Re: Small grooves - advice / suggestions please!
Thanks Phil.? The 'nut' will be a piece of angle, so I'm planning to use the milling attachment.
The 'bridge' will be a piece of brass rod though, and something like this would work well. I have 6mm
By
Peter Brooks
·
#64787
·
|
Re: Downsizing My Shop
Hi Dick,
Did you get any takers on your cabinets and micrometers? I doubt I can
afford what these are worth, but I'm open to considering.
Cheers,
Timothy Jump
[email protected]> wrote:
By
Timothy Jump
·
#64786
·
|
Re: Small grooves - advice / suggestions please!
Ball nose cutters are available from 0.2 to 1.0 mm in 0.1 mm steps, see Ebay:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/184383175737?var=692082887467
A sharp bottomed 90¡ã groove will hold any size string. If you
By
Keith S. Angus
·
#64785
·
|
Unimat Hand Crank
Was a hand crank standard issue with the original Unimat???
If not, I will need to produce one for my Unimat.
In the past I made one for my 7x16 mini lathe.
--
http://www.homemadetools.net/ forum/
By
OldToolmaker
·
#64784
·
|
Re: Small grooves - advice / suggestions please!
The simplest thing is just to make the grooves with either a square or three-square needle file. As you file deeper the groove will widen. Since you're doing it in stainless there's no worry that the
By
Elliot Nesterman
·
#64783
·
|
Re: Small grooves - advice / suggestions please!
Peter, have a look for these like in the image I don't remember where I got them but they screw onto a 6mm shank that fits in the Unimat I have done some small cuts like what you want and this insert
By
phill005
·
#64782
·
|
Small grooves - advice / suggestions please!
I need to make some fine grooves, in aluminium or stainless (304).
I'm making a very simple lap steel guitar, and this is for the nut - the piece just below the tuners that the strings pass over, at
By
Peter Brooks
·
#64781
·
|
Downsizing My Shop
I am in the process of downsizing my shop and selling off some of my equipment.
I have two Kennedy tool carts on wheels and in excellent condition. Also a locking Kennedy tool chest sitting atop a
By
OldToolmaker
·
#64780
·
|
Re: Made with Unimat
There was a fellow on ebay selling a steel piece that fit into the hole where the spindle handle goes on the DB / SL. That allows the magnet to hold the lamp above the headstock. I'll see if I can
By
John Entwistle
·
#64779
·
|
Re: Made with Unimat
I just did a Ebay search -- "magnetic LED sewing light"? and? 571 showed up way cheaper then the $15.00. I am sure Amazon etc will also have them.?Jeff
By
Jkle379184
·
#64778
·
|
Re: Made with Unimat
This is the one i bought
Amazon.com: harmiey Sewing Machine Light (36LED) Gooseneck Work Light with Magnetic Mounting Base, White Soft Light for Lathes, Drill Presses, Workbenches (3PACK) : Arts,
By
Bruce Rohde
·
#64777
·
|
Re: Made with Unimat
Amazon has single lamps similar to that for $9.99, and a pair for $16.99 or so. No telling the quality of the cheaper lamps, may be a good deal, maybe not. If you're happy with what you have, you're
By
Bill in OKC too
·
#64776
·
|
Re: Made with Unimat
$15.00 + $6.75 S/H on Ebay. I have a couple of them, they work great .
https://www.ebay.com/itm/186709830304
Jeff
By
Jkle379184
·
#64775
·
|
Re: Made with Unimat
Yes, someone else posted its a magnetic sewing light.
Best Regards
John
By
John Entwistle
·
#64774
·
|
Re: Made with Unimat
So what brand name /type do you have?
By
John Hutnick
·
#64773
·
|
Re: Made with Unimat
Look up Sewing Machine light on Amazon...... They are great.
By
Bruce Rohde
·
#64772
·
|
Unimat 3 vs DB/SL Lathe 3-Jaw Chuck?
I have a 3-Jaw chuck that looks like those for the DB/SL with the three screws holding on the M12 threaded backplate, but the backplate is threaded M14 to fit the Unimat 3. Did Emco use the same 3-jaw
By
Timothy Jump
·
#64771
·
|
Re: Made with Unimat
Looks good! Is that an LED lamp in the 3rd photo? If so, where did you get it. I might need a few of those.?
Bill in OKC
William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.)
Aphorisms to live by:Good judgement
By
Bill in OKC too
·
#64770
·
|
Made with Unimat
?Finished the pocket door project - now i need to drive an hour and a half to install it!
Best Regards
John
By
John Entwistle
·
#64769
·
|
Re: Spindle ram action
Kevin,
Wonderful workmanship and a work of art!
I admire your work!
Dick
--
http://www.homemadetools.net/ forum/ OFF- SET-tailstock-center-65965#post105972
http://www.homemadetools.net/
By
OldToolmaker
·
#64768
·
|