Emco Unimat 3 Lathe

[Giles]

I couldnt find one......! Dammit.....

(thanks though David!)

 

[Isambarduk]

I couldnt find one......! Dammit.....

Oh dear, that's a shame, Giles, but I'm not surprised. I bought mine from Chronos long ago when they were freely available, more recently a friend found a source in Germany but that was few years ago now, too. I suppose that, once the Unimat 3 was obsolescent, the demand for the accessories dropped off. David

 

[Lyndhurstman]

Hello

Excuse my ignorance (I’m aware it’s a big ask...), but wouldn’t one of these do? (I’m asking as a fellow Unimat 3 owner...).

ESX 16 Collet Chuck

Cheers

Jan

 

[Giles]

Thants very kind of you - i dont think the ESX are quite the same as the ER collets- but I stand correction!

 

[ceejaydee]

I can't remember the exact difference between ER and ESX either; I think they are the same from a dimension perspective but the ESX have higher accuracy in terms of run out.

 

[Lyndhurstman]

Hello
I found this:

“Sounds like you figured it out already... but ESX is indeed exactly the same in all design respects to ER. ESX are only termed such, though, by Schaublin. There is a historical reason for this, but it is really not worth getting into here. The Schaublin ESX collets are high quality, Swiss made collets equivalent in precision to Rego Fix (also Swiss manufactured). ...”
Noob questions about collets -- especially ER collets

Cheers

Jan

 

[Giles]

Jan, thank you very much for that link - I had tried to find the difference (it not...) between ER and ESX before I placed an order, but I wasn't able to find anything.... but this piece explains it very well!

 

[Giles]

Here is the base-plate/chuck solution bought from Arc Euro Trade for about £35. I had to face the base-plate after I fitted it to my nose, and then match the step to suite the chuck, and that was it. It doesn't stick out nearly as much as I feared.

2020-05-21_10-10-45 by giles favell, on Flickr

 

[Isambarduk]

Well done, Giles. That does look like a most satisfactory solution. D