Sieg SX2P mill received

[charlieuk]

look forward to seeing what you do with this i have just picked up one of the same but with a different label but used one while it will do what i want at the moment there are already some basic mods i want to do the first being a belt drive conversion for the spindle and the second is a plate to reduce the column flex. For me this machine was just a cheap starting point and that doesnt take up to much room but the videos on youtube look promising for the future.

[Onocyclone]

I received the exact same this friday. Great machine but i was using a face mill and the gib plate on the XY same loose and the whole table moved then you turned the handle. I had to tighten them up and it did the very same thing again.

One other thing is when you use the fine adjustment on the Z axis it doesn't move down the amount it says. When you set an amount and then move the drilling handle it drops down like 2-3 mm!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In not sure what to do about this !!

Help, I plan on stripping the machine down tomorrow to and clean it all and Lap the slide ways in. Locktight the gib screw in the correct position.

[dazza]

yep I have the same bother on the z of my new sx3 it seems to stick then drop a couple of mm, and so on as your lowering it,
ive not tried to address it yet,i don't think there set up right out of the box but something you have to do your self...im seriously thinking of fitting some hiwin rail to my column.