There are other importers with good reputations. There are many other importers in the UK and around the world. Aussie have started importing SIEG lathes into Australia. In the United States there are several further variations, notably from Grizzly (green) and Harbour Freight, again in Seig factory colours. In the UK importers include Chester with their off-white Conquest, Warco’s Mini-Lathe in their house green, Clarke’s signal yellow C元00M, Arc Euro Trade’s machines in SIEG maroon and Axminster in white and aqua. Others are made by concerns such as Real Bull but all have their roots in the same original design. The commonest are those made by SIEG in Shanghai – the C2, C3 and Super C3, but these are often ‘badge engineered’ and painted in the colours of the importer (figs 4.1, 4.2, 4.3).
Mini-lathes come out of a number of factories in China, and each factory supplies many importers around the world. When looking at various models of mini-lathe you will be struck by the many versions of the ‘same’ lathe available. The following is an extract from my book Mini Lathes that tries to offer some advice on what to look for when choosing one of these machines. The bewildering choice of machines makes it hard for a beginner, with no previous experience, to choose a suitable machine. This is because they offer one of the most inexpensive routes into hobby engineering, having a good capacity and capabilities in a smaller 'benchtop' machine. On this forum, we get an awful lot of beginners asking for advice on buying a Mini Lathe.
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