6 in 1 tool kit (multi purpose machine)

[cristikc]

I don't want to make advertise, and this is why i don't present the name of the manufacture.

I was a "good boy" and Santa Clause (from my own pocket) came early ths year

I will try to present the toy, and how it looks inside, for the one that want to buy one, and did not see the interior of the box

 

[cristikc]

Some "exploded view" of the parts

[cristikc]

Some other parts

 

Nice ideas for the "lock" of the parts

 

[cristikc]

The first TRY of assembling one of the 6 tools:

 

[cristikc]

I had to "add" some aditional parts:

 

[Bob Blarney]

That looks like it will be useful.  Lathes are extremely versatile.  If the RPMs go high enough, then maybe you could make a saw table (use slitting blades) and a thickness sander.  Just go easy and don't overload it.

[Rao A.L.G.]

Have u tried any turning on this? I had seen ads. The dealer claims it is only a toy. I dropped further enquiries. Is it worth going in for?

 

Rao

[cristikc]

I used just as lathe for wood, i made just some tests making small barrels, and seems to work ok.

I also make some belaying pins and it is ok.

 

Maybe the RPM can be high, but i will make some adjusments after christmas.

It is not an Unimat, it seem to be a copy (Unimat i saw don't produce this "toy") but for small things we make to the seeps it is OK.

For Janos, it is also a table saw, but i had no time to try

 

Hope to be ok in the future.

All the best to all, and a Happy Christmas

Cristi

[Brian100]

Is it the CNC 6 in 1 multi tool. I am thinking of getting one as I don't have the room for individual saw, lathe etc. If it is, how good is it.

[Mike Dowling]

I have been looking at the Unimat so I too am interested in how the different set ups work, particularly the jig saw.

Putting it together looks harder than some of the kit builds !!

[jud]

Might try a reostat for speed control, just don't overheat by running to slow under a heavy load.

jud

[grsjax]

The lathe and mill setups are useful but don't expect them to be precision tools.  The other setups range from barely useable to useless.

[Brian100]

Thanks for the info, any advice on a good multi tool to purchase.

[cristikc]

For one setup, it takes about 5-15 minutes (maximum) to make the configuration, from one tipe to other. For variable speed, you need to make some adjustments to the power. One solution is to put a variable resistor ( reostat) and to use a male - famele new conection. The second is to have a variable power supply with the output from 5 to 15 volts, and at least 2 to 3 Amp. I will come with some new ideas, but for the moment i have no time to finish my ideas.

All the best to all Cristi

[exwafoo]

I got one of these a few years ago. Its a TOY. You will spend more time setting it up than using it. Even aligning the centres when used as a lathe is a nightmare. Even when set up don't expect accuracy, or to be able repeat a cut, the combination of plastic modules, parts and aluminium extruding flexes making it a waste of money. Even the slightest pressure on the tool tip causes it to move. Don't even think of using it on small pieces of brass, or harder. Mine now lives in a box in the garage. I have since started to invest in quality equipment, starting with the Proxxon mill/drill setup with a precision table. I wish I had saved up a bit more and done this in the first place.

 

Sorry for the gloom, however I've had more frustration out of attempting to make the best of a bad job using this kit than anything else I can remember and would not like anyone else to suffer likewise.

 

There are cast aluminium modules available, but its as cheap to buy a small lathe or mill.

 

Al

[Cpt Jack Sparrow]

I have to agree, I wasted a little money on one of these.  It barely does okay on the wood lathe setup.  Jigsaw setup about the same.  As a metal lathe, it's junk.  Haven't tried the other setups, but it's not a precision machine by any means.  For a few extra bucks, I could have made a better lathe