Andreas, nice machine! I purchased the unimat 3 about 10 years ago when I was at University. I use to have it on my desk and machine away to my hearts content. I suppose that is what first got me interested despite me selling it but that was due to a lack of understanding back then. It is a very small lathe but I did really enjoy using it .... that being said I made a stupidly huge profit when I sold it, those lathes go for a small fortune in relation to what you get for your money