Damaged Sieg C0 lathe…what to do ?

[Martin WParticipant @martinw]

Hi

Not knowing how detailed the Sieg manual is I looked on the Grizzly site to see if they had something similar as their manuals seem to be quite detailed. They sell a small lathe which appears to be similar to yours but not necessarily from the Sieg stable which shows the control pcb cover removed, see page 42 of this manual, This might give you some idea of what is involved should you go down the wait for bits route and replace the damaged items yourself.

Cheers

Martin

Edited By Martin W on 21/08/2014 10:26:52

[Steve WithnellParticipant @stevewithnell34426]

As an aside – when you sign paperwork acknowledging delivery from a courier often the wording is "received in good condition". When this is the case I delete the "in good condition" and write "not inspected". These are contractual documents.

It's then important to report any damage to the supplier immediately and agree how deal with the issue. This gives the supplier the very best chance to investigate the cause and fix the problem. Quoting consumer protection legislation at this point is usually unhelpful, whereas an adult conversation on how to get to a satisfactory solution is usually beneficial.

A quote from a supplier donkey's years ago, who had screwed up a product delivery, which I've never forgotten – "Steve, I'm on my back, you've got your boot on my neck – maybe if you help me up I could go fix the problem?"

Steve

[Brian JohnParticipant @brianjohn93961]

I agree, which is why I am not mentioning any names nor am I quoting consumer law to anybody. The supplier has been very reasonable and offered a full refund. I think I will accept this offer on Monday. However, that leaves me without a lathe. I have already ordered over $100 worth of bar stock which is currently in transit !

I could keep the lathe and wait until December until the spare parts arrive to fix it but I am not keen on poking around all that electrical wiring.

NOTE : I think that there is a small design fault with the lathe in that the base has an inverted U shape. Some sort of bracket or bracing needs to be installed at the factory to stop it ''spreading out'' if it ever suffers an impact.

Edited By Brian John on 23/08/2014 10:57:13

[Russell EberhardtParticipant @russelleberhardt48058]

Posted by Steve Withnell on 23/08/2014 10:34:59:

As an aside – when you sign paperwork acknowledging delivery from a courier often the wording is "received in good condition". When this is the case I delete the "in good condition" and write "not inspected". These are contractual documents.

Not so easy these days. Many carriers just present you with a handheld terminal with a touch screen or even a smartphone to scrawl your signature on.

Russell.

[Chris TriceParticipant @christrice43267]

Could you not take the refund and then buy the same model from somewhere else?

[Brian JohnParticipant @brianjohn93961]

This damage has happened twice. I think it is very likely that it would happen a third time. Also there are very few places selling the Sieg C0I could and their prices are much higher.

I suppose I could buy one of these :

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/New-CNC-Metal-Motorized-Mini-Lathe-Machine-/321351574328?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item4ad20be338

Edited By Brian John on 23/08/2014 14:22:34

[Brian JohnParticipant @brianjohn93961]

UPDATE : Sieg have advised the supplier that it is not really safe to fix this myself so we are going to do a full refund. This is the sensible solution but it does leave me without a lathe.

Has anybody used one of these : the Nano ?

**LINK**

It looks rather limited in what it can do but I am running out of choices here.

[John McNamaraParticipant @johnmcnamara74883]

Are you near St Peters NSW?

Myford Lathe for Auction

**LINK**

Regards
John

[Oompa LumpaParticipant @oompalumpa34302]

Posted by Russell Eberhardt on 23/08/2014 10:54:24:

Posted by Steve Withnell on 23/08/2014 10:34:59:

As an aside – when you sign paperwork acknowledging delivery from a courier often the wording is "received in good condition". When this is the case I delete the "in good condition" and write "not inspected". These are contractual documents.

Not so easy these days. Many carriers just present you with a handheld terminal with a touch screen or even a smartphone to scrawl your signature on.

Russell.

In which case I just preface my sig with "without prejudice" and sign it underneath. People may scoff, but it worked in my favour this year when I ordered some car bits. The carrier was the one that is very similar sounding to NOdel.

graham.

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