C6 lathe ?

Axminster Power Tools do it

In article , snipped-for-privacy@lineone.net writes

The CQ6230B/910 looks quite tasty. Anyone have any experience of it?

The quoted topslide travel of 760mm could be quite useful.....

David

rnatives?

I suspect many have experience of that type of lathe although not necessarily with the Seig name on it. I suppose they could claim that the topslide does travel 760mm...........up and down the bed :-)) Sorry David couldn't resist.

Looks like someone likes it as it is out of stock. Not surprising if it does indeed include all of those accessories and a "digital readout on a separate panel" for =A31695.96 incl

Regards

Keith

On or around 11 Apr 2007 23:49:07 -0700, snipped-for-privacy@lineone.net enlightened us thusly:

The Jet GH1440W looks a handy machine. 5 grand plus though...

Sorry Peter we seem to have drifed a bit from your C6/Alternative question. Are you keen to get something about the C6 size or could something larger be OK for you? Although I didn't buy one in the end I had a good look at the Warco WM280 type and it looked a well built and well specified machine. Although it is better equipped than a basic C6 and, depending on model, will include a limited gearbox, it is considerably (twice?) more expensive. In the end I bought a secondhand longbed Boxford that is in excellent condition for about 80% of the cost of a C6. There appears to be plenty of these on the market and although the capability of mine is now overlapped by two other lathes, I've not sold mine as the price one can get is stupidly cheap for a quality lathe. Still, secondhand machines do carry an increased risk over new so you might want to stick with a known quantity as it were.

I wouldn't knock the Seig at all as it seems well built and more solid than a lot of lathes in the same class. It is a bit short on equipment as standard though and will cost you a further =A3100 or so to buy what is included as standard with some of the other offerings. However, with its solid build and a basic price of =A3645 it takes a little bit of beating in the value for money stakes.

Best regards

Keith

This is a similar size at least. Ebay item no 320100431362 No connection apart from I'm tempted!

It's about 40Kg lighter than the C6 so probably not as rigid - and you do need to watch the torque at the bottom end of single ratio machines.

I made a fairly clumsy mod to my C6 but I can now cut difficult stuff at 30 rpm (currently making a 6 inch backplate from a rough lump of 8 inch cast iron I found - probably shouldn't though!)

Steve

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Keith

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Chris Edwards (in deepest Dorset) "....there *must* be an easier way!"

Chris

Checked both boxes, nothing there as yet.

Best regards

Keith

Check Homeworkshop site for reference to something we discussed yesterday.

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Chris Edwards (in deepest Dorset) "....there *must* be an easier way!"

Andy, I'm not surprised that you are tempted! In selling these machines I've focused on the best quality for the lowest prices possible. Already, prices seem to be dropping, and already one UK supplier has demanded the Chinese stop supplying me because of my low prices. Outside of eBay my prices are even lower - and so far not one of my customers has complained about rigidity or lack of low speed torque, or anything else for that matter - Steve please take note. And not forgetting that my machines come out of the same factory as the leading UK and US manufacturers, so a better comparison would be with the American Grizzly and, well, you know the UK ones! I'm not convinced that Sieg are any better than all these others - it's rarely worth paying over the odds for a name. Personally I believe that of equal importance is after-sales service.

I will have the Sieg C6 in stock, but the cnc-converted version - and if I do manage to get any non-cnc C6's they will be very competitively priced.

Hugh (aka harryuk123) ps this is not intended as advertising, but I am entitled to counter the slightly negative comment from Steve W - just because it's eBay it doesn't follow that the goods are inferior. As I don't have a flashy showroom, and glossy brochures etc.,I can focus on cutting price.