6 In 1 Micro Machining DIY Tool! Emco Unimat1! (Part one: Unboxing and Lathe Assembly)

[@Sp00ny97]

now this is cool ! first time i see lathe like this ! this will come in handy when making handles and stuff for your restoration videos !! great video !

[@WickedTools]

You should come look at this one. It’s super fun to tinker with👍 thx man!

[@tomashofman4689]

Hello, I sold this toy in a department store in Prague before Christmas in 1991, maybe 92. I was studying at university at the time and had it as a part-time job. Sales were very good. We were sold out a few days before Christmas day. I recently discovered that the kit is still being sold in an almost unchanged form. It contains several accessories and mainly the base plate on which the individual machines are fixed. I hope you have a lot of fun with the toy.

[@andro7x]

I have the same one :) I bought a small bandsaw from an older guy in Austria and he gave me this as a bonus :)

[@WickedTools]

That's awesome :D I got lucky too that I found this one never used in the box. A fun little thing have and tinker with. I will make more videos on it soon!

[@shedmanx3640]

I inherited one of these from my father in law who used it to turn plastic for model making. Mine didn’t come with a power pack, so I use a 6V rechargeable battery. They are a great tool and can be made into a lathe and milling machine. I have mine secured to a board for stability. It’s a must as it moved around too much without it. They’re a great little unit and can turn the smallest parts for scratch built models. I’ll be interested in seeing what you do with yours.

[@WickedTools]

Yes I do have to secure it down because I can't do anything like this when it's so light :) I will make more videos on it and more demos on how it works!

[@ProtonOne11]

Fun little toy. I might get one at some point to play with, and then give it to one of my nephews once they are a bit older. I wonder if you could just fill up the main aluminium frame pieces with some cement/plaster/concrete to give it a bit more weight and stability?

[@clavdioargenti4371]

Super zadeva😀

[@chaselee86]

I bought a set from eBay, and it doesn't contain the modelling examples booklet you have. Even the user manual looks like from the last century. I guess this is an updated version?

[@WickedTools]

Hello Chase! I do belive these were produced for several yeares in varius sets . This one is from the 1991 judging by the date on the manual. A company called The Cool Tool still makes a version of theese and other stuff from Unimat. UNIMAT MetalLine 6in1 looks fantastic butt its 750 euros. Do you have the basic set or 6in1? It's a fun little machine for sure.

[@chaselee86]

@@WickedTools I've got the Unimat 1 Classic, probably by Cool Tool. I'm not very sure. It's fun to assemble and try the things out. Thanks for your reply!

[@WickedTools]

​@@chaselee86 How is the newer version? This one is aluminium and plastic butt the quality is superb! Do you make models or you have it just for fun? Thank you Chase for watching! I hope you stay for other fun stuff I have pland for this channel :) Have a nice day!

[@JanBinnendijk]

When i was 12.. I wanted one, My father told me "No!" better save money for a decent lathe.. I now have 2 EMCO Lathes.. an EMCO Compact5 CNC and an EMCOturn 120.. glad i listened to my father back then.. Oh.. and i also refurbished his EMCO Unimat SL, and i tested it by turning some Titanium i had lying around.. bet you can't turn that on the Unimat 1