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Unimat Home Page Emco Home Page Accessories Earliest Unimat - Photographs
Mk. 2 & 2A Photographs Mk. 2B Photographs SL1000/DB200 Photographs
Russian Copy Unimat Nameplates Unknown Motors Motor Repair Computer Control
Home-made SL1000 ROWIC - Argentinean Collets Mk. 4 Photographs
Boxed unused SL1000 & DB200 Early German Unimat Catalogue

Instruction Books, Parts Books and drive

belts are available for the DB200 & SL1000

Part 1271. Screwcutting on the DB200 and SL1000 was only possible by
employing a very old-fashioned (but accurate) system of using Master Thread
guides and a "chasing" arrangement; this limited the range of treads to those
provided by the maker. The Master Thread Ring can be seen positioned behind the
chuck; the pitch of the master thread was reproduced on the workpiece by a cutting
tool sliding along the upper round bar. Metric threads of: 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0,
1.25 and 1.5 mm pitch were available and 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 36, 40,
48, 50 and 56 t.p.i. (threads per inch). For screwcutting very much slower speeds
than those normally provided were necessary and Emco offered both a mechanical
slow-speed kit (a motor-mount bracket that carried an extra pulley) and electronic
speed control of the motor. If you damage a "Master Thread" check to see if its
made of "brass"; if so, you may be able to carefully peel away the spoiled top layer
to reveal another set of threads beneath--the unit being made up of layers. It is also
possible to make your own Master Thread Ring and Follower: you don't have to
adhere to the all original dimensions but these were:
outside diameter = 42.5 mm
inside diameter = 35.5 mm
length = 30.08 mm
end flange thickness = 0.305 mm
end flange centre hole diameter = 17 mm
end flange screw holes (3) = 4.35 mm
Follower: length = 26.9 mm
width = 12 mm
thickness = 6 mm
overall length= 26.9 mm centre
mounting screw = 6.3 mm

Part 1240 Saw bench assembly - in order to accommodate a

reasonably-sized blade the headstock has been mounted on the
maker's raiser block. The arbor carrying the saw blade was
produced in various lengths enabling the table to be positioned so
as to clear the different motors fitted over the years.

Part Long-bed wood

turning kit with
turning tools, drive
centre (Part 1205)
and extra-long bed
rails (Part 1395).
Although not very
clear from the
picture the T-rest
being used is the
fully-adjustable
4.75-inch long Part
1202. A completely
different 2-inch long
triangular rest, Part
1201, was also
offered. Described
by the makers as a
"simple rest" it had
its front edge on
centre height and
was non-adjustable.

Part 1050 Planing

Attachment - note
the headstock
raiser block Part
1311

Part 1062
Routing
attachment

Part 1260 Dividing Attachment and Part 1020 Collet Holder

Shown mounted on the cross slide - and complete with optional plates
of 30, 36, and 40 indexes, the dividing unit was supplied with a 48
index plate as standard.
The Collet Holder, mounted on the milling spindle was available with
collets from 0.5 mm to 8 mm in 0.5 mm steps. Inch collets were also
supplied from 1/32" to 6/16" in steps of 1/32".
Also in the picture is Part 1261 the T-slotted circular table complete
with 3 T clamps (Part 1210/02).

Part 1080 set up as a Fretsaw

Part 1290 Part Power-feed attachment

Here the little Unimat is being stretched to the limits of its
strength and capacity - aided by a belt-driven longitudinal-feed
attachment. This was a relatively complex accessory - and
beautifully made. At the tailstock end of the lathe a worm and
wheel mechanism (covered by a flat plate in the picture)
provided a further step-down ratio - the ball-ended
engagement lever for this unit can be seen protruding forwards
in line with the tailstock.

Tailstock end
of the well-
made power-
feed unit

Drill
Here the milling table
is being used to clamp
a long, round bar
whilst the vertical
attachment is used as
a high-speed drill.

Part 1080 set up as a Jig Saw. This useful accessory was

driven by an eccentric attached to the spindle nose.

Gear Cutting and vertical

Milling and drilling work
This illustration shows the vertical
milling and drilling attachment in
position. The headstock and motor
drive assembly are removed from the
lathe and fastened to the end of a
solid steel bar. The bar is then
located into and locked in the spigot
hole left by the headstock. To
provide a vertical feed, the headstock
spindle assembly is arranged to slide
in and out of the headstock casting,
return being by a large coil spring..
The arrangement illustrated shows
the maker's dividing head, mounted
on the accessory T-slotted milling
table, holding a gear which is being
generated by a modular cutter held in
an arbor on the end of the head

Instruction Books, Parts Books and drive

belts are available for the DB200 & SL1000

Emco Unimat DB200 & SL1000 Accessories

Unimat Home Page Emco Home Page Accessories Earliest Unimat - Photographs
Mk. 2 & 2A Photographs Mk. 2B Photographs SL1000/DB200 Photographs
Russian Copy Unimat Nameplates Unknown Motors Motor Repair Computer Control
Home-made SL1000 ROWIC - Argentinean Collets Mk. 4 Photographs

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