Re: Vintage IME Watchmakers Lathe with Case up for auction on Goodwill
If anyone is interested, it went for $334.00
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Richard Burrows
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#63753
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Unimat Wood Turning
I was watching a recent episode of The Repair Shop(13/3), and I happened to see a brief few seconds of this Unimat wood turning.
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John Hutnick
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#63752
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Re: HELP with FRET SAW Guide
Thanks, Fred. Jerry F. Sent: Monday, September 23, 2024 12:45 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Unimat] HELP with FRET SAW Guide The sleeve should be a tight fit but still able to rotate When
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Gerald Feldman
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#63751
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Re: ER32 Collet Chuck
Hello Carl, I found I have an M12x1 tap in great shape. So now I can make my own ER32 adapter to fit the ER nut I have. It pays scrounge in my tool chest. You never know what I can come with to solve
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OldToolmaker
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#63750
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Re: ER32 Collet Chuck
All, This is Craig McGuinn, James Armstrong¡¯s son. I am sorry to report that Mr. Armstrong passed away late last week. He lived a long full life, 95+ I wanted to share with the group. Wondering if
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cucaloo
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#63749
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Re: ER32 Collet Chuck
Hello Dick: No, it fits fine. Really it isn't any larger in diameter that the 3 jaw chuck, it just sticks out farther. In my mind the only advantage to the ER16 is you can buy the chuck ready made.
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Carl
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#63748
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Re: Saw blades for the Emco Unimat jig saw accessory, answer to Herman de Leeuw
Glad my suggestion seemed attractivr and I hope the seller will provide you with some useful answers to your questions! Also glad you had no problem to consult that website in Dutch. Veel succes en
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Herman de Leeuw
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#63747
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Re: Saw blades for the Emco Unimat jig saw accessory, answer to Herman de Leeuw
Hallo, Thanks for your message. In the meantime I wrote a message to the seller of sablades, I'm expecting his answer. Enne, natuurlijk vind ik het fijn om een nederlandstalige leverancier te vinden!
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michel.lebacq@...
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#63746
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Re: HELP with FRET SAW Guide
I found the same dimensions on the rod.? Just the diameter is somewhat larger on mine: 6,20mm. If required, I could send a picture.
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michel.lebacq@...
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#63745
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Re: HELP with FRET SAW Guide
The sleeve should be a tight fit but still able to rotate When doing internal cuts rotate the sleeve so gap lines with slot allows you to pull blade forward to feed through work then rotate to retain
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fred
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#63744
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Re: ER32 Collet Chuck
Carl, I keep vacillating between ER32 and ER16. I have all the ER32 collets. Did you have any problems finding enough ¡°RealEstate¡± or room to fit the ER32 in? Dick -- http://www.homemadetools.net/
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OldToolmaker
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#63743
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Re: HELP with FRET SAW Guide
Sorry it took a minute to get back to you. The rod with the slot in it is 6mm diameter,? 95mm long, and the slot runs top to bottom approximately 3mm deep and the width of a machinists scale plus a
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James Quick
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#63742
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Re: ER32 Collet Chuck
Hi Dick: I cut off a CAT40/ER32 holder and welded in a bushing for M12x1: /g/Unimat/photo/195716/2246540?p=Name%2C%2Cer32%2C20%2C1%2C0%2C0 With a little fine tuning it works fine. I
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Carl
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#63741
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Re: ER32 Collet Chuck
Hello Dick, you will be familiar with Dick Collinge's 2019 PDF 'Make an ER-16 Collet Holder for your Unimat'? Great instructions, you would just have to scale up appropriately to the correct
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Peter Brooks
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#63740
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Re: HELP with FRET SAW Guide
Hi All, This latest string about the Unimat DB/SL Sabre saw and Fret saw has reminded me that I could use some help from the group. The blade guide ¡°tube¡± for the Unimat fret saw appears to really
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Gerald Feldman
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#63739
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ER32 Collet Chuck
I have a full set of ER32 collets and a collet nut. I want to use them on my DB200 Unimat in lathe mode. The only lathe I have at this time is my Unimat. As I see it my best option is to single point
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OldToolmaker
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#63738
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Re: Saw blades for the Emco Unimat jig saw accessory
I have the model 1070 saw with round table and a spring arm so I was referring to this model in my explanation. The principal remains the same, the object is to eliminate blade flex. I see the later
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Richard Burrows
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#63737
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Re: Saw blades for the Emco Unimat jig saw accessory
Your description is more like that of the fret saw for the DB-200 /SL (which is the saw that I have). How about including a picture of your saw that shows all of its parts so any advise we provide
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Gerald Feldman
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#63736
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Re: Saw blades for the Emco Unimat jig saw accessory
Thank you for this useful explanation! Just one comment: The spring arm is in use with the DB and SL scroll saws but the Unimat 3 has no spring arm; the fret saw¡¯s tension at the U3 depends on the
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Herman de Leeuw
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#63735
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Re: Saw blades for the Emco Unimat jig saw accessory
Here is a URL to a site that sells scroll saw blades, you probably need 5". They come in 6 and 12 packs which tells you they break pretty often. I have used this brand with my modern scroll saw. The
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Richard Burrows
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#63734
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