Hi Ian,
Agreed the 30mm will handle Chris' job. I just baulked at the
significantly different size.
I'm assuming mine's Sieg. Certainly the controller is - they etched
their name in the PCB artwork. The machine certainly matches their
photos on their black & red site to a tee. The vendor advertised
hardened beds. Not sure what you mean by saddle cut away. It's an H
shaped casting rather than rectangular if that's what you mean. Hand
wheels are black plastic (apron & tailstock). No way wipers. Metric
leadscrew. No saddle or leadscrew oilers. I've bought some oilers to
install on the leadscrew blocks. No retaining nut on r/h of
leadscrew. No threading dial supplied. I've added one with 16T - but
where do you buy the other pinions?.
John
--- In 7x12minilathe@..., "steam4ian" <fosterscons@...>
wrote:
G'day John & Chris.
My lathe and steadies are green, probably "Hawthorn Green". The
opening is definitely over 45mm diameter and the fingers open out
to
that.
Some of the features on my lathe make me suspect it is not a Sieg
but
a clone or even original.
Do you have heat hardened ways, saddle not cut away in the middle,
metal handwheels, oilers and way wipers on the saddle, oilers on
the
lead screw end, a retaining nut on RH end of the lead screw,
metric
lead screw and three pinions for the threading dial? However
everthing else has the same shortcomings.
For all that the Sieg steady would still handle the 25mm stock for
Chris.
One good turn deserves another.
Regards,
Ian.
--- In 7x12minilathe@..., "born4something" <ajs@>
wrote:
Not sure which steadies you have Ian but I just checked my red
7x
Sieg made ones. The hole is 40mm but the fingers only back out
to
30mm.
John
--- In 7x12minilathe@..., "steam4ian" <fosterscons@>
wrote:
G'day Chris.
A quick trip out to the workshop showed that the steady
fingers
open
out to fit 45mm diameter. I haven't tried anything this size
but
25mm
should be a breeze.
