hapfo lathe

[Eric Harvey]

Has anyone been on the G & S SPECIALIST TIMBER site to look at the hapfo PERFORMER 400-FU,looks like a serious piece of kit,3HP motor,403 mm centre height (806 mm swing) over the bed,yes you did read that right,it is that big,it also has a swivel head for doing even bigger work,it has a 1 m or 2 m bed lengths between centres and weighs 340 kilos or 440 kilos respectivley,the only trouble is it costs £5.982.00p inc vat for the short one or £6.637.00p inc vat for the long one,all sorts of extras can be bought to,cheers,

Eric.

[The Bowler Hatted Turner]

Is that a 1 or 2 MT?




 

[seventhdevil]

it says 3MT on the info page.

http://www.toolsandtimber.co.uk/hapfo-performer-400fu-industrial-woodturning-lathe.html

great looking bit of kit but it's a bit pricey for my liking...

[burywoodturners]

I thought you might buy one for the club raffle on Monday!
Ron

[Graham]

Happy with my 3520 thanks 

[Eric Harvey]

its 3MT

[Eric Harvey]

I`m happy with my 3520B to,doesn`t stop you daydreaming though haha

[Graham]

There must be a point where the amount of swing becomes to much and the height of the head and tailstock, and especially the tool rest, introduce an instability or vibration. I wonder where that point would be.

[woodndesign]

Very valid point, Graham.

I've noted with a few lathes, that it's always the swing over the bed, some mention the limit over the slide.

There's a point as you've mentioned that it can be slid out and at which point it remains safe.  The distance can be more limiting than the swing over the bed/slide, a case with if I recall the vicmarc vl100 an the short slide.  It's one area for dimensions of given swing which isn't normally covered.

Cheers  David

[BrianH]

When I bought big, a few years ago, the one thing I didn't consider was the weight of the tailstock. Considerable is an understatement and as the years roll by removing it when hollowing deep has become a struggle.
Big just aint always boooootiful
Brian