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    interesting!!!
    please,i don't knows your motor..is it a new model.?. i seen other model,too small..and same color as the lathe-grey ou green.

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    Quote Originally Posted by alainbiggun View Post
    interesting!!!
    please,i don't knows your motor..is it a new model.?. i seen other model,too small..and same color as the lathe-grey ou green.
    Alain, If I'm not mistaken about what you asking about, that is a 100watt motor that was available for the Unimat SL & DB models. They're rare, and expensive if you can find one. Just one of their advantages is that they can be run for hours! The U90 model motors are more common, but rated 80%, so you are supposed to run the the lathe for 8 minutes, and let it cool for 2 minutes. I, and several other folks, are working at converting our Unimats to use a 150watt 24VDC motor that is relatively cheap, and readily available.

    I had started making a faceplate myself, but the piece of mystery metal I used turned out to be very hard, and even on a larger lathe and with carbide tooling, was very difficult to cut. Gave up on that piece, and made a couple milling tables instead. Paul does some nice work, doesn't he? There are other folks here: https://groups.io/g/Unimat who also do nice work.

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    merci!!! :arc:

    j'en ai vu un monté avec ce moteur en France... mais

    quoi ??

    -j'ai dejà vu des Unimat SL et mod 3 avec moteurs 24v-..

    :applaudissements:


    i hope doing steel/iron diopter sight and alu bullet mold as LEE model.
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    Quote Originally Posted by alainbiggun View Post
    merci!!! :arc:

    j'en ai vu un monté avec ce moteur en France... mais

    quoi ??

    -j'ai dejà vu des Unimat SL et mod 3 avec moteurs 24v-..

    :applaudissements:


    i hope doing steel/iron diopter sight and alu bullet mold as LEE model.
    I hope to do similar work, as well! I have made a sizing die for a Lyman 450 lube and sizing press, as well. Unimat Lathe Faceplate and Faceplate Clamps-img_20200908_222629506.jpg
    The die and punch on the left side is a factory original, while those on the right side are the ones I made. I have still not gotten to test it to see if I have gotten the size correct. It is supposed to be 0.3160", and is for sizing cast lead bullets for a Mosin-Nagant 91/30 model 7.62x54R rifle with an oversized bore. This was not done on a Unimat, however! Though I believe it would be possible. I did not have the Unimats when I made these parts.

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    for me: like as a Bulhozer 10.4 mm swiss for old -160y- BP precision carbine..

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    Thanks WmRMeyers! We've added your Sizing Die to our Firearm and Weaponry category,
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