The Unimat was a series of

combination machine A combination machine is a woodworking machine that combines the functions of two or more separate machines into a single unit. For example, a combination machine might consist of a tablesaw with a side-mounted jointer. Another common example of ...

s sold for light hobbyist engineering, such as

model engineering Model engineering is the pursuit of constructing proportionally scaled miniature working representations of full-sized machines. It is a branch of metalworking with a strong emphasis on artisanry, as opposed to mass production. While now mainly a ...

. They were distinctive as the same major components could be re-arranged into either a

lathe A lathe () is a machine tool that rotates a workpiece about an axis of rotation to perform various operations such as cutting, sanding, knurling, drilling, deformation, facing, threading and turning, with tools that are applied to the w ...

milling machine Milling is the process of machining using rotary cutters to remove material by advancing a cutter into a workpiece. This may be done by varying directions on one or several axes, cutter head speed, and pressure. Milling covers a wide variety of ...

. It covers a range of commercially sold machines intended for

machining Machining is a manufacturing process where a desired shape or part is created using the controlled removal of material, most often metal, from a larger piece of raw material by cutting. Machining is a form of subtractive manufacturing, which util ...

and

metalworking Metalworking is the process of shaping and reshaping metals in order to create useful objects, parts, assemblies, and large scale structures. As a term, it covers a wide and diverse range of processes, skills, and tools for producing objects on e ...

for

model making A scale model is a physical model that is geometrically similar to an object (known as the ''prototype''). Scale models are generally smaller than large prototypes such as vehicles, buildings, or people; but may be larger than small prototy ...

hobbyists manufactured by the Emco company. The machines enable the user to have a

drill press A drill press is a Drill, drilling machine suitable for quick and easy drilling of straight holes, Countersink, countersinking or Counterbore, counterboring that are perpendicular to both directions of a table surface. In comparison, it is more di ...

and

. Most of the Unimat range is no longer in production, but the smallest Unimat 1 and its variants is now produced by the Cool Tool Gmbh.

Models

Original ''Emco''

* Unimat DB, Unimat DB-200 * Unimat SL, Unimat SL-1000 * Unimat 3

To ''Emco'' Specs

* Unimat Basic * Unimat 4 (lower quality clockmakers/watchmakers lathe with parts interchangeable with the Unimat 3) * Unimat Compact 5 * Unimat Compact 8E * Unimat Compact V8 * Maximat F1-P Mill * Unimat Mill

''TheCoolTool'' company

* Unimat 1 Basic (model woodworking) This model of the Unimat 1 has many plastic parts. It is capable of working mostly wood and plastics. PASCO Unimat 1 Lathe - Kolkata 2018-03-20 9028

PASCO Unimat 1 Lathe - Kolkata 2018-03-20 9028

* Unimat 1 Classic This model of the Unimat 1 has many plastic parts and plastic machining cross slides. It is capable of working wood, plastic and soft metals i.e. aluminum and brass. It is the same machine as the basic with additional capabilities such as wood turning, sawing, drilling, milling and metal turning. * Unimat PowerLine This is a collection of enhancements for any of the Unimat 1 tools. It includes options for more power, table saw and router table. * Unimat MetalLine This model of the Unimat 1 has been upgraded to metal parts and cross slides that give the unit a higher level of accuracy. It is capable of working any of the materials from the Basic or Classic versions plus soft steel.

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