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Monday, January 24, 2011

Stand for the blasting cabinet

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I also made a stand for the blasting cabinet to get a comfortable working position. This is the reason for the elbow connector in the air ...
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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Blasting cabinet mods

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Here is my blasting cabinet in operational condition albeit still on the floor in this picture. The small rectangular box contains about a l...
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Sunday, January 16, 2011

Blasting cabinet

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I bought a blasting cabinet from Biltema (article #15-377) for 159 EUR. The cabinet is quite small so it fits my workshop well, as it is mo...
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

How to change gears in C4 lathe

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I have to admit that this new change gear system SIEG has done is just wonderful, as the change can be done in a minute and easily without a...
Sunday, January 9, 2011

Bigger tools to the C4 lathe tool post

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The original tool post that comes with the SIEG C4 lathe accepts up to 13.8 mm thick tool shanks, but the maximum tool height to axis of rot...
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Saturday, January 8, 2011

Test chips with the C4 lathe

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Two words: Eye protection . Really, this thing makes chips fast and not just bogging sounds like the old C2 lathe I had. Here is a nice comp...
Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Pros & cons of the SIEG C4 lathe

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I have had the SIEG C4 lathe for a couple of weeks now and although I haven't had the opportunity to turn anything to chips with it yet,...
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Jaakko Fagerlund
Pirkkala, Finland
Born 1985, a tool & die maker and a locksport fanatic who loves to figure out ways to make different things :)

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