Here a video of my new TL-1 making simple parts. It is fast for a tool room lathe.
My new Haas TL-1 first parts - YouTube
My new Haas TL-1 first parts - YouTube
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New haas TL-1
- Thread starter Jbcrd
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athack
Stainless
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- Nov 2, 2009
- Location
- Michigan USA
Cool video! Have you done any heavy cuts with the 4 station indexer? We are considering adding one to our machine.
Thanks
Athack
Thanks
Athack
astromach
Aluminum
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- Mar 8, 2013
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- Phoenix AZ
Hi, I have a 2010 TL-1 equipped with the TT4 turret. I mostly cut Aluminum bar up to 3-1/2" diameter and Stainless Steel 2" in diameter. For roughing I usually do 0.100" DOC in Aluminum and 0.050" in SS. Haven't had any chatter problems (except when cutting long thin parts away from the chuck). The machine is probably capable of more, I just haven't pushed it to hard.
No, this lathe is only for hobby/personal use, I make small parts for my RC planes and small steam engine!
The turret limit the max turning dia to 8" for me it's not a problem because all my parts are really small. I'll make a tool holder for holding some drill for the turret for using it as a gang tool.
Joce
athack
Stainless
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- Nov 2, 2009
- Location
- Michigan USA
athack
Stainless
- Joined
- Nov 2, 2009
- Location
- Michigan USA
How do you get 300"/min and 150"/min?
Athack
Athack
Mod the specific parameters, if you want, I can email the mod.
Have talk about this to a tech haas guy, this will not be hard on the servos since they are rated at 3000rpm and original setting are only at around 350rpm. The machine is limited in speed for safety, my machine do not have the z handle, all the casting for the z handle are remove. I'm in wheelchair and the casting for the z handle are directly at the height of my knee!! I'll remove the x handle and put a cap on the end of the ballscrew in the next days.
Joce
athack
Stainless
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- Nov 2, 2009
- Location
- Michigan USA
Joce, PM sent. Thanks!
What is the year of your TL-1?
Nick Mueller
Titanium
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- Jun 12, 2006
- Location
- Munich / Germany
I once had the rapids doubled too on my TL-2. But soon set it back to the original values. Reason was, that the Z-axis handwheel makes a lot of rattle (and I think it was visible on the finish).
So if you speed up the rapids, remove the Z-axis handwheel completely, and maybe at least the knob of the X-axis.
With the default rapids, it doesn't hurt that much when the Z-axis knob hits your balls.
I found out the parameters by tinkering in the settings (don't know wether I took notes).
Nick
I once had the rapids doubled too on my TL-2. But soon set it back to the original values. Reason was, that the Z-axis handwheel makes a lot of rattle (and I think it was visible on the finish).
So if you speed up the rapids, remove the Z-axis handwheel completely, and maybe at least the knob of the X-axis.
With the default rapids, it doesn't hurt that much when the Z-axis knob hits your balls.
I found out the parameters by tinkering in the settings (don't know wether I took notes).
Nick
Mine have the complete casting for the Z handwheel removed and the x handwheel will be remove when i'll had make the aluminum cap for it.
and yes the slope of the z handle can let bad finish on the parts.
Joce
athack
Stainless
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- Nov 2, 2009
- Location
- Michigan USA
It is a 2008
Do you have try the mod for the spindle?
astromach
Aluminum
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- Mar 8, 2013
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- Phoenix AZ
I usually work with 0.0005" tolerances, which my TL-1 has no problem holding. When dialing in the first part, I can make adjustments as small as 0.0002" and it repeats well after that. This is for small sets of parts, 20-30 at a time, I don't know how well it would hold tolerances for larger part runs.
athack
Stainless
- Joined
- Nov 2, 2009
- Location
- Michigan USA
I have not tried either mod. yet. What setting is for the axis?
I have made a gang tool holder for the auto turret, here a video:
Haas TL-1 homemade gang tool holder - YouTube
It's easy now for making part with multiple tools, today I have make parts with steel and the holder is nice for steel too!
Joce
Haas TL-1 homemade gang tool holder - YouTube
It's easy now for making part with multiple tools, today I have make parts with steel and the holder is nice for steel too!
Joce
Big Chips
Aluminum
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- May 4, 2013
- Location
- North Carolina, USA
like the videos... BUT PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE show the finished part... look like oyu got a little skeared in the lat one lol
machineit2
Hot Rolled
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- Jan 21, 2011
- Location
- Tennessee
I would highly recommend that you invest in a set of stub drills (screw machine drills). Much better for gang tool applications on a lathe.
Also a mist coolant system, or you will be seizing drills and breaking cut off tools. They are pretty inexpensive too.
Have fun----Mike
