Comments on: Ultimate Model Makers Tool http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20060601/ultimate-model-makers-tool/ Playing with cool gadgets in the ongoing search for the Coolest Gadget Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:41:20 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: micsaund http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20060601/ultimate-model-makers-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-5279 micsaund Fri, 02 Jun 2006 05:26:53 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20060601/ultimate-model-makers-tool/#comment-5279 Talk about lack of details on the thinkgeek site. At the very least, when buying a machine tool, you want to know what collet the chuck takes, so you can know what types of bits will be usable in the machine. A larger machine, like a Smithy 1220 (also an all-in-one : http://www.smithy.com/MWdefault.htm) takes standard MT3 bits which are available cheap (or expensive) from any machining supplier. This Unimat is neat and probably good for very small projects (another is the Taig mini lathe at http://www.cartertools.com/ which has a large hobbiest following), but Thinkgeek really needs to beef-up the details. Then again, many most computer nerds don't know anything about machining (I took classes in college) and won't know what to look for and will consequently be buying several machines as they upgrade to what they really need/want. Talk about lack of details on the thinkgeek site. At the very least, when buying a machine tool, you want to know what collet the chuck takes, so you can know what types of bits will be usable in the machine. A larger machine, like a Smithy 1220 (also an all-in-one : http://www.smithy.com/MWdefault.htm) takes standard MT3 bits which are available cheap (or expensive) from any machining supplier.

This Unimat is neat and probably good for very small projects (another is the Taig mini lathe at http://www.cartertools.com/ which has a large hobbiest following), but Thinkgeek really needs to beef-up the details. Then again, many most computer nerds don’t know anything about machining (I took classes in college) and won’t know what to look for and will consequently be buying several machines as they upgrade to what they really need/want.

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