27 Aug
1998
27 Aug
'98
1:57 p.m.
In a message dated 8/27/98 9:03:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk writes:
The Unimat (it's still being made) is a nice machine, but IMHO a little
small for the sort of things that I'm likely to need....
i really dread continuing this off topic discussion, but american science and
surplus (sciplus.com) sells the unimat 1 for $300. is it any good? i had a
friend who had one in grade school, but i dont think he ever did anything with
it. i can imagine it could come in handy for turning small parts, computer
related and otherwise.
1 Sep
1 Sep
3:51 p.m.
At 09:57 PM 8/27/98 EDT, you wrote:
In a message dated 8/27/98 9:03:27 PM Eastern Daylight
Time,
ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk writes:
Not in my opinion, they're a clever design but they're too small to make
anything other than pins and such and much too flimsy to make accurate
cuts. Weight & mass = stiffness = accurate cuts in a machine tool. You're
much better off to find an old 6" lathe like a Logan, Atlas or a South
Bend. I have a 12" lathe made in Mexico of all places but it's strong as
hell! Even the chip tray is solid cast iron.
Joe
The Unimat (it's still being made) is a nice machine, but IMHO a little
small for the sort of things that I'm likely to need....
i really dread continuing this off topic discussion, but american science and
surplus (sciplus.com) sells the unimat 1 for $300. is it any good? 
2 Sep
2 Sep
5:38 a.m.
At 09:57 PM 8/27/98 EDT, you wrote:
Where would you recommend finding a good deal on one? How much do they
tend to go for?
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In a message dated 8/27/98 9:03:27 PM Eastern
Daylight Time,
ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk writes:
Not in my opinion, they're a clever design but they're too small to make
anything other than pins and such and much too flimsy to make accurate
cuts. Weight & mass = stiffness = accurate cuts in a machine tool. You're
much better off to find an old 6" lathe like a Logan, Atlas or a South
Bend. I have a 12" lathe made in Mexico of all places but it's strong as
hell! Even the chip tray is solid cast iron.
The Unimat (it's still being made) is a nice machine, but IMHO a little
small for the sort of things that I'm likely to need....
i really dread continuing this off topic discussion, but american science and
surplus (sciplus.com) sells the unimat 1 for $300. is it any good?
3 Sep
3 Sep
4:06 p.m.
At 10:38 AM 9/2/98 -0700, you wrote:
Where would you recommend finding a good deal on one? How much do they
tend to go for?
You can find them at used equipment dealers but they're expensive there.
The best place to find one is in someones garage or a company like an
electrical contractors that hasn't used it much. I paid $750 for mine (in
VERY good condition) but I've seen stuff like old 6" Logans in good
conditons for $100 to $300. Beware though that tooling costs as much or
more than the machine. If you can find one with tooling it will save you a
lot of time searching and a LOT of money.
Joe
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