2008 SHARP 1640L MANUAL LATHES

Technical Description

THE SHARP 1640L IS A PRECISION GEARED-HEAD MANUAL ENGINE LATHE FEATURING A 16 INCH SWING OVER THE BED AND 40 INCHES BETWEEN CENTERS. CONSTRUCTED WITH A ONE-PIECE MEEHANITE CASTING BED FOR SUPERIOR VIBRATION DAMPENING AND RIGIDITY, IT IS EQUIPPED WITH A 7.5 HP SPINDLE MOTOR AND A 12-SPEED GEARBOX PROVIDING A RANGE OF 40 TO 2,000 RPM. THE MACHINE FEATURES A D1-8 CAMLOCK SPINDLE WITH A 3.18 INCH BORE, WHICH IS EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE FOR THIS SIZE OF LATHE, ALLOWING FOR THE MACHINING OF 3 INCH DIAMETER OIL PIPES. FOR VERSATILE WORKHOLDING, IT INCLUDES A REMOVABLE GAP THAT INCREASES THE SWING TO 25.5 INCHES FOR SHORT, LARGE-DIAMETER WORKPIECES. THE HEADSTOCK GEARS ARE MADE FROM HARDENED AND GROUND CHROME-MOLY MATERIAL, SUPPORTED BY HIGH-PRECISION MATCHED ANGULAR CONTACT BEARINGS. TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES INCLUDE A SWING OVER THE CROSS SLIDE OF 8.75 INCHES, 12.5 INCHES OF GAP WIDTH, AND A TAILSTOCK WITH A 2.28 INCH QUILL DIAMETER AND MT #4 TAPER. THE THREADING SYSTEM ALLOWS FOR DIRECT SELECTION OF 36 INCH THREADS (4 TO 56 TPI) AND 17 METRIC THREADS (0.5 TO 7 MM). STANDARD EQUIPMENT TYPICALLY INCLUDES A 10 INCH 3-JAW CHUCK, 16 INCH FACE PLATE, STEADY REST, FOLLOWER REST, AND A FULL-LENGTH SPLASH GUARD. THE MACHINE FOOTPRINT IS APPROXIMATELY 7.05 FEET BY 2.66 FEET WITH A TOTAL WEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 3,500 LBS.