Just got my C4 lathe!

[unclemymy]

Just received my Sieg C-4 through Travers. I'm so busy right now, it's just sitting in the crate - maybe I can savor unpacking it this weekend!

Has anyone else got one yet? I'll post photos after the "unveiling".

[kawazuki]

I've had mine about 9 months now and really like it. I've never used any metalworking machinery before so it is a voyage of learning. It does have some quirks though which take a bit of lateral thinking to get round but other than that it seems to be a well sorted piece of kit

[Teyber]

wow im sorry for this terrible question but i didn't even know those were out!

Travelers? whats the url of the website? google isn't helping me...


Congrats on the purchase!

[Crevice Reamer]

The Sieg C4 is an 8 x 17 lathe with the SX3 mill electronic variable speed control setup and 1000 watt motor. It comes with a 4 inch chuck and a cam-lock tail stock. $1599.00 at Travers.

https://www.travers.com/Default.asp

CR.

[duke cummings]

kawazuki , did you get yours at travers ?

[kawazuki]

Originally Posted by duke cummings kawazuki , did you get yours at travers ?

No man, I'm in the UK - we've had them available for about a year! Got mine from Chester Machine Tools. At current exchange, I paid about $1200!
Look Here : http://www.chesteruk.net/store/comet...athe_450mm.htm
Seems they've gone up in price a bit ! Must be popular

[duke cummings]

that's right , i remember reading that on minilathe.com , how are you liking it ? seems to me it is the best mini lathe out !

[kawazuki]

'Best mini out there' - that was my conclusion before purchase. As an absolute beginner machinist, it ticks all the boxes for me, sturdy, as well made as can be expected for the price with some big machine functions and features - power cross slide, tee slots, 1.5hp motor. Looks like I won't be changing for anything else

[unclemymy]

I guess it's not always progress to go from being a machinist to a mechanical engineer! I still haven't had time to set it up. I've been a mach. for 30 years, and this thing is beautiful! I just can't play with it yet!

Like the previous guy, it has the things a machinist wants - plenty of power, inch gears - and I wasn't going to buy a machine that didn't have feed in both cross and long.

I'm torn between setting it up to use, or putting it in a glass case in my den. It's every machinists' dream - a brand new, shiny red lathe of my very own! K, I'll stop gushing and try to get some unpacking photos to post.

Many thanks to Mr. Joe Depascale at Travers Tool for helping me get the first one off the boat.

[JHanko]

I got mine about a month ago. Been using it every day. A mini-review and pictures here: http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/...ic.php?t=79325

Jeff

[kawazuki]

Originally Posted by JHanko I got mine about a month ago. Been using it every day. A mini-review and pictures here: http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/...ic.php?t=79325 Jeff

Thats odd that its tripping your breakers! I run mine remote from the house in a garage served by 30m of 15a cable and fused 13a at the plug - no problems whatsoever. As the machine has metric screws a threading gauge wouldn't work, thats why Seig provide the 127 tooth gear to allow imperial threading with a metric screw. I'm already on the slippery slope of buying accesories ha ha ha!

[topknot]

Originally Posted by kawazuki It does have some quirks though which take a bit of lateral thinking to get round but other than that it seems to be a well sorted piece of kit

Can you say what the 'quirks' are?

I am very tempted by one of these. Among my reservations are the amount of power it has at low speeds and the availability of accessories - things like chucks, steady rests and a good quick change toolpost.

Pete