Recent content by Rob_B

Had plenty of time to think things over. At the moment I'm looking at a Myford ML7. Maybe not the safest way to get a lathe as there are so many things to look out for. But owning a 60 year old lathe sounds cool. :cool:

Thanks for the replies. I'm not always like that. ;) But this is going to cost a lot of money and I don't want to screw it up before I even got started. I had noticed how quickly it all adds up. First I looked at the cheap stuff. And after reading more about it I soon figured that wasn't...

Thanks all. Bob, that 410 mm isn't that much longer than the 350 mm of the lathe I was looking at. But 60 mm is a lot of you need it to finish a project. But lenght isn't every thing. The SC4 is much more lathe compared to the SC2. Still not sure what way to go from here. I hope I have some...

Bob, what version of the SC4 do you own? I see there are two versions, 410 mm and 510 mm.

Thanks for the replies. I haven't decided what to get yet. It is a new hobby, so maybe I will start small and work my way up if I really like it. Or start with some bigger machines (some thing like a 8.5x16 lathe and bf20 mill) @Mikbul. Those are close to what I wanted to get from Sieg. I have...

Thanks all. Lots of info to think about. Looking at the real engine size and deviding by 4, adding chuck thinkness, live center and some extra room to set it up on the lathe, the 350 mm between centers may be on the low side. And I thought I had figured it out by now. ;)

The SX2P doesn't have the tilting column, but a fixed one. Wouldn't that make it rigid enough?

The SC2 is an upgrade of the C2 Mini Lathe. It has, just like the SX2 mill, a brushless motor and less gears to get the same speed an more power. And there is a version with 350 mm instead of 300 mm between centers. http://www.mini-lathe.com/mini_lathe/reviews/sieg_sc2/sc2.htm That maybe have...

I have been looking around here for some time now and I'm ready to get my first lathe and mill. They will be used for model engines ofcource and maybe some other small parts and tool mods. I have been reading many posts here and on the internet and looked at what I can buy here. At the moment...

Thanks for the warm welcome. The V8 is a bit to much to start with. And maybe a 4 inline will be too. But like Frank said, start some where and see where that leads. And I even have an idea for an engine layout that I haven't seen an scale version of yet. :) I enjoyed metal work back at...

Hello all. I have seen many videos of scale engines and thought it would be great to build one some day. A few months ago some one posted a link to the video and later the build thread of THIS engine on a Land Rover forum. That is how I found this place and all the info. Now I have decided it...