<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yiv9427445496"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_4927"><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_4926"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_4938"><span>Thanks Hugh & Scott.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_4933"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_4939">Yes I was concerned about the rigidity in the tool post, & size & price are a concern.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_4933"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_5159">I've been through a couple of hours of videos reviews on the C3, but no mention of boring.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_4933"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_5254">It's 7" x 14" which is smaller than the one you bought Scott.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_4933" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_5302">I will look at thier larger models. I haven't come across too much that is negative about</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_4933" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_5412">the Sieg mini lathes.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_4933" dir="ltr"><span>Alan</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_4933" dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><br clear="none"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_4925"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_4924"> <div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yiv9427445496yqt7414095334" id="yiv9427445496yqt00076"><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_4923"> <hr size="1"> <font size="2" face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_4932"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Hugh Fulton via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org><br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">To:</span></b> 'Personal Submersibles General Discussion' <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> <br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, May 12, 2015 1:17 AM<br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Mini Lathe<br clear="none"> </font> </div> <div class="yiv9427445496y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_4928"><br clear="none"><div id="yiv9427445496"><style>#yiv9427445496 --
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#yiv9427445496 </style><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_4931"><div class="yiv9427445496WordSection1" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_4930"><div class="yiv9427445496MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_4929"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Alan,</span></div><div class="yiv9427445496MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_5003"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_5002">It is better to get a larger old good name lathe than a small new lathe of dubious quality. Rigidity is gold. If you are going to use a boring bar up the inside of 5” long hole then rigidity. </span></div><div class="yiv9427445496MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_4941"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_4940">How much do you want to spend? How much room do you have? Hugh</span></div><div class="yiv9427445496MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_4942"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></div><div class="yiv9427445496qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_4943"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv9427445496yqt6197450880" id="yiv9427445496yqt09482"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_4946"><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_4945"><div class="yiv9427445496MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_4944"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_5001"> Personal_Submersibles [mailto:personal_submersibles-bounces@psubs.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Alan James via Personal_Submersibles<br clear="none"><b>Sent:</b> Monday, 11 May 2015 10:19 p.m.<br clear="none"><b>To:</b> Personal Submersibles General Discussion<br clear="none"><b>Subject:</b> [PSUBS-MAILIST] Mini Lathe</span></div></div></div><div class="yiv9427445496MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_5000"> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_4949"><div id="yiv9427445496yui_3_16_0_1_1431338891844_2410"><div class="yiv9427445496MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="">Anyone familiar with the Sieg C3 Mini lathe?</span></div></div><div id="yiv9427445496yui_3_16_0_1_1431338891844_2410"><div class="yiv9427445496MsoNormal" style="background:white;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_4999"><span style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_4998">I am looking at buying one mainly for the initial purpose of making up aluminium housings</span></div></div><div id="yiv9427445496yui_3_16_0_1_1431338891844_2410"><div class="yiv9427445496MsoNormal" style="background:white;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_4948"><span style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_4947">for the brushless motors I have been experimenting with.</span></div></div><div id="yiv9427445496yui_3_16_0_1_1431338891844_2410"><div class="yiv9427445496MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="">I want to start with a 3" diameter, 5" long rod of alluminium & bore it out in steps for the propellor shaft,</span></div></div><div id="yiv9427445496yui_3_16_0_1_1431338891844_2410"><div class="yiv9427445496MsoNormal" style="background:white;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_5482"><span style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_5481">seals, bearing & motor. The internal diameter will eventually be 2&1/2".</span></div></div><div id="yiv9427445496yui_3_16_0_1_1431338891844_2410"><div class="yiv9427445496MsoNormal" style="background:white;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_4997"><span style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_4996">Could I do this succesfully on this lathe?</span></div></div><div id="yiv9427445496yui_3_16_0_1_1431338891844_2410"><div class="yiv9427445496MsoNormal" style="background:white;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_4950"><span style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_5483">Thanks Alan</span></div></div><div id="yiv9427445496yui_3_16_0_1_1431338891844_2410"><div class="yiv9427445496MsoNormal" style="background:white;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_4995"><span style=""> </span></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv9427445496MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_4951"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 11576 (20150505) __________<br clear="none"><br clear="none">The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.eset.com/" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_4994">http://www.eset.com</a></div></div> <br clear="none"><br clear="none">__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 11576 (20150505) __________<br clear="none"><br clear="none">The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.eset.com/" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1431388441286_4952">http://www.eset.com</a><br clear="none"> </div></div><br clear="none"><div class="yiv9427445496yqt6197450880" id="yiv9427445496yqt43995">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br clear="none"></div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div></div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div></body></html>