Unimat motor?

[Pelallito]

Hello,
I have an Enco Unimat that needs a motor. Does anybody have an idea of what motor I could adapt to it? I have quite a bit of tooling for it, so I want to see it in good working order.
Thanks for the help.
Fred

[Bernd]

I'd look to use a DC motor with a variable speed drive. A motor from a tread mill comes to mind. May find surplus stores in your area to look into also. I'm sure there are many on-line places also.

what kind of motor is on there now?

Bernd

[Pelallito]

The original factory motor that seems quite dead. I will start looking for a DC motor.
Thanks for the reply.
Fred

[usn ret]

Thrift shops ran by local charity groups are another possible source to find an unwanted/unloved instrument of torture such as a treadmill.  Happy hunting
Cliff

[Pelallito]

Cliff,
Thanks for the suggestion. I will check some out.
Fred

[Dean W]

Fred, you don't give your location, so I don't know if this will help.

The link goes to a very good motor for this sized machine:

http://tinyurl.com/yjj3hl3

It's on ebay.  I have two of them, one of which I use on a small lathe.  They are 4" long and 3" diameter and weigh 4 pounds.  It comes with a mounting flange, but it is easily removed with two bolts.  I bought mine from the seller linked to above, but there may be other sources. 
The motor needs a speed controller/power supply.  I use an MC 60 controller, which also supplies power.  It came out of a tread mill.  You can find them on ebay also, and many web sites on the web that sell parts for tread mills.  This controller runs the motor from about 100-5600 rpm with great torque at all speeds.

Dean

[Pelallito]

Dean,
Thanks for the information. I will takee a look at it immediately. I am in South Florida, USA. I need to add to my info page.
Regards,
Fred

[andreas]

Hi!!!....if you did n`t found anything try here!!! http://www.emcomachinetools.co.uk/Home/tabid/36/List/1/Default.aspx
by the way i also own a unimat 3....great machine:)))

[marshon]

If it's an SL/DB-200 model then the motors are not continuously rated and seem to overheat and burn out. I know a couple of guys at our model engineering  society who use sewing machine motors as replacements. The encased ones are just the right size and can be adapted to fit. These are continuously rated and some come with a foot pedal and variable speed drive.
They are available as AC or DC depending on the model of motor.