Hi Burr, thx for your response.
seems this is way more difficult than I originally thought.
I would piece meal the parts out as you suggest, but the beauty of these, is the wood itself...
I am not aware of any 3d printers that can replicate wood.
But, nonetheless, a smart approach for a painted version.
Speaking of not getting good answers from makers, I just noticed on the ShopBot web site, they do not even sell the indexer with the ATC Max version... something they prob. overlooked.
Maybe this is why Michael suggested a dedicated cnc lathe, as it might be too complex for an indexer on a flatbed.
Legacy CNC in UT makes a machine that seems to focus on these types of turnings... maybe I should look at their system next... lots of twists n turns here, but better find out now of all the gotcha's up front...