07-06-2013, 05:43 AM
WOW! Congratulations Tony.
I don't know the country of origin though it hardly matters if you can get parts when you need them. That thing is a beast, and I mean that in the nicest way. The apron looks HUGE, and I suppose it has to be to carry all the gearing that gets the feed clutches up to that big "joystick." What's the spindle speed range? With 10HP you can really take some serious cuts using negative rake carbide tooling.
The big through hole is really nice. I assume that means the spindle is the larger D1-8 size, so did you get any other spindle tooling besides the 3-jaw scroll chuck? The only difficulty in tooling is finding a collet closer. If you ever needed one, go with the big 16J or similar.
Do you have enough power to use the machine to it's fullest? Is it wired for 230V 3-phase or higher voltage?
Nice lathe, really nice!
I don't know the country of origin though it hardly matters if you can get parts when you need them. That thing is a beast, and I mean that in the nicest way. The apron looks HUGE, and I suppose it has to be to carry all the gearing that gets the feed clutches up to that big "joystick." What's the spindle speed range? With 10HP you can really take some serious cuts using negative rake carbide tooling.
The big through hole is really nice. I assume that means the spindle is the larger D1-8 size, so did you get any other spindle tooling besides the 3-jaw scroll chuck? The only difficulty in tooling is finding a collet closer. If you ever needed one, go with the big 16J or similar.
Do you have enough power to use the machine to it's fullest? Is it wired for 230V 3-phase or higher voltage?
Nice lathe, really nice!