Alternative Motors for the Emco Unimat 3
The Emco Unimat 3 is one of the best small lathes I have ever used. However, it has one serious flaw and that is the motor that is slightly underpowered, gets very hot and hence [more…]
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Unimat 3 Motor
The weakness with the original Unimat 3 was the motor. It was designed to have a continuous rating of just 8 to 10 minutes and would get very very hot – too hot to touch [more…]
Unimat 3 Circular Saw
The Emco Unimat 3 had a great circular saw attachment. The real benefit of this was the precision with which you can strip and machine wood for model making purposes. The only downside is the [more…]
Unimat 3 Pillar Drill
I really want a small pillar drill that is available for use on a regular basis. I have a Unimat 3 lathe/mill, but whenever I want to use it as a drill it is normally [more…]
Emco Unimat 3
I’ve been using this Emco Unimat 3 lathe for the past 3 decades (and counting…) and thought it was about time I reviewed it. I learnt to turn on this lathe and all those years [more…]