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    Gday Bill, glad you got your hands on a couple of beaut classic machines. Im jealous,well done.
    Cheers stevoh

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    Still using a Unimat 3 as my main lathe for making all sorts of bits for my models.
    A simple addition to the U3 that can make miniature coachbolts a breeze -------

    Smaller Box Tools for a smaller lathe

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    Quote Originally Posted by WmRMeyers View Post
    Over a year and a half later, I've finally laid hands on not one but two Unimats, an SL & a DB, both alloy framed. I've made some stuff for them on the larger machines I had available at school. ...
    Customizing Unimats is both fun and rewarding. Here...

    Customizing a Unimat

    are detailed some of the mods I made to mine. Perhaps some of them will appeal to you.

    Paul Jones customized his even more. You can see his ideas here...

    Modifications and Improvements to a Unimat SL 1000 Lathe



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