Emco Unimat 3 Lathe 150W Motor Upgrade with Speed Control

Motor upgrade for my Emco Unimat 3. It is a significant improvement over the original Unimat motor and manages several times deeper cuts, speeding things up greatly.
If you are interested in motor kits, please find up to date links in my latest Emco Unimat videos.

[@melgross]

I bought the Unimat 3 when it first came out, i still have it. It’s a beautiful thing, but never had enough power. Using it could be a real pain. I finally relegated it to the vertical precision drillpress mode.

[@proprietarysonics3723]

I agree, the original motors can be tedious

[@icraftcrafts8685]

That cuts pretty well.

[@proprietarysonics3723]

Thanks! it is a big upgrade over the original motor. I find it hard to believe my emco motor had more than 50W left in it. This new one feels at least 2-3 times more powerful.

[@JohnDoe-qg6hm]

Guys for Pulleys try a 3D Printer supplier or E-Bay. Usually available. If not Bang good or Ali Express.

[@paulgreene8600]

That is a great video and set up! I have now purchased one of these motors and control units but it didn't come with pulleys and a matching toothed belt. Where did you get yours or did you make it? Thanks, Paul

[@melgross]

I don’t know where you live, but you can get most things from McMastercarr.

[@gangleweed]

OK, so it cuts alluminium like soft cheese but how about some steel?

[@sirajkalavadwala4343]

Hòwmuch it wil cost where will get it

[@machinistmikethetinkerer4827]

I put a 100 watt 120VDC DCPM motor with variable speed control box on my Unimat SL1000/DB200. what a difference! but now I have an unused unimat motor and two pulley plates and pulleys just sitting around. no matter. good vid. also, like the digital caliper axis scales. you make them or where did you get them?

[@proprietarysonics3723]

Nice work, yeah it makes the lathe quite a bit more effective I've found. The scales are just 150mm £10 callipers which I cut up and drilled into. The hardest part was finding somewhere to tap and fit them to the lathe/crossslide but it works

[@jeffrey-deitch]

Looks great! Can you share this? I would love to have this on my Unimat 3!

[@proprietarysonics3723]

Hi Jeffrey, if you drop me an email on [e-mail] I can send you the relevant information. thank you.

[@user-ny7jc9iu8b]

어디에서 살수있나?

[@atastycloud]

What are the specs of the power supply you're using?

[@proprietarysonics3723]

150W 12V supply. The type commonly used for LED strips I believe

[@atastycloud]

can you cut mild steel on this lathe?

[@drehmaschineklein6626]

yo al mio le agregue un motor de 127 vca de 1/3 de caballo y trabaja excelente

[@tonyw2626]

Please can you tell me where to buy pulley 👍

[@proprietarysonics3723]

If you email me with the pulleys you are looking for, I should be able to provide the. thanks.

[@sinadaneshkhah8537]

Amazone-

[@martintuliet6977]

what is the diameter of the chuck?

[@proprietarysonics3723]

about 60mm on that one

[@martintuliet6977]

@@proprietarysonics3723 Thank you

[@svccomputer7032]

Dam koto

[@sinadaneshkhah8537]

It have power but it can make the feed spindle therad be damage for sure. Imaked exactly like this but its wrong . Normally small lathes are for small parts so if you like to see big cheaps irecomend buy one big machine. Ilive in Austria also iworked in emco company more then 8 years.

[@jjjbossjjj]

Can u explain why the feed spindle thread will be damage?

[@cycliststrainingpartner8877]

@@jjjbossjjj because the thread is alloy. It’s very soft and gets eaten away with high screw load

[@tropicottanta6015]

@@cycliststrainingpartner8877 Hai detto benissimo amico si danneggia il filo.

[@sinadaneshkhah8537]

Its very very dangerous also if you use of automatic feed ‚be sure 100% your feed therad will be damage soon

[@TemperDriven]

I was hoping for some information what motor, gearing or controller...but I got/heard NOTHING...NO INFO AT ALL...An almost useless video...Really...who has not already see a lathe run/ cut......

[@mroogabooga8763]

I'm considering buying this lathe used as I'm interested in machining. Does anyone know if this lathe would be a good lathe to learn on? I'm 22 and a student so the cheap price would make it really convenient. And then i could swap the motor down the road. Great video👍

[@proprietarysonics3723]

Yes I bought this when I was a student and it was very helpful. You can cut up to 50mm diameter in soft metal/plastics. The best point for me is the compact size, it can be moved by hand unlike other lathes. That being said, these machines are quite expensive now. I believe I would rather go for a larger, older lathe you could find locally on Facebook or something similar. You will get a much more capable machine for a few hundred £. When I bought this Emco they were reasonably priced still. You could get a Myford/boxford or similar for what they cost now. Regardless, having a lathe will really help you improve skills as a student, as it did with me a few years back