Hello,
I have the chance to get a Unimat SL lathe pretty cheap, but wondered how
they are - if they're good or not. This one seems to have some accessories
in the box, but I haven't had the chance to really look at them yet. Just
wondering if this would be good to start woodturning (small scale of course)
Thanks for any input.
I have 2 SL's and have wood working attachments and have great success with
wood turning! The size if the limitation. With riser block youi get 3" max
and only 7" long, but you can not but appreciate the accuracy. For model
making the SL can't be beat!
"ClevelandTech" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I have the chance to get a Unimat SL lathe pretty cheap, but wondered how
> they are - if they're good or not. This one seems to have some
accessories
> in the box, but I haven't had the chance to really look at them yet. Just
> wondering if this would be good to start woodturning (small scale of
course)
>
> Thanks for any input.
>
>
>Hello,
>
>I have the chance to get a Unimat SL lathe pretty cheap, but wondered how
>they are - if they're good or not. This one seems to have some accessories
>in the box, but I haven't had the chance to really look at them yet. Just
>wondering if this would be good to start woodturning (small scale of course)
>
>Thanks for any input.
>
It's a very small high quality metal-turning lathe, and worth a great deal to
folks who use one. Parts cost an arm and a leg, the motors are unreliable, but
they're really nice for watch or model making types of work. I have a full
Unimat SL rig my father bought back in the '60s.
Unless you have a need for making small metal parts, you'd do well to buy it
cheap, sell it very high, and buy a large wood lathe.
GTO(John)
Thank you for your replies.
I'll pass on this one, and look to getting a larger lathe in the summer.
Thanks again.
"ClevelandTech" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hello,
>
> I have the chance to get a Unimat SL lathe pretty cheap, but wondered how
> they are - if they're good or not. This one seems to have some
accessories
> in the box, but I haven't had the chance to really look at them yet. Just
> wondering if this would be good to start woodturning (small scale of
course)
>
> Thanks for any input.
>
>
ClevelandTech wrote:
> I have the chance to get a Unimat SL lathe pretty cheap, but
> wondered how they are - if they're good or not. This one
> seems to have some accessories in the box, but I haven't had
> the chance to really look at them yet. Just wondering if this
> would be good to start woodturning (small scale of course)
I bought one back in the '70s and liked it for turning and
milling small aluminum parts. There are better choices for
woodturning, though, that I'd go with today.
--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto, Iowa USA