Emco Unimat 3 Milling Column rotational locking clamp
- Arrives in 2 to 7 business days Printed in Auckland. $10 shipping, free over $75
- 14-day faulty refund If it arrives broken or misprinted, we reprint or refund it
- Secure checkout Card payments handled by Stripe
- Material
- High-Detail Resin (8K)
- Colour
- Grey
- Weight
- ~25 g
- Print time
- ~1.4 h
- Express shipping
- $20
More information
This simple clamp allows the Unimat 3 milling column spindle to be locked from rotating, thus allowing the placement of a digital indicator or dial indicator in the Jacobs chuck. Using the leadscrew handwheel, cross slide and vertical fine feed, the tip of the indicator can then be made to traverse a surface and readings taken to produce a set of coordinates (contour map) for importation into a CAD program.
The clamp can be printed from any type of filament, PLA is fine. The tightening screw bore fits the standard M5 allen bolt and nut that is common on Unimat accessories, such as the milling table clamps, and can be temporarily borrowed to use in this situation. The two bolts are the regular ones normally fitted to the column for the motor assembly.
Shown is the digital indicator set up to profile the shape of a keyboard key from a vintage DEC VT100 computer terminal. The leadscrew travel is recorded from corner to corner along with the indicator value along the item, when complete the milling column is moved up 1mm and the process repeated.
Note
My generic Golden Dragon digital indicator arrived off eBay with a plain flat backplate instead of the fixing eye backplate I had assumed it would be fitted with. Thankfully another thing (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1332174) solved that problem. A Unimat tee bolt and nut goes through the eye and allows clamping in the chuck.
Print Settings
Printer:
ALDI Coocoon Create (rebadged Wanhao)
Rafts: No
Supports:
No
Infill: 25%
Filament: Any PLA, ABS, PETG Any
Category: Machine Tools
Design and description by 1944GPW , licensed CC-BY.
Frequently asked
How long does shipping take?
Emco Unimat 3 Milling Column rotational locking clamp is printed to order. Lead time is typically 1-3 business days plus 1-4 days NZ shipping. Standard NZ shipping is $10, free over $75.
What material is this printed in?
By default this is printed in High-Detail Resin (8K) at 0.025 mm layer height on an MSLA resin printer. Custom material and colour swaps are available, just leave a note at checkout.
Can I get this in a different colour?
Yes. Every product can be printed in any of the resin colours we stock, or hand-painted on request. Leave a note at checkout or email [email protected].
Do you ship outside of New Zealand?
Currently New Zealand only. Australian shipping is coming.
Who designed this?
Designed by an independent sculptor and licensed for commercial printing. The original is linked on this page.
