Hwacheon Hi Tech 850

[gcode]

We've got 3 early 80's vintage Ikegia bed lathes

Ø36" swing x 144" Z travel

They are all getting old and its getting harder and harder to build good parts with them

One went down hard yesterday.. Either the main spindle bearings are gone

or the transmission has is toast.

 

We've been looking at one of these

 

http://www.hwacheon.com/en/product/product_machine1.do?strCode1=30002&strCode2=31008&intPrdSeq=10247&tab=

 

for a while.

 

Anyone have any experience with this brand or model??

Anyone have suggestions for other brands with this capacity??

 

We're looking for

Ø36" swing and 144" Z travel

I'm pushing hard for y axis milling as well

[mkd]

almost the same Y axis stroke as a Macturn30

just sayin.

[crazy^millman]

With the brand yes. I like how the Y axis is a true Y Axis and not a Slant Y axis on their smaller machines. I am not sure if this size has a True Y axis or a slant. Once you have used a true Y axis on a Mill/Turn hard to go back to a slant Y axis. Ask or the 31i control verses the Oi control.

[gcode]

It looks like Doosan makes similar machines

Since the Ellison - DMG/Mori divorce, Ellison is selling Doosan these days

A small shop I used to contract for has a couple of small Puma's which were pretty good machines

 

http://www.doosanmachinetools.com/brochure/turning-center/tc-horizontal/puma-600-700-800-xl-ly-xly-english.pdf

 

re Y axis travel

most Y axis slant beds don't have much travel

Just enough to mill slots or thread mill a hole

More would be better.. but +/- 3.9" is better than none

[crazy^millman]

The Puma states it uses Wedge to create the Y Axis travel. I know the T2 Series HWACHEON machines use a True Y axis not sure about that size machine.

[gcode]

The Puma states it uses Wedge to create the Y Axis travel. I know the T2 Series HWACHEON machines use a True Y axis not sure about that size machine.

can't tell from the brochures and web page

[Machineguy]

G,

Does this help?

Puma 2100-2600-3100.pdf

[gcode]

G,

Does this help?

Yes.. that does help Thanks

The Hwacheon brochures and website don't detail the Y axis geometry

I'll have to ask

[Newbeeee™]

G - I know nothing about Hwacheons apart from they move about from dealer to dealer over here.

Do Samsung make anything that big (Korean)?

I'm assuming Doosan does?

 

These boys are UK http://www.xyzmachinetools.com/index.cfm/machinetools/ExtraLargeLathes.Home but owned by Southwestern Industries.

I can vouch for the Siemens but don't know who makes this iron for them. Their CNC's are King-Rich (Taiwan) which is very good and exceptional value for money.

Obviously these are 2ax though, but depending who the manufacturer is, they may have a driven tool option? Could be worth a phone call?

[Newbeeee™]

This just dropped into my inbox!

I wonder if they would float it over to you...

http://www.mtdcnc.com/new-machine-tool-deals/hwacheon-hi-tech-850-lymc-cnc-lathe-in-stock-now.asp?sch_id=4461&add_id=56771

[Sticky]

Is WFL out of the question?

[crazy^millman]

G,

Does this help?

 

Yes in that they call it a virtual Y axis.

[gcode]

Is WFL out of the question?

awesome machines

our local dealer mailed me a flash disc with 4gig of WFL videos

jaw dropping stuff, but way overkill for what we need