It all depends on what you expect to do with a lathe. This is a tool designed to be safe as a child's first serious workshop tool. It will not do any heavy work but it will do light jobs with a good level of controlability, and this may be adequate for your needs. It will not have a long life. See: https://www.micromark.com/MicroLux-Micro-Lathe and https://www.micromark.com/MicroLux-7x16-Mini-Lathe The early EMCO Maier supplied collet holders were for the E-16 and ES-6 series of collets from Schaublin in Switzerland and were a little shorter than the ER-16 style (introduced in 1972 by Rego-Fix, also of Switzerland, in 1972) ES = Schaublin, ER = Rego-Fix. The E collets have just 6 slots and, as with a collapse range of only a few thousandths of an inch, are intended for use only with the "nominal" size marked on the collet. The ES and ER collets have 8, 12 (or more) slots and a collapse range of about .040". ER collets also have an extraction groove-- the E and ES collets do not. The diameter of the E and ES collets is measured at the largest diameter where the two cones meet which, in the case of E/ES-16 collets, is 16 mm. The ER type are measured at a defined distance below the extraction groove on the 8-degree (16 Degrees included angle).

but the solution to all of this is to buy 4mm round belting that you can make up your self (eg Whitsales UK) The one function that requires a lathe is turning metal to fabricate your own tools. A machinists lathe is essentially a tool to make tools. Looking at the spec sheet for the motor, for max torque (ie just at stall point) the motor delivers 267W of output power for which it needs 387W of input power. Get yourself a centre (slocumb) drill. When, for example, I do end drilling, I use one to accurately start the hole. One day you will be doing turning between centres. For this the centre drill produces the correct profile hole in the end of the piece to take the centre. The following are 3mm examples.Although the DB200/SL1000 remains a very popular machine on the second-hand market Emco unfortunately no longer supply any parts, accessories, written material or service help.

The sanding disc provides the perfect finish to your parts after cutting and shaping. The sander can also be detached for hand held use. Disc size: 50mm Jigsaw I have no connection with any of the above retailers except as a satisfied customer. The first power supply went "pop" when turned on, but they supplied a replacement foc and that works fine - I've been turning up split axles this morning. Included in the kit are the components for a jigsaw, diverse variations of woodturning machines , a handheld sander a stationary sander, and a handheld drilling machine. All the machines of the UNIMAT 1 BASIC kit are child-friendly. Due to the short strokes of the jigsaw blade, the fingers of a young carpenter cannot be injured. At the same time, professionals are delighted by the accurate and precise cutting of the saw.Anyway, the motor burned out 2 months ago and I've been getting more and more dejected at the price of refurbished ones, so to find this topic here andt to find that I can resurrect my lathe is brilliant news. The fittings provided allow for horizontal and vertical milling in woods, plastics, metals and many other materials. An HSS milling cutter is included but you can use virtually any commercially available milling cutters up to a fixing diameter of 6mm. Mill Data: Longitudinal travel: 50mm, Cross travel: 30mm (expandable with optional accessories) Its simple modular construction allows easy change of function. Everything you need is in the box including the power supply (full contents see below)