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Y.T.

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  1.    Y.T. reacted to a post in a topic: Good 'Hobby Quality' Metal Lathes
  2. Y.T.
    Do you mean ER collets?
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  7. Y.T.
    Congratulations! It looks hardly used and clean of corrosion. One issue I was having with mine like this is that the motor interferes with a work piece. I wish the motor would be separated off the lathe and mounted of a common board further back to be away from work piece. This however kills the advantage of lathe being compact.
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  14. Y.T.
    tmj. Here is private Toronto listing for Unimat 3. Platform is called Kijiji. Here people sell their own stuff. No taxes. No exposure to the government. Looks like a great offer with lots of accessories. https://www.kijiji.ca/v-power-tool/city-of-toronto/emco-unimat-3-lathes-milling-machines-and-accessories/1729699213
  15. Y.T. started following Issues with Shellac Finished Hull and Repurposing Pool Cue Lathes?
  16. Y.T.
    The way you describe it is exactly how I make the masts and spars. With exception of the note quoted above. I do not get it. For final rounding the sections of mast / spar with a sandpaper I hold one of the ends in electrical drill. I wrap that end with a masking tape quite a few turns so drill chuck does not damage the wood.
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  19. Y.T.
    Either the Shellac you have is too old so will never dry up. This substance is organic so can be after its best before date a few years OR you applied way to many layers of thick Shellac and they are unable to dry up.
  20. Y.T. started following Good 'Hobby Quality' Metal Lathes and Surprisingly good and cheap mini tools
  21. Y.T.
    I bought this attachment on eBay for something like $300 Canadian. Any Unimat parts are expensive.
  22. Y.T.
    No. Thanks. I will keep it. About the motor the former owner said it is not after market. It’s a later improved version with 100% duty. It is one speed DC with brushes.
  23. Y.T.
    Just for you to compare. Sherline is also small and I keep it in my walk in closet on the floor.
  24. Y.T.
    Yes. At the end you will not be able to do all you want on Unimat as it is too small and will buy Sherline or whatever is larger you like. Unimat will sit collecting dust and reminding you that you spent $1000 in vain.
  25. Y.T.
    If I were you, tmj, I would think again buying Unimat. As I said I own both Unimat DB/SL and Sherline with extended base. Both were purchased second hand locally through local equivalent of Craigs List. Now Unimat sits idle as Sherline can do any job that a Unimat can. I should have sold Unimat but somehow feel attached to it.
  26. Y.T.
    It is not necessarily a bearing issue. Unimat I have has a pretty loud motor. Louder than Sherline.
  27. Y.T.
    Speaking of collets for Sherline, I just purchased ER16 collet holder on AliExpress. Sherline uses Morse #1 cone. This holder costs CAD 16 with shipping. Set of ER16 collets from 1 mm to 13 mm I got for CAD 27. This is just a small fraction of what Sherline charges for their collets. And the ER collets also more useful than ones they sell to my opinion.
  28. Y.T.
    I own Sherline lathe and Sherline mill. I also own Unimat lathe. This is all I will ever need for modeling. What is good about them? They are good.
  29. Y.T.
    I also enjoy how the planking was done at the bow. Looks like planks were cut out curved off the sheets of wood rather than force bending the straight ones. The planks lay out so naturally and almost perfectly parallel to waterline even at the bow.
  30. Y.T.
    These old model hulls in museums look like they were tainted to look as dark wood and lacquered. Is this correct observation? I am interested how these models were finished. May be they were not finished at all and collected and old look with time?

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