Excellent, after you get it, run it a bit and have some time on it perhaps you could make a short video and make a brief review on it?Quote:
Originally Posted by PhantomGlassCreation
Get some information from the end user...
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Excellent, after you get it, run it a bit and have some time on it perhaps you could make a short video and make a brief review on it?Quote:
Originally Posted by PhantomGlassCreation
Get some information from the end user...
I'd love to see a video if you get into that, Phantom!
Me too :)Quote:
Originally Posted by PyroChixRock
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I will definitely get a working video of the lathe in action...
Hopefully the lathe will be here before the weekend...
It is unfortunate that there is not enough load in Los Angels, Las Vegas and now Salt Lake city for Montana but today they have enough load coming and will leave Salt Lake city on 8th June than can give time and date of delivery when we track tomorrow
Ali
I would like to make a suggestion....
Shipping included in the price is a great thing but... I would have definitely paid for expedited shipping. I think you should offer that for those of us who are impatient or those of us who dont live in a very populated area.
I understand that it is not your fault Ali, but it is slightly frustrating for me to watch my machine sit on a dock for days on end only to be moved to the other side of Salt Lake City. Im really hoping the trucking company can get the machine to my town today. I have no problem picking up the machine once it arrives at the terminal here.
I just received a call from the driver... He is about 1hr away...
Our sister company is very good and they always get the machines delivered in time I was promised by Friday.
Now at this minute it is in your place, as you are putting it together please don't hesitate to call me ,I am only a phone call away
Ali Khan
Ali came through as promised... The lathe arrived early this morning. It was packed well and everything looked in order.
It took me all day because I had to move it by myself. After many hours of work and ingenuity, I got her in her new spot... The table is temporary, I am constructing a heavy duty table .The lathe is very easy to put together. When I got it all leveled I plugged her in and she worked flawlessly and quiet.
I just posted a video of the first time she turned on my instagram acct phantomglasscreations@instagram.com.
I am beat this evening so I will start production work on her in the morning...
Thank you again Ali
Glad t went well. Let's get the cost Down to 2500 and I'll book one today.
nice!!! enjoying this thread guys
Thanks for the video. You are happy then? I was hoping it worked well. Definitely interested
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Maybe its my incompetence but that video link isn't working.
If you could post a video directly here that would be awesome.
If not no worries
Here give this a try ...
https://instagram.com/p/BVI7xIOFJYu/
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Thanks for the video! That looks very clean.
+1 for the sic vid
Seam Lathes are quality with service a reality that my customers have come to realize and are doing great production and making money and no worry with tech support a phone call away.
In this forum I have 2 very satisfied glass-a-holics
Ali Khan
After having the day to become familiar with the new setup... I am extremely happy with this machine. Someone mentioned making it for 2500 dollars... What I have to say about that is that Ali could be charging more for this machine, But he is not. I think, from my research, I have received a fantastic deal on a very well built machine. I would have no problem recommending the tabletop machine to anyone... Especially at the price point.
Thanks again Ali!
Thank you....Quote:
Originally Posted by Xsprchrgdbre
Looks rock solid, that's excellent.
Id be shitting rainbows if it were at my shop! :D
So, I have seen this concern in the Seam site video and now in this video, it looks like the chuck handle or ring around the chuck is not straight, does that make a difference in use? I understand that it meets together nicely when glass is in the chucks but this handle or bar is something that has always turned me off about this lathe.
The rings is for convenience only that was added as most of my customers asked for it.
Reason is when you are fusing 3 or for perks or other item in the tube cutting and fusing, chances are one or more will droop, what you
do is heat or flame that item and use the handle to hold and release till the particular item is straight if not the price of the water pipe
goes way down . this cannot be done when there is no ring as the teeth projections or the chuck slots will injure your hand, I have
come across so many injuries in factories in Los Angeles that it gave me an idea to put rings on the chucks and the injuries stopped ,
the work comp kills your profit.
The chucks and lathe runs true and if some one does not like can take it off with a L N tool which is in the tool box we supply .
Ali Khan
Thanks for the info.Quote:
Originally Posted by mahmood7
Now that I have seen video from a customer, I am reconsidering a Seam lathe.
Thank you for taking the time to answer questions.
I was just telling my shop mate about these yesterday. Its great to see the posts from the customers, and the speedy responses from the seller!
I drove down to fullerton over 600 miles last week because I was skeptical that a lathe with such a budget price could run true. I wanted to watch it run before I handed over the cash. We wanted the larger standalone wih 85mm bore. It looked really precise holding rods and tubes of varying sizes. Before I left with the lathe, Ali's mechanic took apart the chuck assembly and went over all the maintenance points and intervals, as well as how to make calibration adjustments. They forklifted it right into the bed of my truck and we were on our way. They even gave us a handful of bungee cords to hold our tarp down better.
After a bumpy ride 12 hour drive back it doesn't appear to need any adjustments, still running extremely good tolerances.
I will update with more info as I get more time on the lathe, but my initial reaction to the purchase is it's great value for the price and capabilities.
I'm glad to be hearing such good feedback on these so far. I like it when that happens. :D Would love to see more pics.
That is pretty nice looking. Hope to hear an update from you in a few months.
Been working on the lathe for a couple weeks now and my overall impression is still positive.
Hard to say much more about it than that it runs true, as that's my primary concern when working on a lathe.
The chucks are pretty sweet to work with, now that I have the choreography down it's really nice to have the metal tubing to grab onto for quick changes of glass.
The tailstock and fire carriage have gotten much smoother after getting use and greased up. Motor is fairly quiet, pretty much the same as my buddy's American Lathe.
Really enjoying the 85mm bore, been working some 65mm now that I don't have to worry about handspinning.
Not much to complain about yet!
I'm curious about what factors you consider in judging a glass lathe. By "you" I mean y'all. Chucks need to run true and coaxial and the sync needs to be accurate, other than that the machine doesn't do anything, right? It's basically mechanical fingers to spin a tube, right?
Not knocking it, just seems like there isn't much to them. I'm very familiar with metal lathes and quite handy with them and I'm sure i would love the hell out of a glass lathe! Metal lathes need mass and rigidity for the cutting forces but glass lathes don't need to support cuts or heavy forces.
These Seam lathes look blocky and crude but for what the machine actually "does" it seems hard to justify another $10k for a Litton or other well known brand. I buy and use machine tools so i do know that there are soft advantages to consider; tech support, repair parts, accessories, ergonomics, etc but glass lathes are very different than what I am familiar with. This is a legit question, i would like to know more about lathes and would totally love to put my hands on one for a few days. I also totally get the import/America consideration and how that influences the support/repair situations.
What do you look for and consider when choosing a lathe? If this should be a separate post please let me know. Or just move/delete.
Cast iron beds should be rough machined close and thrown outside to stress relive for 6 months to several years then finished machined and ground.
They creep over time but its not much.Cast is a crystalline structure that does not bend and take a permanent set like steel, its more like glass in that respect.
The better lathe beds are induction hardened. I doubt any glass lathe is induction hardened. It would make for a very tough machine.
This is a vendor's sales thread. Please keep all discussion of other lathes or other sales in their appropriate threads, which is not this one. If you have questions or comments on Seam lathes, this is the place. Thanks! :)
Let me explain a little about Seam lathes and the Preconception or Misconception of an Indian lathe that it is Ugly, Blocky and crude and that it bends or wraps under constant heated condition is all hearsay.
Seam lathes base are made of Cast Iron in a sanded mold compress machined to take out the mold residue and cured for 3 months before it goes on the assembly line and sent to Fullerton California facility to assemble the lathe with Bearings, sprockets and accessories bought locally from granger and calibrated.
It is almost noiseless smooth; speed control makes it spin forward and backward the motor is half HP and Voltage 110.
WE at Seam originally made lathes for scientific laboratory equipment’s but in 2005 designed and made the bench top lathe to make lab accessories, but our first customer bought it and started making water pipes and that is how we are now catering to this industry. We now make Floor model 110 mm, 120 mm and 85 mm and Bench top model in 50 mm and 85 mm, 85 mm is back order and booked till September or early October, only 50 mm is available now along with 85 mm floor model.
This Seam lathes are easy to dismantle and assemble very easy with the tools we supply along with jaws [teeth] extra to switch at the time to cleaning the propane, oxygen and oil residue. With our tech support which is only a phone call away.
Glass blowing is an art and a career at the same time which requires a no hassle lathe to work with, smooth, noiseless machine with a reliable tech support a call away.
There are lots of lathes in the market, Indian, Chinese and American repaired or refurbished lathes and very competitive. We sell a lot because of our quality and tech support and loyal customers.
Ali Khan
all apologies, I did not even realize this was a sales thread.
I absolutely love my benchtop model... Thanks to the people a SEAM( Ali) for manufacturing a quality lathe at a very competitive price point. I have not had a single issue in the few months I have run this machine..
Phantom it's good to see you're loving your machine. I am in the market for a lathe soon so I'd love to hear updates as you use the machine more. and anyone else who has one. Pics are always awesome. :D
@pyrochixrock...
I am loving my SEAM bench top lathe... I have completed a few projects in which having the lathe made life so much easier. I have absolutely ZERO complaints.
99% of my work is production, that I have been contracted through my wholesaler, so I am not at liberty to post pics of the work due to contract restrictions. Otherwise I would be showing how clean and true these machines run. If you are ever in Montana I would be happy to open my shop to you and let you work on my machine so you can get a feel if it could work for you. I hope this helps.
Phantom could you just show it running true with some basic rod or tube. I'm curious myself as this looks awesome so far
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