Sieg X3 milling machine

Hi,

does anybody have an opinion on this machine?

pros/cons/ common issues?

thanks

Colin

Threated as a hobby machine and not overloaded they perform well, mine has served me well for 15years

Only had to replace a couple of £5 drive belts in that time and one LED

Unlike a lot of similar size benchtop mills I like the fact the Z handwheel is at the front not a long reach up to the top of the column.

Edited By JasonB on 03/01/2023 11:27:12

Are you referring to the early machines from ARC Euro, that many of us bought as a first mill, myself included?

Your interest suggests that you might be buying an older one? There are several webpages that discussed them in the past.

Norm

Edited By norm norton on 03/01/2023 11:29:08

Hi,

thanks for the suggestions, I have just picked up an Axminster version of the X3

Colin

A bigger and beefier version of the Seig X2 with the addition of the knee it should be relatively easy to adapt it to CNC in the future if that is your desire. It isn't a big mill with huge engine horsepower and the weight of a big mill for stability and rigidity but used as a small mill with appropriate size cutters and depth of cut and speed it should do good work for you.

The X3 does not have a knee.

My mistake. I saw the extra control at the bottom of the table set at an angle and expected it to control a knee but instead it raises and lowers the head. That does some of the function of a knee but keeps the entire mill base at benchtop. A larger mill would have a fixed head and a knee to bring the work to the necessary height but requires a floor level base with a knee to bring the work to the proper level. It's a compromise.