![]() The fixed steady is used for supporting a long piece far from the chuck where it is necessary to work on its end without tail stock support. I rear row we see the lead screw drive unit, the fixed steady and the top slide for taper turning. The front row shows the three surface plates. ![]() In the upper row we see the collection of centers, both live and fixed. By turning one end of the belt, left hand feed can be arranged.īelow are a few overview pictures of the various accessories I have purchased over time. An accessory that is fitted on the side of the machine together with asmall drive belt. Lead Screw Auto Feed Simplifies to get a nice surface as autofeed gives a more even feed.Live Center with Changeable Tips were made to increase work support and to make wood turning of handles possible.Surface Plate 3 with a flat plain surface for mounting work using double stick tape for example.Surface Plate 2 with T-slots for better work holding instead of ordinary chucks. ![]() Surface Plate 1 with three slots for screws instead of using an ordinary chuck, Used to set up very irregular details for machining, or when the whole of the surface is to be turned so that only screws can hold teh work.This attachment turned out to be very good as taper turning was more common than I first thought.Īs time passed the number of attachments increased to be able to handle more varied jobs. Live Center gives good support and does not have to be lubricated during work.4-jaw Chuck provides better possibilities to set up irregular work.Lathe Cutting Tools - I use both 6 and 8 mm tools of both HSS and TCT type.It is the accessories that provides this little machine with its versatility and flexibitlity, and there is a requirement to get at least a few to begin with. The only main difference is that the C0 has a 150 W motor and electronic speed control. Today it seems like it is not possible to find a new MJ-189 but SIEG makes a machine called C0 and is of the same size. This little machine does not have many built-in functions, but instead a wide range of accessories to supply most of them and a few more. The following table lists those groups of functions for the MJ-189. In addition to the basic functions that makes the machine into a lathe some necessary functions, useful functions, and desirable function that will make the machine even more cersatile and useful. It uses the same attachments and accessories so they can be readily purchased. The following table gives some further specifications. This clone turned out to be just as good as its European cousins but at a much more attractive price. MJ-189 is the name of a Chinese clone of the european EMCO Unimat 3 and 4. A good but small machine with great potential but needs to be handled according to size. This was the first machine I bought and re-freshened my skills on.
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