Metal Lathe - Help Needed ( Again ) V2

[brurobas]

Good afternoon,

In my quest for a Metal Lathe i came across a model with these specifications. As i am, as noted before, kind of inexperienced in Metal Lathes could someone tell me if this model would be appropriate for pipe making?

CL430 Metal Lathe

Lathe specification includes- Forward/reverse operation - 3 Jaw chuck - MT3 & MT4 centres - Spanners and wrench - Gear sets for screw cutting - Compound slide with 4 way tool post - Machine Vice. Distance between centres 430mm. Swing over bed 305mm. Swing across slide 172mm diameter. Spindle bore 26mm dia. Spindle taper No.4MT. Tail stock taper No.3MT. 6 Spindle speeds 170-1630rpm. 14 Metric screw cutting pitches 0.5 to 5.3mm. 20 Imperial screw cutting pitches 11 to 40 tpi. Power feed for screw cutting - - Powerful ¾hp 230v motor - No volt release switch.

- 0.75Hp, 230v Single phase motor with on/off switch featuring prominent hit stop button for operator safety.
- 6 speed forward/reverse lathe (170-1630rpm) with 430mm centre.
- Includes 3 jaw chuck, compound slide, 4 way tool post & MT3/MT4 centres.
- Power feed screw cutting, with gear sets included for 14 metric (0.5-3.0mm pitch) & 20 imperial (11-40 TPI) threads
- Bed 305mm, Crosslide 172mm, Spindle Bore 26mm diameter
- Dimensions (LWH) 1100x600x405mm

Thank you once again.

Regards

Bruno

[Jos]

Hi Bruno,

basically not bad looking, but you will want some more than 430 mm distance between centers - I would suggest looking for one that has at least 500 mm.
This lathe will work for pipemaking, but once you try to make a longer pipe, you're up for difficulties ...

Jens

[caskwith]

Sounds plenty big enough to me, a lot bigger than my lathe that's for certain.