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Large lathe needed for 510mm Dia tooling
Hammerhead - 28/2/11 at 03:44 PM

Hi all,

I reckon this is a great place to ask this kind of question, so here goes......

I'm having problems having something turned on a lathe, the tooling company I was going to use don't have a large enough lathe or chuck? for the steel tool i need making it's 510mm diameter.

Does anyone know of tool makers or a company with a lathe large enough to cope?

Thanks in advance.


ahunt - 28/2/11 at 04:53 PM

Bit of a usless post but we have a 4jaw chuck that will fit that kind of size but im miles aways from newark hence why the usless post. But goodluck!


Mansfield - 28/2/11 at 05:20 PM

We use Gee Engineering for our big stuff, don't know how far they go but I think they could cope with that OK.

They are in Nottingham NG7.

They have a basic website with their details on but I can't post a link - it comes up in Google easy enough.

HTH.


Hammerhead - 28/2/11 at 05:32 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Mansfield
We use Gee Engineering for our big stuff, don't know how far they go but I think they could cope with that OK.

They are in Nottingham NG7.

They have a basic website with their details on but I can't post a link - it comes up in Google easy enough.

HTH.


Thanks for that, i'll look them up. Locostbuilders to the rescue (again)

Cheers.

Steve.


HowardB - 28/2/11 at 07:17 PM

or Nylacast Leicester, at least 4 lathes capable of 600mm diameter.

0116 276 8558


Hammerhead - 28/2/11 at 08:49 PM

quote:
Originally posted by HowardB
or Nylacast Leicester, at least 4 lathes capable of 600mm diameter.

0116 276 8558


Thanks for another lead, I'll chase them up tomorrow.

Thanks

Steve


Grimsdale - 1/3/11 at 12:46 PM

try baker blower engineering co ltd in sheffield. 0114 272 5527.
I work nearby and see them doing so very big stuff at times!


Simon - 2/3/11 at 04:30 PM

I'm sure I heard (quite sometime ago) someone on here worked for a place that had a lathe with a 6' chuck.

I could be mistaken though.

ATB

Simon


Simon - 2/3/11 at 04:33 PM

http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=41031

ATB

Simon


HowardB - 2/3/11 at 04:42 PM

I work for Nylacast, see previous, and we have 1.5m dia chuck,...


coyoteboy - 5/3/11 at 09:39 PM

1.5m!!