Hi, and thanks

[threesixesinarow]

Thanks for this site. It’s become a lot harder for me to find and keep track of interesting and inspiring home made tools and Homemadetools has so many and organizes them pretty nicely.

I finally joined and know that you’ve already linked a couple old projects of mine here. Sorry for being a little late offering my thanks.

As you can see in the attached pictures, both of those now have little companions, too.


Did there used to be a button to request plans? I want one for the little automatic lathe with the slotting attachment that was in one of the recent newsletters!


—Clark

[Jon]

Hi threesixesinarow - welcome to HomemadeTools.net

Your reputation precedes you I'm guessing this is you: Homemade Tools built by threesixesinarow - HomemadeTools.net

Yes, we removed the request plans button; too many requests!

Can you tell us more about your new builds?

[threesixesinarow]

Thanks!


The Unimat headstock makes a nice small drill press, especially with a bigger motor but I had to change the way that mounted so wouldn’t interfere with anything. I bought an extra headstock so I can leave this one attached and just transfer the quill, but the headstock casting attaches to the adapter using the standard draw in bolt.


The toolmakers vise is a lot smaller than some of the originals in old Brown & Sharpe catalogs but handy for things I make. It takes the same 1/4” hex handle as my other one.

[threesixesinarow]

[threesixesinarow]

Here you can see why I made the adapter so it puts the Unimat headstock backwards, which then meant I had to make a new spring cup.

I tried to follow the example of the Unimat by reducing the number of tools needed while setting up the vise.

[old_toolmaker]

An interesting adaptation. What is the machine it is mounted on?

[old_toolmaker]

threesixesinarow,

I also did an adaptation of the Unimat head stock.
I have adapters made to mount the Unimat head stock in vertical mode on my mini lathe and also it can mount horizontally on the cross slide to do drilling and slotting as for key ways.

Dick

[threesixesinarow]

Hi, Dick.,

Thanks.

Both are on my Atlas horizontal mill in the last pictures. The Unimat adapter clamps onto the overarm, and the smaller rod above that fits mounting hole for the overarm cover and helps getting it closer in alignment.

I drilled a similar hole in the right angle adapter for it that clamps on the column of the 14” bench drill press.

[old_toolmaker]

Hi, threesixesinarow

How do you like the Atlas drill press?

[threesixesinarow]

Hi, Dick,

I saw your vertical adapter on the 7x12 Yahoo group—very smartly made! It looks very handy, especially combined with your other attachments for the mini lathe.

I have a simple, more or less horizontal adapter for mine but it only adjusts a little around center, and for most things it’s easier using a smaller watchmaker lathe grinding spindle where the motor is separate. I’d like to use the angle grinder motor powered Unimat for cross drilling in an upcoming project but first will need to find a way to prevent the 7x10 spindle from turning.


The drill is an older Taiwanese 5-speed with a “Bico” nameplate. It’s not very good.