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I tried the sewing machine motor on the Unimat DB mill and found it to work OK. I wanted the lathe to be small enough to move around and still be useable also. I have a spare dental engine but the motor on it is fairly large too. By the way, the dental engines (the old rope drive ones) are just the berries for lots of model and wood working chores. I outfitted mine with a selection of headpieces and use it a lot.


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