05-01-2014, 09:22 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-01-2014, 09:26 PM by Alan Douglas.)
It's always a question if electronic test gear is used for testing radios or for repairing other test gear. Likewise with machine tools. But both categories are so much fun to have around, that I'll take the risk of their "usefulness."
I don't recall the model number of my Unimat, but assuming it's the same, mine was $129 with several free accessories, from Lafayette Radio around 1965. I had the milling attachment and used it as a mill as often as a lathe. It had some quirks and was only useful for small projects. When I stumbled on my present Logan light-industrial lathe I sold the Unimat to a friend. The same man who had the Logan also sold me a mill and a horizontal bandsaw.
CT160s make me wonder also. But I can say the VCM163 is marvelous. I used it a couple of weeks ago to test some 1930-era triodes (50s) at full power which is the only way to separate the sheep from the goats (and I found a number of goats). They all tested good on a lab-grade Hickok.
I don't recall the model number of my Unimat, but assuming it's the same, mine was $129 with several free accessories, from Lafayette Radio around 1965. I had the milling attachment and used it as a mill as often as a lathe. It had some quirks and was only useful for small projects. When I stumbled on my present Logan light-industrial lathe I sold the Unimat to a friend. The same man who had the Logan also sold me a mill and a horizontal bandsaw.
CT160s make me wonder also. But I can say the VCM163 is marvelous. I used it a couple of weeks ago to test some 1930-era triodes (50s) at full power which is the only way to separate the sheep from the goats (and I found a number of goats). They all tested good on a lab-grade Hickok.
