looking for a cnc lathe

[mdred68]

i just bought a tormach pcnc 1100 and im very pleased with it. Im now in the market for a cnc lathe. I want something that has single phase motor with 2 HP. A 12 swing x 36 inches long. The tormach lathe is too small and you cant use flood coolant with the machine. If anyone knows of a machine like this please let me know. Thank you.

[MikeHenry]

There aren't too many CNC lathes that big that are made for the serious hobby market. Trak might be one candidate. You might also make your wish known to Tormach - rumor has it that they are working on a CNC lathe and another vote might hasten it's development, or at least it's spot on their priority list.

Mike (another satisfied Tormach mill owner)

[RonGinger]

I attended the Tormach Users Group meeting in Ann Arbor during the CNC workshop. They did mention work on a CNC lathe, but were pretty vague on details. What they said sounded like a nice machine, and since they have done a good job of all their milling machines Id bet the lathe will be good.

[rowbare]

I don't know what your budget is but here are a couple:

http://www.machinetoolonline.com/PM-1330CNC.html

http://www.microkinetics.com/lathe1236/index.htm

bob

[rancherbill]

I haven't been there in a while, but, on CNCZone there was talk about taking a Grizzly G4003 and converting it to CNC with standard 'off the shelf' standard parts from credible vendors.

It might be worth checking there.