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Re: Unimat V Sieg C0 Advice !
Just a few thoughts? I would suggest that you do more research on the Unimat and consider it as an option.? I'm familiar with the C0 and I would not be inclined to put more time and money it its direction.? But if that works for you, fine. Yes, the Unimat is somewhat collectible, but good deals can turn up at places like eBay, especially if you are willing to do some cleanup and tuneup and perhaps clean some rust off. As one example, this is a photo of one I just sold about a month ago on eBay for $899 but it was in really nice condition, and it came with the 3-jaw and 4-jaw chucks and a ground tool bit set and even an SCR motor controller along with all the basics. Some of the accessories do go for crazier prices, but most are not needed by most people.? Do you really need their "thread chaser" threading accessory?? Can't you usually just thread with a die if you are doing small diameter threads? At another level, this sort of machine configured for milling is, in my opinion, good for only very, very light milling.? While not cheap, having a separate lathe and mill is almost always a better solution for machining in the long run.? If wanting to have "hobby size" machines, Sherline is an option, but can be costly.? But there must be opportunities for used ones. Since you already have a C0 you already have some familiarity with the small "Chinese" lathes.? You have the smallest.? Some view these Chinese imports as somewhat of a "kit" if you want to make improvements to help their accuracy, prevent chatter, and so forth.? You might consider looking for a used C2 size mini-lathe (is that blasphemy on this list?) and a small Chinese mini-mill used.? They have been selling a lot of these for a long time now in many variations and there must be many languishing around not being used. Finally, if your milling needs are VERY minimal, you could consider rigging up a milling setup on your C0, not with a column, but with an angle and some sort of table with the milling cutter in the headstock.? This has been done with many lathes, such as even the old Atlas (Sears Craftsman) lathes as a "milling attachment."? It is about the worst way to go but can work for a modest amount of small and light machining. Charles E. "Chuck" Kinzer
On Monday, February 20, 2023 at 02:56:55 PM PST, clankennedy2004 via groups.io <clankennedy2004@...> wrote:
Hey Guys, Just calling in tonight to ask your opinion on milling on a Unimat v Making a unimat style mill for the Sieg C0 ! So i own an Axminster C0 Baby lathe but its fairly basic with few accessories and id like to upgrade it so that I can perform milling operations ! But then i saw that a Unimat can be converted into a mill and then I thought hey just buy a unimat instead and I can turn and mill on it ! But Unimat seems to be VERY expensive and many parts are hard to find. Its aimed at hobbyists,watchmakers perhaps and and educational device for young uns and I don't believe they are worthy of the prices being asked unless its a rarity influence ? Are they even made anymore or are they now obsolete ? So what are my options ? I have the small axminster but its also very light duty and quite restricted. IN time I will restore a Zyto lathe thats a little larger but its not there yet ! So hmmm yea :/ what to do ?
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Re: Toy? lathe
Hi Gang;
I think it could cut light wood or Styrofoam.?
I really liked the Erector Set parts in the drive train. Is the electric motor Erector too? The shafts and pulleys sure all.
Carl.
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Re: Toy? lathe
Mere details! ;) It's die cast, so likely pot metal. Not that it isn't (probably) usable, but that would be a fun repair. :) Any boy would be happy to have it! Just not for $350.? Bill in OKC William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.) Aphorisms to live by: Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.? SEMPER GUMBY! Physics doesn't care about your schedule. The only reason I know anything is because I've done it wrong enough times to START to know better
On Saturday, February 18, 2023 at 08:13:03 AM CST, Jkle379184 via groups.io <jkle379184@...> wrote:
¡°IN EXCELLENT AS FOUND WORKING CONDITION AS SHOWN WITH NO CRACKS OR BREAKS¡±
LOL, the photo shows a huge crack on the face plate.
?Jeff -----Original Message-----
From: mycroft@... <mycroft@...> To: [email protected] Sent: Sat, Feb 18, 2023 8:41 am Subject: [Unimat] Toy? lathe I stumbled across
Not much more than a toy (or perhaps only a toy) but might have spurred an interest in a young incipient engineer. Not connected to Unimats, but it made me smile (almost laugh), and might perhaps amuse other members of the group |
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Re: Toy? lathe
It's not a toy. It's a real wood lathe. Tiny wood lathe, but real. ;) Read a few of the "Boys Books" from that era, and they were doing all sorts of things that would have the Safety Nazis up in arms.??is one such, and I bought a copy in 2007, before I got my first "real" lathe.? Bill in OKC William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.) Aphorisms to live by: Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.? SEMPER GUMBY! Physics doesn't care about your schedule. The only reason I know anything is because I've done it wrong enough times to START to know better
On Saturday, February 18, 2023 at 07:41:30 AM CST, mycroft@... <mycroft@...> wrote:
I stumbled across Not much more than a toy (or perhaps only a toy) but might have spurred an interest in a young incipient engineer. Not connected to Unimats, but it made me smile (almost laugh), and might perhaps amuse other members of the group |
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Re: Problems on EBay?
You can send feedback to ebay.?? Should get you help for problems buying.? You could also send a message to the seller on one or more of the items you had a problem with and ask what happened to your purchase. That will get somebody's attention! HTH! Bill in OKC William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.) Aphorisms to live by: Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.? SEMPER GUMBY! Physics doesn't care about your schedule. The only reason I know anything is because I've done it wrong enough times to START to know better
On Friday, February 17, 2023 at 06:09:16 PM CST, Dennis Martin <marti595@...> wrote:
Lately, I have bid on an item, it seems to go through ok, then ?a few minutes later I receive an email saying the purchase did not go through. ?I also get a full-screen message from eBay that the purchase failed. ?I have not had my PayPal charged for these, but still it is irritating that my purchase has failed. ?I see no method to request an explanation from eBay. ?Open to suggestions, thanks. . Dennis M. in W. Tenn. |
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Carl
Bill in OKC too