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Selecting a Lathe Machine Speed range
- Thread starter aashray
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Hbjj
Cast Iron
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- Mar 18, 2013
- Location
- Washington st
There is no way to answer this question...
Not enough information
Find one with the widest gear ratios and add a vfd?
Your boss/owners should really be making this decision IMHO!
Not enough information
Find one with the widest gear ratios and add a vfd?
Your boss/owners should really be making this decision IMHO!
deltap
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Sep 3, 2004
- Location
- Wisconsin, USA
Look up recommended speeds and feeds for material and diameter you are cutting and what tooling you will use. A guess would be 50 to 2500 rpm.
michiganbuck
Diamond
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- Jun 28, 2012
- Location
- Mt Clemens, Michigan 48035
Just for starters, one of perhaps 10 or 12 brands. Colchester makes a recent lathe.
Lathes - Clausing Colchester Geared Head & Variable Speed
Del said A guess would be 50 to 2500 rpm... That seems about right.
This one might do just fine
8055VSJ - Clausing/Colchester Manual Engine Lathe 18.1” Swing over Bed, 3 Gear Infinitely Variable Speed Gap Bed Engine Lathe
Lathes - Clausing Colchester Geared Head & Variable Speed
Del said A guess would be 50 to 2500 rpm... That seems about right.
This one might do just fine
8055VSJ - Clausing/Colchester Manual Engine Lathe 18.1” Swing over Bed, 3 Gear Infinitely Variable Speed Gap Bed Engine Lathe
Mebfab
Diamond
- Joined
- Jun 7, 2003
- Location
- Mebane North Carolina USA
Find a textbook on machining and read it. Seriously, it will help a lot.
rogertoolmaker
Cast Iron
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- Jan 3, 2016
For High Speed Tool Bits. Figure 4 times the Surface Feet per Minute divided by the diameter in inches of the work = RPM.
3/4" dia. and 1 1/2" dia. in your example.
Previous post suggested 50 to 2500 RPM. Looks good to me.
The Surface Feet per Minute.
Low Carbon Steel 60
Brass 80
Tool Steel 40
Aluminum 200
Roger
