CNC Lathe System, Light Duty (5300)
The CNC lathe consists of a horizontal lathe constructed with a machined steel bed, head-stock, and tailstock. It can machine pieces of soft materials such as plastics and waxes, as well as harder materials such as aluminum and brass.
Pieces can be turned into a variety of cylindrical bumps, grooves, and hollows. Stock is mounted onto the lathe using a 3-jaw chuck that centers the stock and holds it in place. Two lead screws, each driven by a stepper motor, are used to move the cross slide that carries the cutting tool along the Z-axis (right and left) and X-axis (in and out).
The speed of each stepper motor can be programmed separately for feed rates up to 356 mm/min (14 in/min). A 160-W (0.21-hp) motor rotates the spindle and chuck, and thus the stock, at speeds programmable up to 2800 r/min.
A computer (not included) is used to create part programs with G and M machine codes or their conversational code equivalents.