FinishCut
Plastic
- Joined
- May 10, 2008
- Location
- Tucson, AZ
I have a SAIMP 12 X 40 toolroom quality lathe made in Italy that I purchased from a local dealer over a year ago and have been very pleased with. It is a fairly rigid machine with plenty of capacity for the work that I do (mostly small volume fabricating prototype systems and parts for small optical equipment and lasers).
Seems that the SAIMP lathe is not a very common machine in the US. This lathe appears to have been made for the US market as it has an inch leadscrew and 220V/60Hz motor.
If anyone has a lead on where to get a manual for this lathe please let me know or if anyone knows who the importer was for this machine in the US I would be interested.
Basics Specs:
12 X 40 capacity (have not removed the gap bed insert so not sure of swing over gap)
L00 spindle nose with 1.70 inch thru hole
4 hp, 220V, 60Hz motor
Gearbox with selectable speeds 45 to 1500 rpm (at 60Hz)
Semi-quick change threading gears for a wide range of english and metric threading and feeds (some needing manual gear changes on a banjo gear train set). Has 4 TPI english leadscrew.
Tailstock: #3MT, 5 inch travel
Taper attachment (12 degrees, 13 inch travel)
Date of manufacture: 1962
Had some free time this week and got her all cleaned up for some pictures.
I added a DRO and VFD with remote box as shown. Will post a description of the VFD addition in a separate thread in the VFD forum.
Steve
Seems that the SAIMP lathe is not a very common machine in the US. This lathe appears to have been made for the US market as it has an inch leadscrew and 220V/60Hz motor.
If anyone has a lead on where to get a manual for this lathe please let me know or if anyone knows who the importer was for this machine in the US I would be interested.
Basics Specs:
12 X 40 capacity (have not removed the gap bed insert so not sure of swing over gap)
L00 spindle nose with 1.70 inch thru hole
4 hp, 220V, 60Hz motor
Gearbox with selectable speeds 45 to 1500 rpm (at 60Hz)
Semi-quick change threading gears for a wide range of english and metric threading and feeds (some needing manual gear changes on a banjo gear train set). Has 4 TPI english leadscrew.
Tailstock: #3MT, 5 inch travel
Taper attachment (12 degrees, 13 inch travel)
Date of manufacture: 1962
Had some free time this week and got her all cleaned up for some pictures.
I added a DRO and VFD with remote box as shown. Will post a description of the VFD addition in a separate thread in the VFD forum.
Steve