Knee Type Mill

Wesel Manufacturing & Machinery CompanyA HREF="http://www.techspex.com/machinetoolsonline/milling_centers/model?milling_id=2934">LC-185 Knee Type Mill features a single high tensile strength Meehanite casting to provide rigidity, damping capacity, and good wear characteristics. The mill also features heavy structural ribbing located throughout and has a workpiece capacity up to 1,000-lb.

This machine measures 65- × 84- × 50-in. (W × H × D), weighs 2,640-lb, and is equipped with a 3-hp spindle motor with an infinitely variable speed drive. The machine's wide 25.5-in. saddle supports the 50- × 10-in.table. The heavy-duty knee supports the saddle and uses rigid square ways that are hardened and ground for support of the Y-axes. Turcite-B coating is applied to both sides of the saddle, and both the tabletop and slideways are hardened and ground.

The machine's head/spindle assembly mounts on the overarm (Ram), which is located on top of the column. The vari-speed head has dynamically balanced pulleys that are bearing supported and the motor shaft is chrome plated for smooth speed changing. The spindle unit is made from Ni-Cr alloy steel and is supported in the head housing by double super precision angular contact bearings.

In addition, the manufacturer states that the machine's 5-in. quill travel offers standard power feed with precise stopping and feed reverse capability for conventional boring operations.

Specifications include:

• X-axis travel: 35-in.
• Y-axis travel: 15-in.
• Z-axis travel: 14-in.
• Spindle taper: R-8 (#30 taper optional)
• Spindle center to column face: 6.5- to 27-in.
• Spindle speed range: Variable, 60-4500 rpm
• Spindle nose to tabletop: 0- to 17.7-in.
• Head tilt: 90°

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