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Re: I Finally Got a Lathe!
« Reply #15 on: June 21, 2019, 02:46:32 pm »
Congrats. :)

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Re: I Finally Got a Lathe!
« Reply #16 on: June 21, 2019, 02:54:16 pm »
Good stuff Charlie!  You will never regret having a lathe.

Enjoy your Alaska fishing trip..!!!

And hopefully you can show us some pictures after you return.

Gil

Thanks Gil.  I will definitely post some pictures!  And looks like I am leaving at a good time as we may have our first 100+ degree day today to kick off the Summer Solstice.

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Re: I Finally Got a Lathe!
« Reply #17 on: June 21, 2019, 07:33:27 pm »
Where'bouts in Alaska are you going fishing Charlie?

Salt water, lake, river, stream?

What'cha gonna catch?
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Re: I Finally Got a Lathe!
« Reply #18 on: June 22, 2019, 09:18:37 am »
Charlie, can I go with??? If not, bring me back a big balloon of cold air.  I'm from Texas, but this summer is starting off HOT.

I really like your lathe purchase.  I've had my Sherline lathe for a few years and realize you can spend a lifetime learning.  Thinking about getting a mill, but haven't pulled the trigger yet.

Have fun!
Scott

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Re: I Finally Got a Lathe!
« Reply #19 on: July 03, 2019, 09:26:06 am »
Where'bouts in Alaska are you going fishing Charlie?

Salt water, lake, river, stream?

What'cha gonna catch?

I am headed home on the last leg of my Alaska adventure. Fished for 10 days. 5 days at Bear Claw Lodge on the Agulowak River for Sockeye and Rainbow Trout and then 5 days on the Nushagak River for King Salmon.

Species caught:

Sockeye Salmon
King Salmon
Rainbow Trout
Grayling
Arctic Char
Dolly Varden


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Re: I Finally Got a Lathe!
« Reply #20 on: July 03, 2019, 10:23:18 am »
Very, very nice .... my mouth is watering to be sure!

Gettin' any of it smoked?

What did you carry in your vest to ward off any of those pesky mosquitos and bears?

I always found that the .44 mag worked fairly well on the skeeters .... but I suspect much less so on the bears.   ;c)
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Re: I Finally Got a Lathe!
« Reply #21 on: July 03, 2019, 12:18:48 pm »
Nice purchase, it's actually come with everything yould need to make a start. DTI and base, the angle thing is useful for finding the centers of round bar so they can be drilled and turned between centers, even has the catch plate for the lathe dog. The milling attachment pole is a nice feature as is what I think is an angle plate for the cross slide.

Your sure to have loads of fun with it, if you need any more reference material to what's mentioned above then send me your email I've a few plans and bits that might be of interest to you on this steep learning curve.

The unimat isn't the most ridgid of machines so depth of cut has to be reduced slightly but it's a very good lathe especially with the accessories that are with yours.

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Re: I Finally Got a Lathe!
« Reply #22 on: July 03, 2019, 01:21:14 pm »
The unimat is a very under estimated machine.
Jan Gunnersson engines, especially the V4 oscillator, well within its capabilities.
Bolted down to a decent 50mm thick baseboard - all the rigidity you need.
I have two unimat 3 on a board back to back, one for drilling  and very light milling, one for lathework.
Top whack you can just skim 75mm tube.
Enjoy.

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Re: I Finally Got a Lathe!
« Reply #23 on: July 03, 2019, 09:46:29 pm »
Thanks for the update, Charlie, and welcome back...!!!


Gil