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Re: UPVLA ?
Try this photo album:?/g/Unimat/album?id=195752 Bill in OKC? William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.) Aphorisms to live by:Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad
By Bill in OKC too · #64184 ·
Re: UPVLA ?
Hello: No. I'm one of the new kids. But I found these 72 individual posts, probably many from the same thread (?): /g/Unimat/search?p=Created%2C%2C%2C20%2C1%2C0%2C0&q=UPVLA But names
By Julius Henry Marx · #64183 ·
UPVLA ?
Does anyone on this forum remember the ¡°UPVLA from the old Unimat forum that was owned by Martin Pinkny who lives in Florida? He bought a UPVLA? That device was very well done. If I am the only one
By OldToolmaker · #64182 ·
Looking for collets from mystery collet holder
Good day, Would anyone have an idea about the collet system for the attached collets and collet holder? I got these in a lot of unassorted tools and had to produce a new back plate - which had been
By Herman de Leeuw · #64181 ·
Re: Triangular Gib Key For Unimat Vertical Column
Hello: Indeed ... But the prices I see vary greatly. Of course, it all has to do with the quality of the casting and posterior milling. Prices aside, I think I have run into a problem with these
By Julius Henry Marx · #64180 ·
Re: Triangular Gib Key For Unimat Vertical Column
Hello Bill: Thanks for the offer, much obliged. 8^) As I may have mentioned before, in the last few years the USPS has become very expensive for shipping anything abroad. Fortunately I can get that
By Julius Henry Marx · #64179 ·
Re: Triangular Gib Key For Unimat Vertical Column
Just looked at a mill for sale - I think it was Schaublin, and definitely not cheap. The round column had a square key on it to prevent rotation but then the entire column could be rotated in its
By Keith S. Angus · #64178 ·
Re: Triangular Gib Key For Unimat Vertical Column
This device brought back a memory of a device years ago called something like UPLA. Does this sound somewhat familiar? A few were sold on EBay and were somewhat expensive. --
By OldToolmaker · #64177 ·
Re: Triangular Gib Key For Unimat Vertical Column
I used material similar to this:?https://www.amazon.com/Linear-Motion-Hardened-Printer-Tolerance/dp/B08GR2N62M/ to replace the guide rods on my SL for use as a lathe, though they were 330mm length,
By Bill in OKC too · #64176 ·
Re: Triangular Gib Key For Unimat Vertical Column
That was a set that used to be sold on Ebay, I think the maker was in Japan and he only made up a couple of them at a time. I have not seen him on Ebay in a long time. To bad, it was a excellent
By Jkle379184 · #64175 ·
Re: Triangular Gib Key For Unimat Vertical Column
Hello: If someone knows about that, that is you. Right. Thanks for that! Much appreciated. I will look into it and check the prices on AliExpress. They are probably made in China anyway and costs of
By Julius Henry Marx · #64174 ·
Re: Triangular Gib Key For Unimat Vertical Column
The system shown in the Jeff K photos is just too much work for me and not not worth the effort. SHF25 Aluminum Linear Motion Rail Clamping Rod Rail Guide Support for 25mm Diameter Shaft
By John Hutnick · #64173 ·
Re: Triangular Gib Key For Unimat Vertical Column
Hello: Done, thanks a lot. I also found these photographs uploaded by Jeff K.: /g/Unimat/album?id=292897 It would seem that one guide bar is not enough and may need to be at least
By Julius Henry Marx · #64172 ·
Re: Triangular Gib Key For Unimat Vertical Column
Please refer to message 62282 Feb. 7. [email protected]> wrote:
By John Hutnick · #64171 ·
Re: Triangular Gib Key For Unimat Vertical Column
Hello: Thank you. If it only were fiddling ...? 8^D That's the link I posted of what would seem to be (?) a Hemingway's Kit but I cannot say for sure. That I have not seen. Have any photos you would
By Julius Henry Marx · #64170 ·
Re: Triangular Gib Key For Unimat Vertical Column
I carried one Sherline outside to take this photo to illustrate the vertical column carriage.? No amount of fiddling around or wishful thinking can make the Unimat column comparable.? ?The most
By John Hutnick · #64169 ·
Re: Triangular Gib Key For Unimat Vertical Column
John, Can you point us to the Sherline Column pictures. I am not familiar with that. Thanks, Dick -- http://www.homemadetools.net/ forum/ OFF- SET-tailstock-center-65965#post105972
By OldToolmaker · #64168 ·
Re: Triangular Gib Key For Unimat Vertical Column
Hello: Yes, I second that request. If only to see what the process entails. That said and along the same line, I believe that the photographs I linked (
By Julius Henry Marx · #64167 ·
Re: Triangular Gib Key For Unimat Vertical Column
To go full circle, it would still be great to see how you¡¯ve implemented this, Dick!
By Peter Brooks · #64166 ·
Re: Triangular Gib Key For Unimat Vertical Column
I will repeat what I have stated before.? Figure a way to adapt a Sherline column, and all of this gib discuusion can go away.
By John Hutnick · #64165 ·