Re: Saw blades for the Emco Unimat jig saw accessory
Your description is more like that of the fret saw for the DB-200 /SL (which is the saw that I have). How about including a picture of your saw that shows all of its parts so any advise we provide
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Gerald Feldman
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#63736
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Re: Saw blades for the Emco Unimat jig saw accessory
Thank you for this useful explanation! Just one comment: The spring arm is in use with the DB and SL scroll saws but the Unimat 3 has no spring arm; the fret saw¡¯s tension at the U3 depends on the
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Herman de Leeuw
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#63735
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Re: Saw blades for the Emco Unimat jig saw accessory
Here is a URL to a site that sells scroll saw blades, you probably need 5". They come in 6 and 12 packs which tells you they break pretty often. I have used this brand with my modern scroll saw. The
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Richard Burrows
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#63734
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Re: Saw blades for the Emco Unimat jig saw accessory
The Unimat scroll saw uses a spring arm to maintain tension on the blade. With spring tension return jig saws when you run the saw too fast the spring does not have time to return and can not keep the
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Richard Burrows
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#63733
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Re: Saw blades for the Emco Unimat jig saw accessory
Bonsoir, Micehl, Apologies for the late input but if you would not mind visiting a Dutch language website, please check this one out. They specialize in jig saw blades and have a whole section on
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Herman de Leeuw
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#63732
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Re: Vintage IME Watchmakers Lathe with Case up for auction on Goodwill
If I had looked closer I would have identified it as a drill press, I just copied what Goodwill listed it as and pasted that as the title without closer inspection. Anyway, it will be a nice?
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Richard Burrows
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#63731
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Re: Vintage IME Watchmakers Lathe with Case up for auction on Goodwill
And the micrometer depth stop!
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Carl
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Re: Vintage IME Watchmakers Lathe with Case up for auction on Goodwill
Hi Gang: Nice unit, it will be interesting what the final bid is. It looks like you hold the tools in collets, note the draw bar on the right side of the case. Carl.
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Carl
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Re: Vintage IME Watchmakers Lathe with Case up for auction on Goodwill
Drill press, not lathe Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg> ________________________________ Sent: Friday, September 20, 2024 2:01:52 AM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject:
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Andrei <calciu1@...>
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#63728
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Re: Vintage IME Watchmakers Lathe with Case up for auction on Goodwill
It is a drill press.? Quite a few styles have the same basic arrangement for powering it.? You see a little base for it, and also a two step pulley (it looks ike to me) at the bottom left. The
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Charles Kinzer
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Re: Vintage IME Watchmakers Lathe with Case up for auction on Goodwill
That looks like a drill press, rather than a lathe. Paul <bluerandonee@...> wrote:
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Paul Allen
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#63726
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Vintage IME Watchmakers Lathe with Case up for auction on Goodwill
There is a Vintage IME Watchmakers Lathe with Case up for auction on Goodwill. URL https://shopgoodwill.com/item/210442293 Richard
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Richard Burrows
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#63725
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Re: HBM 4 Jaw chuck for Unimat SL
I¡¯m not sure I understand. My 4-Jaw is 60mm OD and fits fine on my DB-200. The jaws slide in the grooves and have a 3mm slot on either side. There is no reason they shouldn¡¯t fit in either
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John Dammeyer
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#63724
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Re: HBM 4 Jaw chuck for Unimat SL
Robert does your 65 mm have SL 12x1 threads ? Best Regards John
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John Entwistle
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#63723
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Re: HBM 4 Jaw chuck for Unimat SL
Blimey I've been stupid now in buying a 65mm 4 jaw chuck for my Unimat SL as its really too big to use. The 50mm really can't have the jaws reversed. I've filed over and over but NO fit at all. Now
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Robert Vine
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#63722
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Re: Saw blades for the Emco Unimat jig saw accessory
They are also called scroll saws. https://www.woodparts.ca/pegas-scroll-saw-blades.html Sent: September 19, 2024 8:53 AM To: [email protected]; michel.lebacq@... Subject: Re: [Unimat] Saw blades
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John Dammeyer
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#63721
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Re: Saw blades for the Emco Unimat jig saw accessory
I found this video on the installation of the jig saw attachment. Pretty boring for the most part. He only used one of the two required screws to hold the assembly to the rails and never did install a
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John Dammeyer
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#63720
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Re: Saw blades for the Emco Unimat jig saw accessory
You need a fretsaw or scroll saw blade depends where you live what it is called? In use lower the top guide close to work piece whilst still allowing you to see where blade is cutting This will reduce
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fred
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Re: Saw blades for the Emco Unimat jig saw accessory
Never having seen either the jig-saw attachment clamp, or an original Emco jig-saw blade it SOUNDS like they had some custom blades made for their saw.? Probably about as thick as a normal jig-saw
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McKee, Don {Quaker}
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#63718
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Re: Saw blades for the Emco Unimat jig saw accessory
could you use a slitting saw and arbour designed for a mill, it could probably be held in the chuck for light work "michel.lebacq via groups.io" <michel.lebacq@...> wrote: -- Peter
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Peter ashby
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