![]() Here it is reinstalled at the foot of the ladder, no worries about the fit. ![]() ![]() And the ladder tucked away in the flying bridge overhead. Hard to get a good exposure. ![]() Jim Re: Duplication tip of the day - Paul K. Murphy - 07-21-2015 Good idea. Any time measuring is taken out of the process is a good thing. The piece is the correct size because it MUST be. Re: Duplication tip of the day - jasfrank - 07-22-2015 Great job Jim. Thanks for sharing Re: Duplication tip of the day - Cian - 07-22-2015 Paul K. Murphy said: What he said. Good tip! Re: Duplication tip of the day - Boatman53 - 07-22-2015 You are welcome. Really comes in hand when you screw up a piece and the saw settings have all been changed. It works with the rip fence also, just need a piece at least as long as the one replicated. Jim Re: Duplication tip of the day - jteneyck - 07-22-2015 I've never seen that before. It's so simple it's genius. Thanks for passing it along. John Re: Duplication tip of the day - Mr Eddie - 07-22-2015 So slick! Proving once again the brain is still the sharpest tool of all. Lonnie Re: Duplication tip of the day - bennybmn - 07-23-2015 Paul K. Murphy said: I'm finding this true more and more... Great technique! Re: Duplication tip of the day - sroxberg - 07-23-2015 Love it! Re: Duplication tip of the day - shoottmx - 07-24-2015 One helluva tip!! ![]() ![]() ![]() g |