If I would suggest anything for anyone to buy in a small lathe, it would be a Sherline.? For lathe work, I feel that it is better than a Unimat.? It does not have all of the accessories, but the vertical milling column is superior to the Uni.? Now of course you will be paying new prices.? But Sherline has something on sale each month.? If you are willing to spend, there is a head that directly takes ER16s and one for 3Cs (1/2" through the head).
For me, it is very important that it is still made in the US.? I am very disappointed that so many of our products and our jobs have been sent to China and Mexico.
