TitaniumGuy
Plastic
- Joined
- Mar 11, 2020
Hello all,
I'm reaching out to you because it turns out buying lathes of this type is a bit difficult. I work for a large Titanium manufacturer and we have a dozen lathes ranging from 42" to 64" swing. They are all circa 50s and 60s American Tool Works, LeBlond, Noble & Lund, and Niles. We have kept them running over the years due to not being able to find suitable new replacements. We tried two new ones to the tune of 2 million bucks and destroyed the gear boxes within a week. They are production machines that make very slow 1-3rpm rough cuts into 32" dia Ti ingots where tungsten is not allowed for cutting.
I'm reaching out to see if anyone knows of a manufacturer that makes this style of heavy duty lathe anymore or if we need to go looking for refurbished machines. I've found Scheiss Breighton but they start at start at an 86" swing and up.
Thanks in advance,
Greg
I'm reaching out to you because it turns out buying lathes of this type is a bit difficult. I work for a large Titanium manufacturer and we have a dozen lathes ranging from 42" to 64" swing. They are all circa 50s and 60s American Tool Works, LeBlond, Noble & Lund, and Niles. We have kept them running over the years due to not being able to find suitable new replacements. We tried two new ones to the tune of 2 million bucks and destroyed the gear boxes within a week. They are production machines that make very slow 1-3rpm rough cuts into 32" dia Ti ingots where tungsten is not allowed for cutting.
I'm reaching out to see if anyone knows of a manufacturer that makes this style of heavy duty lathe anymore or if we need to go looking for refurbished machines. I've found Scheiss Breighton but they start at start at an 86" swing and up.
Thanks in advance,
Greg