HAAS SL-40L

[DavidB]

HAAS SL-40L CNC Turning Center complete with

standard and optional accessories listed below:

 

Capacity: (Swing 1016mm) 648mm x 2032mm

40-hp, 2400 rpm, 2-Speed Gear Box, 10 Station Bolt-On Turret, Rigid Tapping, Fully

Programmable Hydraulic Tailstock (centre not included),

15” Colour LCD Screen, USB

Port, 1 Mb Standard Memory, ETP40 (Extended Tool Pocket allowing 838mm long Boring

Bars, Drills etc.)

16Mb Memory in lieu of 1Mb

ENET/HD, Ethernet/40Gb Hard Drive

MACROS, Macros

RJH-C, Remote Jog Handle with Colour Display

SO, Spindle Orientation

LCC5, Programmable Belt Type Chip Conveyor

TPS, Lathe Tool Presetter

SRP-2, Steady Rest Provision

LT4, Live Tooling, C-Axis (includes one piece each Axial & Radial Mill/Drill Holder)

VBT-2, 12 Station Hybrid Turret 6BOT/6VDI

AVHT30P, Tool Holder Kit (includes additional one piece each Axial & Radial Mill/Drill Holder)

BAR2005B, Haas Servo Bar Feed System to suit SL-20 with 7K Spindle

(Includes bar feed interface & spindle liners)

Programmable Steady Rest SMW SLU-3.2

 

Optional Equipment

LPRO-R, Renishaw Work Gauging Probe (includes PROMAC & 25mm sleeve)

XP40, Extra Performance 55HP Spindle Motor, 12Hp Z-Axis Moto

EXTRN480B, External Transformer (required for XP40 option)

 

What are HAAS machines like I personally have never worked on one.

[Greg Williams]

Ya get what you pay for

[DavidB]

Not bios are we mate?

[chris m]

My buddy has a couple of Haas lathes, the biggest being an SL-30, and I have run them while moonlighting in his shop when he was first getting started. The machines are OK, not great, but OK, and are a pretty good value for the money. I think the power ratings are inflated, like all of Haas' products are, but spindle horsepower is not typically a limiting factor in turning. The one thing that I found odd about the SL-30 was that the turret and the spindle really aren't as big as I have come to expect in a machine that size, so I wonder about the machine's rigidity for heavy work. I don't know what the SL-40 looks like, but I am sure it isn't much different. If you have the money, I'd buy an Okuma, but if you have Haas money and are realistic about what you're going to get, I don't think you'd be unhappy with the machine.

 

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[Bruce Caulley]

Dave,

That big machine of ours that you saw is an Ecoca. I'll find out in the morning who the rep in Melbourne is. It hasn't really missed a beat yet, and if you want they can put an M code in to switch from wye to delta wiring so you get two different torque graphs.

 

Cheaper than a Haas too, and is all Fanuc gubbins.

 

Bruce

[Dan@home]

I like the Haas control way better than the fanuc much more user friendly. Allot of us here agree. Allot more for the money, make sure you have a good warrantey and support.

[John Morris]

I also love the control over the fanuc. I have a lot of experience on an SL-20 and we ran a lot of aluminum, some mild steels and a bit of Stainless. As mentioned before rigidity is not as good as other machines we have (mazaks) but that's not a fair comparison if you consider the cost. We can typically make accomdations by making lighter cuts or tooling changes. The Haas "is what it is", but I too consider it a good value for the money. No regrets here.

[ATG]

I cut chips all day on my sl30. No problems so far. We've had it for about 2 years now. Only time will tell.

[DavidB]

The material will be 4340 and 15-5ph 1025 condition.

The billets are Ø7.5" x 23" long and we make a Ø4 x 16" deep bore.

These are JSF landing gear components.

 

Thanks Dave

[chris m]

Yikes! That's around 285lb a pop by my calculations; the physical size of the spindle starts to come into play with something like that when you're talking about longevity. Good thing you have the upgraded Z-axis motor, sounds like you're going to need it.

 

C