OT RE: BLAM, BLAM, BLAM! ;]

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
Date: Tue Sep 1 22:51:59 1998

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_at_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?

  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

 
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