Hello:
I always wanted a small lathe but ended up getting what seems to be the smallest.? 8^)
No matter since I did not have the cash or space for something else.
Read up all I could find and after reading about owners who had been using it for 20 years or more and swore by them, I decided to close what I think was a great deal given how much hardware it came with and the prices they command these days.
I had never used a Unimat, my previous experience being in jr. high (1967/68) on a mid size South Bend.
The thing is that I cannot get used to how the Unimat's 3 jaw chuck works.
And then there's the hand wheels I'd like to change (have the bakelite versions) but cannot find a reasonable replacement.
Everything I have found comes in a minimum of 65mm in diameter or is outrageously expensive ie: ?25.00 for a used aluminium one.
Eventually getting a 4 jaw chuck will solve the first issue but there's the matter of the handwheels: they would have to be 50 mm max and have scales.
Short of making a set (and finding a way to get proper scales on them) ...
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
JHM
