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Since getting a Grizzly G4000 9x20 lathe I have been meaning to sell my Unimat SL-1000. SWMBO decided that the time has come. If anyone is interested please contact me off list at ray@....

On the DB/SL I don't see the use of it, since I think that most of the flex is in the way bars. Harvey

I made a wooden pattern & had a cast iron base made for my DB200. This enabled me to add a few features. First, I moved the column base from the HS end to the middle of the bed, making the milling

Harvey & Mert, Thanks for the replies. If used in small increment, with cutting fluid (on AL) and careful feeding rate vs speed, this dovetail cutter should last me for many years to come I hope. This

A woman that comes with her own tools!!!!! That's every mans dream. :>) minority maybe. unwanted no. ter

Welcome Female Hobbyist! If you get flamed on this group, I, and lots of others, will come to your rescue from whatever social misfit is flaming you. Thats not what we are about as you will find out

Hi Norm, First, trench out the majority of the dovetail with a plain endmill. Go to the full width of the top of the dovetailed slot, and leave maybe 0.1mm on the bottom. This way the dovetail cutter

For cutting an inside dovetail, one with the walls slanting in, about the only way to cut it is to cut a slot for the shaft first, then use the dovetail cutter. For an outside dovetail, with the walls

Hmmm, I have a 7x lathe (Chinese made) and a unimat SL-1000. Although the 7x is much larger than the unimat, they each have their places. I've heard people say that neither lathe is worth anything

I have found rock maple, a very hard, dense close grained wood, to machine very nicely with the high speeds available on the Unis. Soft woods tend to tear & gum up. at the moment, I'm cutting the

To cut dovetail slots, first use an ordinary endmill to cut most of the metal away. Then cut the DT one side at a time. On the Uni, this is best done in small increments. Brass is easier to cut, as a

Hello all..I'm new to the group & have a question. Has anyone filled in the lathe bed with lead to add weight & mass ? If so, how did it work- out & was it worth doing ? "OJ"

Hello, I recently bought a dovetail cutter for my Unimat but having never used something like this before, I want to make sure I will not screw up and/or damage the tool. (they are expensive !) I was

Yes, female hobbiest here. And that puts me in a second minority, I'm guessing. :-) My plan is to use this for miniature projects on softer woods and metals. So it will be detailed but very small

John, The headstock and tailstock are threaded the same as the Unimat 3 so those accessories are the same. My opinion and I read it somewhere that this is more of a training lathe and should not be

Thank you for them kind words! Mert mertbaker@...

I don't have one, but from what I understand, you'd do well to check that it has the software, and if so, what environment it runs in, and what kinds of files it will take. Hardware aside, you'd have

Hey Mert, Brilliant post. Never a truer word said. Clay.

Just what I needed. I haven't been keeping track of the Unis since I got the 7x10. Mert mertbaker@...

Hi John I have a Unimat PC that I have been using for to produce hobby items that I sell. It is a nice small lathe even if not used in PC mode. Parts are hard to get but they can be had. I purchased