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Re: Looking for some help.
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Hi Charles, I get that, collectors and rarity drive up prices but that's not of any interest or practical use to me. I look at a lathe as a tool. The condition of that tool is important for sure but also the practicality of it ! What diameter can it swing, How deep a cut can it achieve. What materials can it realistically handle. Of course price is a consideration as well so when you compare a Unimat to a Sieg I think the Unimat starts to show some weakness in its construction and choice of material and design. It has a niche for certain and I am drawn to them for the compact form factor but the price v performance is not very good IMHO. Id love to own one but I have a Sieg C0 that does me for the Mini - Small stuff and I've a Zyto and ML7 for the Small - Medium Range of Items i need to swing. I think the Emco's would be better for the Micro - Mini items I guess but I've never used one and I'm not going to pay a silly price for one so I guess I never will. However even in that range I'm sure a proper watchmakers Lathe would perform better and I realize there prices are even more ridiculous. Oh well. Guess i need a lottery win :) Kind Regards.
On Tuesday, 10 September 2024 at 19:55:35 BST, Charles Kinzer <ckinzer@...> wrote:
Something's "worth" is not what one individual thinks (except to that individual) whether it be something exceptionally low (usually a buyer) or exceptionally high (usually a seller).? Rather, it is what the "market" thinks.? The market price being set by how many are offered, and how many want it, and how badly.? And, especially once something is a collectible, its condition can be a very nonlinear contributor to a higher price. Sometimes, things end up in a Goodwill store or garage sale where somebody selling does not know the market price.? And there is a bargain.? Or sometimes who are sometimes called "widows and orphans" sell things not knowing their real value and somebody takes advantage of that.? But most decent Unimats and decent accessories, especially some of the rare accessories, have what I would call a pretty high market value. Charles E. "Chuck" Kinzer
On Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at 11:28:04 AM PDT, clankennedy2004 via groups.io <clankennedy2004@...> wrote:
TBF Thats about all a Unimat is worth ! Id say ?50 is about on the money. I have NO IDEA why people pay Hundreds for this little lathe. Its Crazy
On Tuesday, 10 September 2024 at 19:19:39 BST, Alan Ehrlich <alan.ehrlich@...> wrote:
Fret saw: beware, there are at least two different size eccentrics, depending on which saw you have, earlier or later First found that out when I purchased one online for my early saw and turned out it didn¡¯t fit because it was for the later one. ?Friendly regards,? Alan On 10 Sep 2024, at 19:59, Andrei <calciu1@...> wrote:
If that is the case, you have to change your name from "Quick" to "Almost on time"
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of James Quick via groups.io <quickj@...>
Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2024 1:34 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [Unimat] Looking for some help. ?
I know you all are going to hate me for this, but I was able to purchase a Unimat Jigsaw/fret saw at an estate sale for $4.00 and a Unimat Table saw at the same sale for $3.00 (I later found the fence, miter gage, and blade guards in different rooms for
$.50 each so $4.50 total).? I was unable to locate the eccentric drive for the jigsaw or the blade arbor for the table saw anywhere, so I need to make them.? I also could not find the Mounting bar for the table saw.
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I have seen the drawings that are in the files section for the Table saw arbor, and the ones that are there for the eccentric, but I am wondering if anyone would be willing to take a couple of photos of the actual eccentric and provide the measurements
(I would like the original one that is counter balanced) Also the Center-to-center distance between the spindle center and drive pin center, which I think is 5mm?? If anyone has pictures or drawings of the table saw mounting bar I would appreciate it.
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Thanks in advance!
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BTW, there was a Unimat lathe, and boxes of Unimat accessories at this sale that I was unable to get because they were sold by the time I got in the door.? The Unimat lathe went for $65.00 and most accessories were $3.00 each
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Jim in Minnesota
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