--- In 7x12minilathe@..., "Marty N" <martyn@...> wrote:
Loosely, machines with beds wider than center height are
considered "heavy duty" lathes. Those whose beds equal center height
are considered "tool room" and those whose beds are narrower than the
center height and considered junk (hobby?). Seig 7" machines are about
3.25" across the bed, depends where you measure ;(
Hi Marty,
Useful comments re saddle adjustment priorities. Thanks. Re the bed
width, I can read that 2 ways. It either puts the Sieg 7x just on the
junk side of "tool room" and close enough to be worth investing some
effort into. Or it puts the Sieg 7x just a whisker short of "heavy
duty". Well, it ain't the latter!
John
