Re: ER32 Collet on Unimat
Hi Dick. I think I put photos in the files. Carl.
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Carl
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#63166
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Re: tooling website found
2.7.6 Ausr¨¹stung und Zubeh?r f¨¹r EMCO Drehmaschine/ Drehbank 1-gg--tools-com.translate.goog Lots of interesting goodies including stuff for unimats. Best Regards John
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John Entwistle
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#63165
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Re: tooling website found
Apply Google translator and all will be revealed. Shipping to UK would be expensive, Brexit. James [email protected]> wrote:
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James Batchelor
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#63164
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Re: tooling website found
Very interesting site some nice tools also a pity you can't read it in English but then I guess they would not ship to UK. Phill
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phill005
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#63163
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Re: Countersinking brass
Thanks Charles, I¡¯ll try giving it a sharpen. It¡¯s done a fair bit of work over the years.
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Peter Brooks
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#63162
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tooling website found
http://gg-tools.com/ ( http://gg-tools.com/ ) found this website the other day and thought I'd share
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URGRA
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ER32 Collet on Unimat
Does anyone here on this group have any pictures of an ER32 collet mounted on a Unimat spindle? The ER32 collet is rather large and I would like to see a complete setup. Carl has said he uses his
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OldToolmaker
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#63160
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Re: Countersinking brass
I very much prefer single flute countersinks.? And, for brass, just high speed steel, not carbide. And having it sharp.? If not already sharp (and if from one those inexpensive sets, it might not be
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Charles Kinzer
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#63159
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Countersinking brass
I¡¯ve got to countersink some brass for screws, and am finding it hard work as the countersink size gets larger. I¡¯m using a standard 5 flute HSS countersink in a drill press. Are there better
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Peter Brooks
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#63158
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Re: Cast Iron vs. Zamac
My badon Zamac vs. aluminum, thanks for the correction. A machine technology instructor recently secured his to an out of caliber surface plate. I have mine on a sink cut-out, figure it will be fine
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Ron K
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#63157
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Re: Cast Iron vs. Zamac
You are not including the later machines cast in aluminium alloy, but anyway - in my experience most of the rigidity problems come from the carriage and cross slide, mainly if the bearings are not
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Keith S. Angus
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#63156
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Cast Iron vs. Zamac
Hadn't know early machines were cast iron. Make much of a difference in rigidity? Thanks, Ron
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Ron K
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#63155
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Re: Induction Unimat motor?
Hadn¡¯t immediately noted that the motor in your post was 110 volts. The eBay photo also shows it has a U.S. electrical plug. Could it be that the same tariff regulations which caused watch
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Alan Ehrlich
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#63154
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Re: Induction Unimat motor?
That machine looks very little used, or else very well cared for. Yes, it's an induction motor. 115 V 60 Hz, 2800 rpm. If it has one capacitor it's capacitor start, if two, then it's also capacitor
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Keith S. Angus
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#63153
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Re: Induction Unimat motor?
It's on e-bay with more pictures https://www.ebay.com/itm/326159417219 I've seen other Unimat motors made in Holland.
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Tinkerer22
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#63152
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Re: Induction Unimat motor?
P.S. Sorry, wanted to say: ¡°Cased and timed¡± locally in the UK, North America and Australia! Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2024 6:42 AM To: [email protected]; vpol1@... Subject: Re: [Unimat]
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Alan Ehrlich
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#63151
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Re: Induction Unimat motor?
Very interesting: ¡°MADE IN HOLLAND¡±. Did Emco have a subsidiary in the Netherlands? Or a ¡®big¡¯ Benelux importer who found a customs/import-duty advantage by adding the motors locally? There
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Alan Ehrlich
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#63150
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Re: Uploaded Lathe Operations US Army Correspondence Course Program 1988
I suggest for anyone here wanting to learn how to run a lathe get your hands on a copy of ¡°How to Run a Lathe¡± by South Bend. This is one of the best ways to get started as it covers all aspects
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OldToolmaker
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#63149
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Re: Edelstall cutting tool system
I bought some NOS 1/4¡± HSS tool blanks on ebay and hand grind them. I¡¯m vey pleased with the results. Crucible Steel Co. 5 REX AAA HSS 1/4" Lathe Tool Bits, New Old Stock ebay.com Best Regards
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John Entwistle
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#63148
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Re: Edelstall cutting tool system
Instructions for the Edelstaal tools have been posted in the Unimat files.? They have the color codes for the cutters, and sharpening instruction.? Bits are M-2 high speed steel, T-15 high speed
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Charles Daldry
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#63147
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