VonHoldinghausen Posted July 30, 2014 Share #31 Posted July 30, 2014 Grizzly had many interesting toys, ehh TOOLS BUT I guess they are all 110 V... Here we use 220-240V... Cheers! Quote Finishing Titanic 1/350 scale from Minicraft, Plastic. Partly scratch. Loads of PhotoEtch. Upcoming builds: Syren from MS 1:64, Pegasus from Victory Models 1:64, Surprise from AL 1:48 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nirvana Posted July 31, 2014 Share #32 Posted July 31, 2014 (edited) Grizzly had many interesting toys, ehh TOOLS BUT I guess they are all 110 V... Here we use 220-240V... Cheers! AC -converter/adapter is all you need, has worked for me before moving to the US What I understand, Sherline is the machines! If I only had the money... Edited July 31, 2014 by Nirvana WackoWolf 1 Quote Please, visit our Facebook page! Respectfully Per aka Dr. Per@Therapy for Shipaholics Finished: T37, BB Marie Jeanne - located on a shelf in Sweden, 18th Century Longboat, Winchelsea Capstan Current: America by Constructo, Solö Ruff, USS Syren by MS, Bluenose by MS Viking funeral: Harley almost a Harvey Nautical Research Guild Member - 'Taint a hobby if you gotta hurry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pompey2 Posted August 11, 2014 Share #33 Posted August 11, 2014 Hi Ian I use a scheppach DMT450 benchtop lathe. It costs about £280 It has a 1/2" through hole on the headstock which is important if turning long yads etc. And a between centres of 445mm. I added a 3 jaw chuck which helps a lot and I built a 3 roller fixed steady from MDF for it. I have found it very good for spars and masts. I have turned all of my Victory ones even down to 2mm dia. Of course at that diameter it is sandpaper rather than a chisel. The steady is required if you go to that sort of dia. http://www.amazon.co.uk/SCHEPPACH-DMT450-445mm-Woodturning-Lathe/dp/B00FBD2MMU/ref=sr_1_6?s=diy&ie=UTF8&qid=1407761322&sr=1-6&keywords=scheppach+lathe Nick Quote Current build USF Confederacy Previous log - HMS Victory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian B Posted August 11, 2014 Author Share #34 Posted August 11, 2014 What about this multi purpose machine? The Unimat 83000 it seems to drill, lathe, mill and sand-- I am sure it could make the coffee to? Just google Unimat 83000 Quote HMAV Bounty 'Billings' completed ⛵ HMS Cheerful - Syren-Chuck' completed Steam Pinnace 199 'Billings bashed' - completed ⚓ HMS Ledbury F30 --White Ensign -completed 😎 HMS Vanguard 'Victory models'-- completed Bismarck Amati 1/200 --underway 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Per Posted August 11, 2014 Share #35 Posted August 11, 2014 Now this is what I call a lathe! Ok, not quite up to date and perhaps a tad overpriced, but boy would I want one! http://tinyurl.com/qb5y5qw Per druxey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jud Posted August 11, 2014 Share #36 Posted August 11, 2014 (edited) Thanks for posting this, I love old machines. That is a neat machine for 1852 and set up to use common power source. It looks like it has power feed and cross feed, Did not see change gears but lots of steps in the visible pulley's. wonder if threads could have been cut in a repeatable manor. Even dividing provisions. Be nice to have the resources to preserve that thing and make it available to others. Takes high skill to take a rough casting, do some rough machining then hand truing and fitting everything. Each part being a unique piece, probably obtain castings for parts but need a good machinist to hand fit any replacements. Not just everyone would be allowed to run it. That machine and a metal Shaper could make almost anything to close tolerances. jud Edited August 11, 2014 by jud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peewee Posted August 12, 2014 Share #37 Posted August 12, 2014 Hi Ian B On the Unimat question, they have nothing in commonm with the original unimats which were great little machines. Personally they are OK but only OK once you get around all the time spent of changing from one function to another. But it comes down to the question of what are you going to use it for and at what size. As an example I have just sold my very large modern lathe/Mill with DRO's etc as I move away from model engineering and into ships again. I will be using my 50 year old faircut junior http://www.modelenginemaker.com/index.php? which is more than sufficient and big enough. more importantly its solid which means less vibration etc when cutting. just my personal thoughts WackoWolf 1 Quote Ian Still Sane? who knows, who cares Current Build Panart deck section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pompey2 Posted August 12, 2014 Share #38 Posted August 12, 2014 The Unimat has quite limited between centres (135mm) and centre height (25mm) unless you start adding on extras. If you do that the cost then makes it seem less of a reasonable option IMHO Quote Current build USF Confederacy Previous log - HMS Victory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainbob Posted August 12, 2014 Share #39 Posted August 12, 2014 But it comes down to the question of what are you going to use it for and at what size. As an example I have just sold my very large modern lathe/Mill with DRO's etc as I move away from model engineering and into ships again. I will be using my 50 year old faircut junior http://www.modelenginemaker.com/index.php? which is more than sufficient and big enough. more importantly its solid which means less vibration etc when cutting. just my personal thoughts What a beautiful machine. Good luck on the rebuild. Bob jud 1 Quote Every build is a learning experience. Current build: SS_ Mariefred Completed builds: US Coast Guard Pequot Friendship-sloop, Schooner Lettie-G.-Howard, Spray, Grand-Banks-dory, a gaff rigged yawl, HOGA (YT-146), Int'l Dragon Class II, Two Edwardian Launches In the Gallery: Catboat, International-Dragon-Class, Spray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peewee Posted August 12, 2014 Share #40 Posted August 12, 2014 Cheers Bob must get cracking now my other machines have been sold. its extremely solid which is why i like these older machines Quote Ian Still Sane? who knows, who cares Current Build Panart deck section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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