Hello!
I think this might be my first post in the machine shop!
I have just treated myself to a mini-lathe - it was held up by the snow, but finally arrived yesterday, so thought I'd share....
The lathe is a SIEG SC2 thing, from Axminster tools. These SIEG lathes are available under a few different names, but Axminster had a showroom not too far away, so I could actually go and see the different models in real life. The SC2 was a good match for the space available, and for the wallet too.
Once unpacked, I did a couple of quick jobs as part of the learning curve. First up was to machine a little spindle to hold bobbins for my coil winder. It is very handy for making little tools like this.
And then I replaced a broken connector on this B&O microphone, by cutting off the old on, and re-threading for an XLR output...
Today has been a bit of a learning curve, finding the right speeds and tool angles for cutting different materials, but so far so good. Although the lathe itself is rather small, it has a 500W motor and seems to have plenty of power. Now I just need to get my turning skills up to scratch.
I think this might be my first post in the machine shop!
I have just treated myself to a mini-lathe - it was held up by the snow, but finally arrived yesterday, so thought I'd share....
The lathe is a SIEG SC2 thing, from Axminster tools. These SIEG lathes are available under a few different names, but Axminster had a showroom not too far away, so I could actually go and see the different models in real life. The SC2 was a good match for the space available, and for the wallet too.
Once unpacked, I did a couple of quick jobs as part of the learning curve. First up was to machine a little spindle to hold bobbins for my coil winder. It is very handy for making little tools like this.
And then I replaced a broken connector on this B&O microphone, by cutting off the old on, and re-threading for an XLR output...
Today has been a bit of a learning curve, finding the right speeds and tool angles for cutting different materials, but so far so good. Although the lathe itself is rather small, it has a 500W motor and seems to have plenty of power. Now I just need to get my turning skills up to scratch.