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Ideal for straight and cross cuts, taper turning, internal and external thread cutting, slotting, etc. Useable on materials such as steel, non-ferrous metals, aluminium and alloys. Negligible tolerances even under heavy loads. Ground and hardened, wide bed-ways of ribbed construction for highest precision and stability (substantially better than bar and rod bed types). The wide range of accessories complements the lathe's functions. The bed is already equipped with a milled and tapped surface for securing mill/drill PF 400.
Switch for clockwise, off and counter-clockwise rotation.
Selector for auto feed.
Quick-change tool post with 2 holders (with stop and height adjustable).
Apron handwheel.
Live centre supplied as standard.
Large aluminium handwheels and adjustable steel scale. 1 division = 0.05mm.
Protected leadscrew with 12 x 1.5 Acme thread.
Cross-braced cast iron bed, wide-legged shape, and prism slides for apron and tailstock.
A tool holder with two adjustable inserts is included as standard.
Technical data Distance between centres 400 mm and swing over bed 170mm and over the top slide is 116mm. Solid, ribbed bed is made from quality cast iron with ground and hardened ways. Oversized spindle with 2 adjustable taper bearings, MT3 taper and 20.5mm bore. Run-out, without chuck, 5/1,000mm. Includes the precision 3 jaw chuck, 100mm diameter. Six spindle speeds are provided via belt drive: stage 1: 80, 330, 1,400rpm and stage 2: 160, 660, 2,800rpm.
Powerful, quiet motor with 550W power output. All adjusting wheels fitted with scales that may be zeroed. One division = 0.05mm. The auto feed has speeds of 0.07 or 0.14mm/rev. An integrated gearbox,
for LH and RH threads, with change gears provides 19 metric pitches: 0.2 - 0.25 - 0.3 - 0.35 - 0.4 - 0.45 - 0.5 - 0.6 - 0.7 - 0.75 - 0.8 -0.9 - 1.0 - 1.25 - 1.5 - 1.75 - 2.0 - 2.5 - 3.0mm. Imperial threads of 10-48 TPI are also possible.
A rotating centre MT 2 and tailstock chuck of 10mm capacity, B12 taper, are included. Leadscrew with acme thread 12 x 1.5. Cross slide travel 85mm, top slide 55mm and adjustable to turn tapers, with graduations up to 458. Complete with change gears to cut threads (in 19 steps from 0.2 to 3.0mm). Clearly positioned and easy to change.
Main switch with auto-start protection and emergency off. High quality 100mm 3 jaw chuck. Powerful capacitor motor with 550W output power. Tailstock with MT 2, 24mm diameter and 40mm travel (with graduations). Overall size approx. 900 x 400 x 300mm (L x W x H). Weight approx. 45kg. Uses cutting tools 10 x 10mm. Micrometer not included. No 24400
Price: £2,059.50 (£1,752.77 Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
The lathe PD 400
