Unimat DB200 Adjustments
I have been trying to adjust my Unimat cross slide for a nice smooth movement. The adjustment is somewhat sloppy. Can anyone shed some light on the adjustment? Dick -- http://www.homemadetools.net/
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OldToolmaker
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#63206
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Re: DB/SL Belt Sizes?
cool, thanks! Best Regards John
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John Entwistle
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Re: DB/SL Belt Sizes?
When I join polypropylene belting material for the smaller sizes(2mm) I cut a vee notch in a pair of pliers- on the ends of the jaws, heat up the end of the belts then close the pliers, this brings
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Peter ashby
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Re: Countersinking brass
Hi Gang: High heat when drilling or counter sinking is a symptom of lack of cutting clearance. I always drill the clearance hole before the counter sink, most are not center cutting. Center drills are
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Carl
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Re: DB/SL Belt Sizes?
how do you stick the ends together I¡¯ve not had much success with ¡°o ring¡± kits Best Regards John
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John Entwistle
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Re: DB/SL Belt Sizes?
Hi guys I used to buy o rings belt properly made belts, then the ? came on!! I now buy 5-6mm polypropylene from any plastic company on line, cut it and melt it together any length, A bit of a job
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byron williams
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Re: Countersinking brass
I bought some K&S brass bar and found it was a pig to drill. I finally realised that it was not the hard brass that I wanted (known to me as CZ121) but was gilding metal, which is the softest brass,
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Keith S. Angus
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Re: DB/SL Belt Sizes?
Those sizes sound very small. My SL1000 uses a 341 O-ring. The size you quote is very far off what I saw on my lathe. Best Regards, Andrei mailto:calciu1@... ________________________________
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Andrei <calciu1@...>
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Re: DB/SL Belt Sizes?
I've bought more than just belts from him. Good guy to deal with, and answers questions by email quick! I've spent a couple hundred dollars with him, and consider every dime of it well spent! Got just
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Bill in OKC too
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Re: DB/SL Belt Sizes?
It might have been mentioned on this group before, but a very good source of good quality ready-made belts is at Doug Feistamel's site.? I have bought them and think they are very good. For Doug
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Charles Kinzer
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Re: Model Engineering show October 12 - 13, 2024 in Auburn, IN
That's handy. Auburn is only a couple hours and change north of me. Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquer On Sun, Jun 16, 2024 at 10:39 PM, Tamra<tamrabrogdon@...> wrote: Dennis L, the man I got
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Doug Pfaff
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Re: Induction Unimat motor?
i happened on one of these, gov surplus. It had Nevada Bureau of Mines stickers and under that is carved USBM Spec. It is fan cooled, 3450 rpm capacitor motor. I am wondering if the pulleys are
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MtnMikes.us
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Re: DB/SL Belt Sizes?
After trying many o-ring sizes I ended up with the following to fit my DB200: -227 small drive -237 large drive My lathe came with a single o-ring that would work on one of the motor pulleys and the
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MtnMikes.us
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Re: Countersinking brass
Photos or it didn't happen! Sounds like something I'd really like to see! I'm not likely to ever make a miniature brass bed, but I love seeing how people solve fixturing problems. Bill in OKC?
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Bill in OKC too
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Re: ER32 Collet on Unimat
Thanks, Carl!Dick
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OldToolmaker
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Re: Countersinking brass
Hi Tamra, no I gave it a quick sharpen with a diamond hone but no difference really... The screw head is a about 8mm across, so it's a fair bit of metal to take out. The brass gets hot enought to
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Peter Brooks
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Re: tooling website found
I¡¯ve sold my Electronic Lead Screw kit all over the world originating from Canada. Lowest cost untracked post. Only one time a kit that went to South Africa never arrived. I sent a replacement that
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John Dammeyer
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Re: Cast Iron for Unimat Base
I have some aluminium tool plate discs 12" diameter, I got them on ebay when I needed a 12" pulley, the seller was a local company to me that made roulette tables, when I went to collect my 10 12"
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Peter ashby
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Re: tooling website found
Is there a specific reason?? I know I won't ship to Italy and Spain; I've had too many packages that vanish once they get to the local postal service. -Dave
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Dave Seiter
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Re: Countersinking brass
Peter, did you get it to work?? I just used a countersink myself, but on plywood and was in the stage of wonder of this simple invention.? I even took a picture with my phone to remind me how to do
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Tamra
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