Flywheel Turning on Axminster Co Micro Lathe. Sieg

[@spudnickuk]

Very nice finish, also you did it quick. I can imagine when the winter comes and you don't won't to get out to the workshop, you can have the little lathe on your lap or on kitchen table, basically a mobile lathe :)

[@RuedigerEtzold]

Maybe peel some carrots too ;)

[@spudnickuk]

@@RuedigerEtzold Yeh use the lathe to peel veg, what a Good idea :)

[@pcka12]

If you watch the workshop tour you will find his machine shop is in the house!

[@spudnickuk]

@@pcka12 I / we do know its just a figure of speach 😜

[@TheKnacklersWorkshop]

I do like little lathes, the Axminster CO looks to be working very well...

[@RetroSteamTech]

The more I see you use that little lathe the more impressive it seems. I think a larger threaded knob for the rear cover might be good. Also a locking lever for the tailstock so you don't need the allen wrench. Cheers, Alan.

[@myfordboy]

I added the cover knob in place of the cap screw that was fitted. I am thinking magnetic catch now. I have some levers on order to replace the tailstock and saddle locks. We think alike.

[@robertoswalt319]

@@myfordboy I was wondering if you had thoughts about replacing that cover screw with something else. Thanks for sharing your skills and knowledge with us

[@myfordboy]

@William Tell Do you mean the handwheels? Edit: I think you mean these. www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002058437300.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.0.0.5cd81802hmDZD3 They should be here any day now as tracking shows they have arrived in the UK. I can update you later to confirm if they are suitable.

[@myfordboy]

The handles arrived and are good. You need different sizes and a spacer is needed for the tailstock spindle clamp and a small mod for the saddle clamp. Can you emial me for the details. [e-mail]

[@andrewfanner2245]

Very nice, and remnds me that I ought to set up the Unimat later today to do a similar thing!

[@chriswhite951]

A brilliant series of videos in the C0 lathe, please continue to make more! I can see you have you modified the lead screw, could we have more details on all your modifications, please? Chris

[@myfordboy]

Power feed coming soon. I am enjoying making these mods.

[@chriswhite951]

@@myfordboy That's great news, thanks. My own C0 lathe could do with a Power feed, it would be a useful feature to have and I look forward to seeing how you have tackled it. Chris

[@Smallathe]

Lovely microlathe turning!

[@FireoftheGreeks]

Coming soon: "MyAxminsterboy" KZbin Channel LOL

[@Austeration]

Great job 👍 well done

[@JointerMark]

Thank you for posting this; it was very interesting.

[@redoorn]

How long do you suppose the little thumb screw lasts before it goes over the shoulder into the wall? :-)

[@robertoswalt319]

I was thinking that a magnet or similar catch would make a great modification

[@myfordboy]

Magnetic catch coming soon.

[@myfordboy]

Scrapped the magnet idea but now have a working mechanical one. Look out for it in a future video.

[@barumman]

Lovely job, quite impressed. :)

[@65cj55]

Very capable little machine.

[@TheManLab7]

I was just about to ask "why have you bought that tiny little lathe, when you've got a big one that's far more capable?" but then it hit me. I'm guessing ou've bought that tiny little lathe to do tiny little lathe bits that could be challenging on your larger lathe. Am I correct by any chance?

[@myfordboy]

You are correct. This little lathe is better at small parts with it's higher speed. I also liked the idea of making accesories as a project.

[@mattbrown9484]

Is that a run of the mill inexpensive mini lathe or is it a higher quality unit? It certainly is more capable than I figured it to be.

[@myfordboy]

It seems similar looking lathes are all made by Sieg but each supplier has their own specification so this one could be better than others.

[@robertoswalt319]

I had wondered the same thing. One thing I noticed was the threaded spindle which looks to be an improvement over the faceplate you have to bolt everything to.

[@peterslade537]

Looks very similar to my very old Unimat 3

[@garrattfan]

I have a Unimat 4, remotored with variable speed control, which seems to me quite akin to this C0

[@myfordboy]

Undoubtedly a copy of a Unimat 4. It even has the ( unmachined) pad where the milling column would fit.

[@bobsbits5357]

hi have had bad time with the sadle nut the brass one i had to order alot of spare ones my one same as yours has heavy wear in places ace is the word this model is very good it's best to order spare's that get the heavy wear if any body goe's wear i can get spares with out of the wait the makers of this are saying 6 month wait because there's not alot asking for parts for this model bob

[@iTeerRex]

Is the lathe designed to be turned on n off by the rheostat? I’m afraid it may ware out.

[@dennythomas8887]

Many manufactures of these electronic variable speed machines recommend always starting from "0" spindle RPM to avoid damage to the speed controller on start up.

[@iTeerRex]

So it is designed to be operated by the rheostat. Cool

[@mark314158]

​@@iTeerRex It's not a rheostat. The actual potentiometer is a low current device which controls the electronic speed controller.

[@iTeerRex]

@@mark314158 Ok thx. I’m a new bee to electronics.

[@CraigLYoung]

Thanks for sharing 👍

[@messenger8279]

What happened to the Myford lathe.

[@myfordboy]

Still working fine and in constant use. This little one is better at small parts due to the higher speed.

[@gth042]

Is your other lathe under the weather? :)

[@myfordboy]

He is well thank you. This new one suppliments the Myford. it's higher speed is better for small parts.

[@JoZf_Gibson]

Merci

[@Blue.4D2]

⭐🙂👍

[@josedias4664]

Perfeito!

[@zumbazumba1]

Oh look - a lathe for ants !

[@tedshickell7315]

I looked into ordering one an they won’t even deliver it to the states what a fucking joke just think of the money they are missing out on

[@myfordboy]

Search for Seig CO lathe in your country.

[@tedshickell7315]

@@myfordboy yeah we got those