Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Unimat?

Steven Ciciora wrote:

>Hello!
> What do people think of the Unimat? Is it a good canidate for CNC conversion?
> It looks like a less expensive, less sturdy version of a shurline, Taig, etc.
>
>

This is obviously not the original Unimat, which had round tubes for
ways, and was
spactacularly wobbly. I only played with one, decades ago, for a few
minutes, but
decided it was not useful except to take minute cuts on soft aluminum.

This looks like it has anodized aluminum ways. I would expect it to
have a fairly short
life. It is REALLY small, I think even smaller than the Sherline!
Don't look at it
as a CNC candidate, look at it to see if it will make parts of the size
you want to make,
as the first criteria. I have some real doubts about thether this is a
toy or a usable
tool.

Jon