Re: Lathe & Mill Group Purchase

X3 or something very similar is now available from Grizzly, see:

http://www.grizzly.com/products/G0463

Cheers,
Steve Stallings
www.PMDX.com

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Vaso" <borpe2001@y...> wrote:
>
> I've set up a new Group - SIEG-SX3-C6B - for the specific and
limited
> purpose of organizing a (one-time) Group Purchase of SIEG lathes and
> mills from China. I think the C6B lathe and the Super X3 mill are
> currently a "sweet spot" in value among home shop machines.
> Unfortunately, neither in currently imported into North America.
>
> The 10x22 C6 series is a couple of steps above the 9x20 lathes in
> quality. The C6B has variable speed spindle and a form of DRO, but
no
> QuickChange Gearbox, and is therefore a promising candidate for ELS
or
> CNC fitting.
>
> The Super X3 is a vertical, tilting, and horizontal milling version
of
> the X3 mini-mill and falls into a size range above the X2 micromill
> and below the heavier Rong Fu mills. Several individuals are
> developong kits for CNC conversion of X3 mills.
>