EMCO Unimat SL 200 Lathe and Mill

I finally bought a lathe and it just so happens that it can be converted into a mill too. This is the EMCO Unimat SL-200 Lathe.

[@machinist_matt]

You might not NEED all those accessories but trust me, you're gonna WANT them! ALL of them. It's the Emco curse. 😅😉

[@machinistmikethetinkerer4827]

Couldn't have said it better myself...

[@billffromnh]

I've had an SL200 since 1970. It's been a very useful tool over the years for small stuff. I paid about $160 new but have paid several times that in tooling & accessories for it. I once was able to buy Unimat parts from the Sears Tool Catalog. These lathes haven't been made for years & many of the parts & accessories are no longer available. You may have already experienced this since the video is a couple years old.

[@danedewaard8215]

Wow, it looks almost brandy new!!! Good luck with it!!!!!!!!!!

[@dustinwalruff]

Yeah it’s pretty much mint condition.

[@razzix2]

Its an awesome little machine. Love all the random crazy uses I get out of it. Wish someone would snag the patent info since I am pretty sure its public domain now - and start building them and parts/accessories again. These things would make great little desktop mills and lathes for highschool shop classes. perfect scale to learn the core basics of mills and lathes.

[@jorgeh0000]

Esos tornos son fabricados donde. ? Gracias.

[@razzix2]

@@jorgeh0000 my manufacturer tag shows made in austria

[@colvinator1611]

I'm looking to buy this model shortly so your video has been a great help to me. Happy / safe milling and turning ! Colin, UK.

[@dustinwalruff]

Glad it helped

[@manda60]

I just got one in November. Such great little machines!

[@colemine7008]

a follow up on this one would be nice

[@andyvan5692]

at 5:40 what you are looking at is a faceplate, and a driving 'dog', the dog slides onto a round workpiece, and the part is put between dead centers, in the tailstock, and the faceplate goes onto the headstock, gripping the spindle, and the dog goes into a slot in the faceplate, to drive the part to cut it.

[@davidjames1007]

I have both the chinese mini lathe and the emco. They are not comparable. The chinese lathe does not need all the upgrades people tell you and it can do much more. The unimat is fine for very small things and is fine on brass and aluminium but cutting stainless and other steel alloys is a nightmare. Upgrading your chinese lathe is optional and becomes a hobby in itself. Anyway they are both enjoyable and great have fun

[@dustinwalruff]

Yeah I’ve already run into the size being an issue.

[@ronitsingh85]

brother, dont know what you paid for it, but its a germ! its in very good condition! WOW. I have a unimat 3, used but very good and I have the vertical attachment with the metal table, hunt for it and get it! its metal, last you forever. These are sweet accurate machines, always have to for small stuff. you will love using it for smaller things even if you get a bigger lathe. Just getting all the 3 chucks and live center is more than worth it!

[@dustinwalruff]

I got it for a steal, less than half of what I’ve seen some well used ones missing half of the accessories go for. I did pick up the metal table a while back.

[@ronitsingh85]

@@dustinwalruff Well in that case, you will forever be grateful and keep it! Its a fun little quality lathe for sure, its a hobby lathe but with the quality and precision of a watchmaker lathe for the given size. So overall its very good at what its capabilities are.

[@rwest1818]

I have the exact same lathe, it does everything I need

[@marvinpybus4599]

Wish that I had one. Neat little tool.

[@jorgeh0000]

Hola amigo. Saludos desde Venezuela. Una pregunta. En qué país son fabricados esos mini tornos ?. Y gracias 🫂

[@dustinwalruff]

I think they are made in Switzerland.

[@scottwallace5180]

In the UK we call them watch maker lathes. The part you did not know what it was is a dog and a face plate. Enjoy

[@frankbonsignore.RochesterNY]

Nice quality tool! Start messing around with it on aluminum, brass, and maybe some soft steel. Have fun. By the way I saw your helmet in the background- were you/are you a pilot?

[@dustinwalruff]

No, I’m not a pilot. I’m in the process of converting it into an X-wing helmet. Some of my latest videos are about it.

[@andyvan5692]

WAIT: at 4:16 you need to LOSTEN the allen screw behind the compond rest (on the cross slide facing downwards) this is the 'carrage' lock, for shipping purposes, as well as when doing a facing, parting or other cut where you want to restrict this axis of the machint, like drilling ( to stop the slide vibrating into the spinning chuck, or things like the tablesaw, fret saw or other attachments coming out of alignment between the cutters and the table [fixed to the saddle])- as the lead screw is loose, UNTIL you add the power feed (screwcutting) attachment- this adds a gear on the handwheel, and a pulley on a tailshaft to reach the headstock pulleys.

[@dustinwalruff]

Thanks for the info

[@paultrimble9390]

​@@dustinwalruffhow I liking it now had it while

[@TheVintageEngineer]

I just got one a couple weeks ago. Dude I love it. Now I know it’s small but it will be great for making bushes. Btw what was the part number on that Albrecht Chuck? I didn’t know they had a keyless one for the 12x1 thread size.

[@dustinwalruff]

I’ll check when I get home in a few days.

[@dustinwalruff]

Model 65-J1, Mount 1JT, Stock NO 9678

[@TheVintageEngineer]

@@dustinwalruff thanks. So it has a Jacob’s taper 1, how does it mount to the 12mx1 tail stock thread?

[@dustinwalruff]

It does not mount on to it I just realized.

[@TheVintageEngineer]

@@dustinwalruff man that stinks because those Albrechts are super high precision. Almost zero runout when compared to a conventional 3 jaw Jacob’s style Chuck. No adapter found in the bunch of parts?

[@Danburdick-lm5xt]

that piece on the right is a drivedog........... you can also get a dremel speed control to slow that mother down......

[@machinistmikethetinkerer4827]

I sent you a couple helpful links but they've disappeared. why is that? anyway, good luck and enjoy. love mine. those bars you speak of are called tommy bars. and those centers are dead centers. a good substitute for tommy bars are two 5/32" pin punches.

[@dustinwalruff]

I'm not sure. I was never notified by KZbin and I never saw your previous comment. Maybe they don't like the something about the links.

[@dustinwalruff]

Also, I picked up some tommy bars and the mill table accessory.

[@machinistmikethetinkerer4827]

There's one anyway. Hey I got a couple of low low budget vids on my channel of my unimat have a look.

[@machinistmikethetinkerer4827]

That link disappeared too

[@toolcult]

Dang, where did you find one in such a pristine condition!

[@dustinwalruff]

Found it on Facebook market place. Had to drive 4 hours to get there and another 4 back.

[@toolcult]

@@dustinwalruff well worth the drive!

[@VintageGearMan]

@@dustinwalruff Ha! I just found this lathe also a four hour drive soon! Oh well. At least I found it in great shape. It is missing the 4 jaw chuck. Has the 3 though.

[@dustinwalruff]

@@VintageGearMan congratulations on your find.

[@francorobredo9567]

How much is this lathe worth aprox?

[@Make-Asylums-Great-Again]

That's a lucky find. I'm currently looking at talking someone into selling me theirs. Do you guys/gals know anyone who likes money?

[@dustinwalruff]

Hope you find one

[@jessev1978]

What should i expect to pay for one of these?

[@dustinwalruff]

I would expect at least $1000. The couple I’ve seen for sale recently were listed for $1500, pretty complete but in very worn condition.

[@trialnterror]

Let’s see some cuts

[@gebruykert]

... but, what’s your Leica doing on the workbench? 😳

[@dustinwalruff]

Good eye, but it’s not actually a Leica. It’s a Zorki, a Russian knock-off. It’s a parts camera for a bowcaster.

[@Dodi-nz3fd]

Please provide information on the address of the Emco Unimat distributor in *Indonesia* .

[@dustinwalruff]

I don’t know that information

[@Dodi-nz3fd]

@@dustinwalruff , *, Thank's* ...

[@trialnterror]

How much was that

[@Make-Asylums-Great-Again]

Around $800 for one in this specific condition with all the boxes and stuff on eBay right now as of 12/28/23.

[@trialnterror]

You want to sell me that chuck in the box with out the key

[@ShivaniSharma-qf3ln]

Sir me india se very nice machine content number

[@dustinwalruff]

Thank you

[@dinobertoli-zl1vt]

15 minutos de video para colocar la columna y usarlo como fresadora y lo mas interesante era ver su funcion como fresadora, y............nada solo palabras y gestito con la mano ,.....que tristeza ,