- SIEG
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company_name = Shanghai Industrial Company
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location = Shanghai, China
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industry = Manufacturing
products = Metalworking Machinery
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footnotes =Shanghai Industrial Company, also known as SIEG, is a Chinese manufacturer of metalworking and woodworkingmachine tools . Their machines are commonlyrebranded and sold by retailers around the world. They make two lines which correspond to the colors the machines are painted. The "Red and Black Series" are smaller machines aimed at the home shop market, while the "White and Blue Series" is intended for light industry.Red and Black series
The Red and Black series of
metalworking machines have gained popularity among various hobby circles such as robotics, RC vehicles, modeling, model trains, and go-carting due to their low initial cost, compact size and ready availability. They have also found their way into shops where light capacity machining is required such as small engine repair.The X series of mills has 3 models, the X1, X2, and X3. The X1 is commonly referred to as the Micro-Mill, the X2 is commonly referred to as the "mini-mill", and the X3 takes the title of "small-mill". This series is a small, manual, vertical milling/drilling machine designed for micro to light capacity applications. The machine is not sold under the name SIEG but instead rebranded and sold by a variety of companies under the following names and product numbers:
:X1 aka the "micro-mill" =
Harbor Freight 47158:X2 aka the "mini-mill" = Harbor Freight 44991, Grizzly G8689, Micro-Mark 82573, Homier 3947 and Cummins 7877.:X3 aka the "small-mill" = Grizzly G0463 and Harbor Freight 93885The C series of metalworking lathes, commonly described by reference to the machine's swing over bed and distance between centers in inches (i.e. 7x10), is also popular with home shop machinists.
External links
[http://www.siegind.com/index.htm SEIG's website]
[http://www.mini-lathe.com/Default.htm Mini-Lathe.com]
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