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== Specifications == | ==Specifications== | ||
All from the 1640T/1660T page listed in the Documents section unless noted. | All from the 1640T/1660T page listed in the Documents section unless noted. | ||
*Dimensions: 29" deep × 72" long × ?? tall (according to John W) | |||
* | *Mass: ~4000–5000 lbs | ||
* | *Motor: 7.5 hp, 3-phase, 220 V | ||
*36–1800 RPM spindle speed in 12 steps | |||
*Capacities | |||
**Swing over bed: 16" | |||
**Swing over cross slide: 10" | |||
**Distance between centers: 60" | |||
**Swing in gap: 60" | |||
**Width of bed: 24" | |||
*Headstock | |||
**Spindle nose: ASA D1-6 | |||
**Spindle bore: 2 1/16" or 2 1/8" | |||
**Spindle taper: MT 6 | |||
**Spindle speeds: 36, 60, 82, 93, 158, 215, 302, 510, 695, 786, 1328, 1800 rpm | |||
*Threads & feeds | |||
**Imperial threading: 2–72 TPI (45 kinds) | |||
**Metric threading: 0.2–14mm (40 kinds) | |||
**Module pitch threading: 0.3–3.5 M.P. (18 kinds) (for making shafts for worm gears) | |||
**DP threading: 8–44 DP (21 kinds) | |||
**Longitudinal feed range: 0.002"–0.04" ipr | |||
**Cross feed range: 0.001"–0.02" ipr | |||
*Carriage | |||
**Cross slide travel: 8 1/4" | |||
**Compound slide travel: 5 1/4" | |||
*Tailstock | |||
**Center taper: MT 4 | |||
**Quill travel: 6 1/4" | |||
**Quill diameter: 2 1/16" | |||
*Coolant pump | |||
*Safety foot brake | |||
== History == | ==Documents== | ||
*[http://www.southern-tool.com/store/birmingham_lux-1640-g_lathes.php Sales page for 1640T and 1660T models] | |||
*John W has manuals for this machine and a similar one, which will be uploaded soon. | |||
* [[https://wiki.protospace.ca/images/c/c2/Lux_Matter_Metal_Lathe_Manual_1660G.pdf Manual]] | |||
==History== | |||
This lathe was bought by Protospace using funding approved for the purchase of new machine tools at the December 2015 members' meeting. It was picked up and brought to Protospace on 2015-12-22 along with [[milling machine (ACRA AM4V)|the ACRA mill]] and [[air compressor, 80-gallon (MAXair Premium)|the new 80-gallon air compressor]]. It replaces [[lathe, metal (Torrent)|Kyle Paavola's lathe]]; it has equivalent capability. It came with the following accessories: | This lathe was bought by Protospace using funding approved for the purchase of new machine tools at the December 2015 members' meeting. It was picked up and brought to Protospace on 2015-12-22 along with [[milling machine (ACRA AM4V)|the ACRA mill]] and [[air compressor, 80-gallon (MAXair Premium)|the new 80-gallon air compressor]]. It replaces [[lathe, metal (Torrent)|Kyle Paavola's lathe]]; it has equivalent capability. It came with the following accessories: | ||
* 3-jaw chuck | |||
* 4-jaw chuck | *3-jaw chuck | ||
* Big steady rest | *4-jaw chuck | ||
* Taper attachment | *Big steady rest | ||
* 40-position tool post and one tool holder with a carbide tool holder in it | *Taper attachment | ||
* Live center | *40-position tool post and one tool holder with a carbide tool holder in it | ||
* A carriage stop with a micrometer | *Live center | ||
* Coolant pump | *A carriage stop with a micrometer | ||
*Coolant pump | |||