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Hi Barry, What are the scales on the handwheels of your crosslide and topslides? Mine are both 0-50 for a full rotation but they both move 1mm/revolution. This means I need to rotate the dial half the desired movement - i.e. if I want to move the topslide by 0.8mm, I rotate the...

Hi Barry, I got the SC4 lathe bolted down today. I have attached some pictures showing my original setup with the EMCO lathe and the new setup with the SC4. I'm getting an SX2.7 mill as well which should turn up in a week or two. I think I may remove the back splash guard - I can't...

Hi Barry, Still too early to tell if I like the lathe yet. I should get it bolted down tomorrow and I'll post some pictures. I may have been spoiled by my old lathe which was an Emco V10P. Although it was pretty well knackered underneath it was still a good example of German...

Hi Barry, My SC4 lathe turned up today and I'm in the process of getting it set up. One thing I've noticed is that the carriage wheel which operates the rack and pinion is very sloppy and tends to fall out of gear if the wheel isn't pushed towards the lathe. Is your machine like...

Hi Mike, Very impressive. How did you manage to cut the recesses in the internal thread of the breech block? Regards, Alan

Hi All, I managed to pick up an old Singer sewing machine. After a fierce bidding war I got it for $2. There's a guy here who buys old the Singers mounted on tables with cast iron legs, takes off the machine, puts a nice top on the table and sells the tables which are apparently...

Hi Brian, I had power feed on my old Emco V10P lathe (which I think was about the same size as your Cx701) and I really liked it. If I wanted to machine up to a shoulder I would set the stop on the lathe bed, engage the power feed and disengage it a mm or so before the carriage...

Thanks Brian. Alan C.

Hi Brian, This looks like a good idea but I can't understand how it operates. It seems the left hand side of the caliper is fixed and the right hand side moves with the topslide but I can't see how the connection to the topslide is made. Can you post a photo showing this? Regards...

Hi, Has anyone tried these? They seem very cheap. Alan C.

Hi Barry, Looks good. The wood I'm thinking of using for the riser blocks is 36mm thick and really hard and flat. It was scrap from the place I worked where it was used as a baseplate for some circular sawblades situated on a production line. I milled it flat so it is true. Have...

"Some lead free solders are almost pure tin." I thought that was one of the things which went wrong with Scott's Antarctic expedition. His canned goods were soldered with tin which went through a phase change at the low temperatures prevailing, became brittle and the cans failed.

Thanks Barry. I'll make the bench 820mm high then make a decision about spacers when the lathe is sitting on the bench. Regards, Alan C.

Hi Korben, Although silver solder (sorry brazing alloy) can be useful, I have found that the resin cored tin/lead solder used for electronics is strong enough to be used for low pressure steam lines (up to say 20psi?) as long as the lines aren't in danger of being heated by a...

Thanks Barry. I'm 6'2'' so I don't want the bench too low. The stand for my current lathe is 820mm high and I wouldn't mind it being a bit higher so I was intending to make the bench 850mm high. I take your point about getting a bit more clearance for a removable tray under the bed between the...

Thanks Barry. I'm going to install a 600mm wide bench down one side of the shed to take the lathe and mill. It will be about 4 meters long so I should have space to spare. Rather than install a Sieg chip tray I thought I might use a kitchen tray on the bench between the feet of the lathe. That...

Hi, Here is a link to the website of the guy who posted the video at the start of this thread. It describes his die filer which he made from a kit of castings. http://www.clickspringprojects.com/die-filer-or-bench-filing-machine.html He says: "Andy also gives clear instructions on how...

Thanks for the replies. Hi Kerrin, Yes I'm in NZ - Ardmore south of Auckland. I went to the Grizzly site but they seem to have the Opti Mills rather than the Siegs. The British Axminster site is also good for more detailed information and they've got a lot on the SX2 mill but...

Thanks for the replies. I had seen the dimensions on the Sieg website but they are overall dimensions which presumably include the handwheels so don't tell me anything about the dimensions of the base. The local Sieg agent doesn't have a showroom and doesn't seem to keep much stock in the...

Hi, I've got a Sieg SX2.7 mill and an SC4 lathe on order which should arrive by the end of November. In the meantime I'm going to install a bench for them to sit on. I was originally going to make it 500mm (20") wide but looking at the specs I'm not sure that is enough. Can any members out...