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smallathe
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Wecome! This channel is about precision machining parts by and for (and to the extent of) my Unimat SL1000 lathe.
I have and will be fabricating parts the Unimat manufacturer skipped like a compound rest and external drive as well as steady rest and other unimat tools. This channel was established to help other people that own a Unimat SL 100 or DB 200, or any other small lathe.
Hope you enjoy this
Saar
I have and will be fabricating parts the Unimat manufacturer skipped like a compound rest and external drive as well as steady rest and other unimat tools. This channel was established to help other people that own a Unimat SL 100 or DB 200, or any other small lathe.
Hope you enjoy this
Saar
Відео
Max cnc mill update
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A quick update on getting a collet chuck holder and collets for max
MaxNC10 mill assembly
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Assembly of the Max NC 10 mill I got as a gift from a friend. Currently (Aug2024 it's not running but I hope to get that fixed :) Enjoy and thanks for watching Saar
Diamond paste DIY
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Making diamond paste DIY. I am using my trusty beeswax and olive oil mix at 20% beeswax and 80% olive oil (1:1 past to powder). Unaffiliated Links - diamond powder (where I bought mine): www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005952247654.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.71.5a991802aztiXg AliExpress sellers also sell diamond paste - just search "diamond paste" and you will find it. I opted to mak...
What's new? A Unimat SL1000 modification
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Well, there is something I wanted to do for quite some time. I have seen only half of the accessories online - too expensive for me - so I designed it myself. let me know if you find it... :) I'm sure you will... cheers saar
MAX NC 10 milling machine - update
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Current update on the milling machine...
Shop upgrade
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A huge project for the shop - a mini mill and damascus steel.
Puzzle update & thanks
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Thank you all for the wonderful and very good suggestions! Here is a project update. Bottom line - sanding helped!
Batch machining... help?
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Hi guys. I would highly appreciate your comments. the goal is to machine a batch of 4*0.2mm tubes 5-10pcs to the same length (-/ 0.05mm). Batches can vary in length, but within batch they have to be identical. I thought of hand sanding them post processing just to true them up. Any thoughts? Thanks!!!
Machining a pressure nozzle - most oddball Unimat setting ever!
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Filmed exactly a year ago - this is the most oddball setup I had to use on the unimat SL1000 lathe to machine a high pressure nozzle for a machinist. He turned a cone for me (for blacksmithing) in return. All in all - we were both very happy. If you enjoy blacksmithing, machining and machine fabrication - please consider subscribing. Enjoy and thanks for watching Saar
Tube rolling machine - update!
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An update on the parallel tube winding machine. Thanks for watching!
3D printed pulley for the unimat - update!
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In a word or 6: be gentle and avoid getting snagged... cheers Saar
A parallel wound tube rolling machine
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A parallel wound tube rolling machine
Connecting the new motor to the lathe
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Connecting the new motor to the lathe
The unimat is fixing the 3D printer so the 3D printer can fix the lathe...
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The unimat is fixing the 3D printer so the 3D printer can fix the lathe...
Slicing ceylon cinnamon on the inverted Jigsaw
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Slicing ceylon cinnamon on the inverted Jigsaw
From Juicer to a Tumbler... a candy tumbler.
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From Juicer to a Tumbler... a candy tumbler.
3D printed pulleys for the unimat SL 1000
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3D printed pulleys for the unimat SL 1000
A resin and Australian Opal chips embedded in it. Just s
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A resin and Australian Opal chips embedded in it. Just s
Forging a leaf keychain from rebar ... oops!!!
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Forging a leaf keychain from rebar ... oops!!!
Very cool. 👍
Thanks mate :)
Great video as always. Hey I was wondering if maybe you could do a steam engine build or a build for one of the tiny engines that come in the unimat manuals? Like a little series step by step for all the unimat owners out there. Love the content and would like to see more of the unimat. I was starting the river queen steam and thought it would very helpful to see it done as there are only one video of such a build on the unimat.Just a thought.
Lovely idea! I've been thinking on it. It's going to take a while - I have previous projects to do... :)
Good idea, I havent bought an opinel knife for some years, because i dont think the locking mechanism is legal in UK in any public place. I use a TSPROF system to sharpen kitchen knives, pen knives, tailors shears and scissors,, etc. and found it to be very accurate over some years of ownership. Its expensive to buy though can sharpen virtually any edge type (convex, concave, flat, razors, etc). Thought worth mentioning. The largest version is the most versatile.
Thanks. I never bought one and my friend thought it would be a cool project to make one ourselves. The blade is from a large circular saw.
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Well done!!!!
Thanks. Glad you like it :)
I see some wandering Jew in the background 🥰
1; the odds of me finding only you in a comment section are microscopic but here we are. 2; what does that mean
@@thatguybrody4819 It means you should subscribe 😁
@@TheRhinestoneHurricane already was
@@thatguybrody4819 Nice B)
Anodized and hammer pounded finish together in one machine 😂
@@TheRhinestoneHurricane ;)
Super! How does it work if you position the rotary wheel directly concentrically on the axis of rotation? Is it then not possible to regulate finely enough? Did you check here: ua-cam.com/video/qao7Rex1lZU/v-deo.htmlsi=SFODKuFiVdUz-K3O ? I ask myself: Is there really no non-contacting rotary, cylindrical hall effekt sensor with the same eletrical values as the original linear hall effect sensor 49E?
@@marcoam2610 hi. Well, very good question. I found no problems running it concentrically. You do need to slow down speed before you stop the motor or it stops instantly with a sharp impact. Other than thus it's not a problem
Thank you
Czy na Unimat 3 też tak można regulować?
English please?
@@Smallathe Is this also possible with Unimat 3?
@@TadeuszTarka-so2dt I think so. It needs to be adapted to the machine specific design. Try! :)
Might it be a good idea to have the cutting tools at right-angles to the way you are showing for shallow tapers?
@@jozefbubez6116 Absolutely. I did plan on modifying it for a 90deg cut, but for now, tested on aluminium and brass, it's working quite nicely. I did think on 3D printing a model. It should work for light cuts... What do you think?
@@Smallathe Hi and many thanks for coming back! As to 3-D printing, at age 74, I know next to nothing although one of our grandsons has made a toy bear or something of a like kind and it took seven hours. Would I not be right in saying that 3-D printing is for plastics only so depending on the exact material would be good for very light use, only? Personally, I prefer to stay with "old school" tech and if it can be done using a drilling machine and file only, so much the better! My interest in the compound slide is for a lathe I started building back in 1978 roughly following a book by Tubal Cain, I think it was, where he states what can be done using 'careful draw-filing'. The result was a 1/ 1/2" centre height, 6" between the centres using mild steel flats and a 1/2" diameter shaft out of what we in l'il olde England call 'silver-steel' which is a half-hard precision ground steel, the shaft running in plain fine-grain cast-iron bearings and bored through to take 8mm collets salvaged from the remains of a watch-maker's lathe which had only hand-held tools. Over the years, I have turned out quite a few projects on this 'mini' lathe but been confined to parallel turning only hence the ability to do taper would increase my possibilities. This may be of interest but I don't know whether there is any way of up-loading photos onto UA-cam? Cheers! Jozef
@@jozefbubez6116 hi Jozef, I too am for metal and machinning but 3d printouts do expand horizons for small lathes - check my post on 3d printed spacers. I have posted exact measurements - so I hope this will be usable for you too. Keep me posted... You can send me images by email via my candy making website www.spicecandies.com or by mail to saar@spicecandies.com.
Unusual and simple way to produce a compound rest.
@@jozefbubez6116 Glad you liked it. Thank you sir :)
Nice looking unit, have you got any more info on it. Are you going to run GRBL on it, or is that bridge yet in the future? Cheers!
Thanks Mate! :) I'm just getting into it - found some boards on aliexpress (for 3 or 5 axis machines) that can run on Mach3. I need more help on this (I'm brand new to CNC world and suck at electronics - i.e. much to learn :)
Very interesting and educational… 👍👍
Glad you liked it! Much appreciated!
excellent
Thanks mate :)
You never showed it on the lathe?
Glad you liked it :) Actually I have. I've used it quite a few times so far. Here is the demo video: ua-cam.com/video/NPdwEjLHpnY/v-deo.html&ab_channel=smallathe
But what about the cross slide?
@@DavidPlass right! I will make a wood turning stand that will reach this height :)
Gonna be doing some hoggin!
@@machinistmikethetinkerer4827 woodturning
Riser for head and tailstock?
@@kitmaira Spot on mate!!!
mike, is it a 3d printed riser blocks on the lathe headstock and tailstock? I eventually managed to buy a unimat headstock one for my sl100 used (no 3d printer owned).
@@petercallaghan4718 Right!!! Let me know if you need a riser for the tailstock. I don't think Emco made these...
@@Smallathe Thanks that would be great. Can you let me know the cost please? I'm in the UK.
@@petercallaghan4718 Well... assuming the tailstock is uniform and would fit - I can ship it via regular postal services and it should be arrive within 2-3 weeks. The shipping cost would be around 10USD.
What metal is the base made of?
@@ValMartinIreland It's plywood with a sheet of stainless steel on top. About 1/16" or 1.5mm thick.
Love the content great stuff ole buddy.
@@P.Trim69 Awesome to hear it. Thanks :)
Super nice ole friend
@@P.Trim69 Thank you sir! :)
Good luck
Does your locking screw on end stick out past tube's. If does what about making tubes stick out farther so u can machine them all in one pass on Mill laying on there side. Maybe idk. Throwing it at the wall 🧱. See what sticks
I'd bet you could rewire them servo's to take modern end if needed use a CNC program like the proxxons use. If u wanted probably wouldn't cost to much. Idk just throwing stuff at the wall see if it sticks lol
Keep throwing - not bad ideas at all! Thank you! I'll probably keep these (if they work) and alternatively 220v servo's are not that bad. p.s. These are stepper motors. Not servos, from what I see in the manufacturer's website.
I'm check up at this local pawn shop he has some old DOS computers like Tandy,or old stuff that works out of date computer wise. Probably cheap to. See what I can dig up.
Many thanks mate. Much appreciated. I've been told XYZ axis controller (board, matching a modern computer) is affordable - along with MACH3 for hobbyists which is free. I'm working on it :)
They make maximat but that's good or Lil blue.
Absolutely lovely blue :) Found the supplier for the collet and they sell an adapter for ER16... :)
I spent a few weeks trying to get an old CNC controller up and running for a large router, where the manufacturer had gone out of business a decade ago. It used proprietary software and firmware all the way down, and the control box hadn't been made for 20 years. I spoke with the manufacturer of the microcontroller and they wanted $2000 for a license for their new software which MIGHT work with the old box, if I had a Windows XP computer in working order. Eventually I had an epiphany, and threw the whole microcontroller assembly away, and replaced it with a $5 Arduino Nano. An afternoon of testing connections and making up a little perf board circuit, and this $15,000 machine was running on free open source everything. The friend I fixed it for, quit his job and is making guitars full time with that machine now. This would be my recommendation, if you're willing to try keeping the CNC aspect. You're right to run away from getting the original controllers working, DOS, etc. That way lies madness, and I think I'd start thinking about a manual conversion too. But rebuilding your own controller for pocket change is SHOCKINGLY easy these days thanks to these open source communities. Arduino, GRBL, and Universal Gcode Sender have saved my butt half a dozen times. Open source options are free, well trodden, and will probably continue working for decades, and even if they're abandoned, it'll just be because someone made something better that's easy to switch to.
What horsepower is it? I can make you a really good deal on a Allen Bradley drive 😊
Thanks mate! Much appreciated. Currently, after discussing it with a friend who is an actual engineer - we will try to run it using a new electric board and a Mach3 software.
You have the Closed Loop (CL) MaxNC CNC mill. If you want to try cnc before converting you will need an old Dell desktop PC with Windows XP 100 dollars on ebay. An old printer cord, to connect it and the free demo version of Mach 3 cnc controller software. They have a section in their control software specifically for the MAXNC CL as the closed loop is a quadrature drive. I dont remember if I did a video on the setup for mine or not. I had the open loop (OL) version of the MAXNC and did the MACH 3 control software solution for it. It worked fine but I wanted to more power and precision and the OL control loop was not the best for that so I went with aftermarket stepper drivers and a breakout board. It is a fun little machine for learning cnc and g code and the like. I still have it just need to get it set up afyer the move. Good luck!
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Thanks Josh! Much appreciated! I've discussed this with a friend who is an actual engineer by training and I plan on getting Mach3 (freeware, if possible) and a 3xdriver board for it and try to run it as an actual CNC. Lot's to learn :)
@Smallathe you are welcome. It sounds like you have a good plan to save it. One last thing. The spindle is from a Taig mini mill and they make adaptors with 3/4-16 threads that will let you use er-16 collects if you don't have a complete set that came with it.
@@JoshAQ awesome! Thank you very much! I was worried about it! I will check them out! I will keep posting on this project :)
Running DOS could be solved by FreeDOS, perhaps; there may be an archive of the software somewhere, but seems unlikely, which makes it a bit obnoxious. Could maybe look into talking to some of the computer archive folks at some of the history places (computer history museum might be a starting point) about who might be able to help you locate software, or perhaps suggestions about how to get the beast running again? If nothing else, they might have contacts who could help you; contacting the sort of folks who store old floppy disks and keep them working would be the place to start...
@@llearch Thank you! Neat ideas!
MaxiMat is already a name of a series of lathes made by EMCO. My vote is to refer to this machine as MaxiMill (Maximillian).
@@gennadiykatsman674 Never knew that...cool!
MQuad. Mini Manual Milling Machine
I would call it Jim.
You came to the US without visiting me 🥺
Sorry mate... :)
@@Smallathe it’s ok, maybe next time 🙂
@@TheRhinestoneHurricane I hope so! 😀
I have watched your videos on your motor upgrade and have been very impressed, so much so that I have bought the same motor. I am pretty hopeless at CAD so could you please upload your 3D print files for the mounting plate and pulley to Thingiverse. Many thanks.
Wow. Glad I could help! Of course I'll upload the files for you 😊 I'll do it this evening. Good luck with the motor upgrade!
Hi. Uploaded to Thingiverse :)
I hope its a broadsword
Lol. Thank you. Not a chance. When I was in the US we made a billet for knife - welding was good but a 8kg sledge hammer did nothing to this...on my tiny anvil there is no chance. I will make keychains, pendants and so on :)
They look great - simple and highly effective. I couldn't halp thinking better made out of steel? Why did you select brass?
Good question. The unimat is a small lathe and back then the motor was 180w. So steel would take forever. A step in brass is usually 0.15-0.1mm - in steel (even mild steel) it's 0.05mm. so making the same item in steel takes x3 times as much. The brass is holding well so far and if need be - I'll bore it and add a stainless sleeve.
Chevalier surface grinder, maybe. Cool to see such small material getting machined. Me i machine Giant Coal Haulers nothing small. Absolutely cool. MACHINIST FOR TRUMP WWG1WGA 🇺🇸
Oh... I wish... The unimat can grind .. I am thinking of this. Found some 2" 50mm diamond wheels ... Thanks!!!