Hi all, my new Sieg SX2.7 from Arceurotrade arrived this morning, spent a couple of hours unboxing, taking the column off, moving it down the mancave and putting it back together, all went well.

Had a good look over it and have to say I'm very happy so far, checked the table X axis, maybe 0.005 mm end to end, less for the Y axis, (dti is only 0.01mm) all with no play as far as I could tell, table looks very good, everything moves nice and easy with only the last 10mm of X axis tight at the left end of travel.

Chuck is very stiff to remove from the spindle but the ER32 collet holder is fine.

I did remove the spring from behind the X axis handle that pops the dog clutch out as that would really annoy me also the guard as its far to big!

Run it for 10 mins each @ 500, 1000 and 2000 rpm, spindle was warm at the end but not hot.

This one has the new control panel with the speed knob, emergency stop, start and tapping mode, but nothing for reverse apart from in tapping mode with the green quill buttons, I have tried everything but cannot find how to run it in reverse unless in tapping mode, manual is for the old panel so no help at all.

Do the new ones now not run in reverse or am I being stupid?

Tried a few quick test cuts just on aluminium and all is good.

Few things it will need very soon, X powerfeed and Z powerlift, I would end up lopsided other wise winding them handles so much.

Oh yes a very slippery slope lol, going to use stepper motors for them, one more axis and it might as well be CNC!!

Will ring and ask Arc.

Yup saw that in the book I have called " Milling for beginners" written by some bloke called Jason Ballamy (whoever he is ) after I have posted and phoned lol.

Probably never need reverse but knew the old version did it.