Nice. I have both of those. Except your bed on the lathe looks bigger than mine. I have the HF version. Says 7x10 but it really is 7x8. I plan on either getting the 7x14 replacement bed or just buying another lathe...
Eric
Eric,
I think the lathe is considered a 7X12. It is a SIEG C3 model. It is from a local store, a Canadian version of Harbor Freight , called Princess Auto. The mill is from Harbor Freight as there is a store in Fargo ND, which is about 2.5 hours drive due south from my home here in Canada. After buying these I also bought a 12x36 real lathe to allow me to do all the machining required to turn the mini lathe and mini mill into decent pieces of equipment. That has yet to really start :-). I also have the little TAIG lathe with all it's accessories which is a great little tool. I have added the XYZ QCTP to the mini lathe which makes it easier to use (no more shims) and my mini mill has a belt drive conversion and soon will have a leadscrew on the Z axis to get rid of the rack!
The purpose of all this is to eventually build a steam locomotive. Seems all I do is work on tools and workshop storage projects! I have attached a photo of my lathe accessories storage rack. You will note the small threaded arbor in the rack which allows all the chucks/faceplates I have for my TAIG lathe to be held in a collet in the spindle of the mini lathe. I am working on a small fixture plate project that will allow all the TAIG chuck to be mounted on the table of the mini mill as well. This will allow parts to remain chucked but be moved between machines for different ops as required without disturbing the reference.
Gerald
Gerald
Gerald