Hwacheon HL-720
Manual lathe
HL Series
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Overview
Manual lathe, Ø720 mm swing over bed and 2,000 or 3,000 mm between centers
The HL-720 is a manual lathe in Hwacheon's HL Series, built on a rigid bed for stable, precise work and laid out for easy operation. It comes with 2,000 or 3,000 mm between centers on a 510 mm wide bed and swings Ø720 mm over the bed; the 2,000 mm model takes an optional gap for Ø940 mm. The 11 kW spindle has a Ø77 mm bore and an A1-8 or D1-8 nose and runs 27 to 1,205 rpm in 12 steps, with a 14 inch 4-jaw independent chuck and 300 kgf of loading capacity. The machine weighs 3,670 or 3,800 kgf.
At a glance
- Swing over bed
- Ø28.3 in
- Distance between centers
- 78.7 / 118.1 in
- Spindle bore
- Ø3.0 in
- Spindle speed
- 27 to 1,205 rpm, 12 steps
Features
- 0111 kW spindleThe spindle has a Ø77 mm through hole, an A1-8 or D1-8 nose and an MT No.7 bore taper, and runs 27 to 1,205 rpm in 12 steps.
- 02Two bed lengths2,000 or 3,000 mm between centers on a 510 mm wide bed, 3,452 or 4,452 mm long.
- 03Gap on the 2,000 mm modelThe HL-720 x 2000 takes an optional gap for Ø940 mm swing over a 195 mm gap length. The 3,000 mm model has no gap.
- 0414 inch 4-jaw chuck standardStandard equipment includes a 14 inch 4-jaw independent chuck with flange, live and dead centers (MT No.5), coolant equipment, an inching switch, tailstock quill reduction equipment and a work light.
- 05Thread cuttingMetric threads from 0.5 to 14 mm, D.P. from 4 to 56 and module from 1 to 7, off a Ø40 x 12 mm lead screw, with 40 feed changes.
- 06OptionsOptions include a 14 inch 3-jaw chuck, 12, 16, 18, 20 or 24 inch 4-jaw chucks, steady rests (metal or roller, Ø6.2 to Ø10.8 in), an oversized roller steady rest (Ø10.8 to Ø17 in), Ø550 or Ø635 mm face plates, a taper attachment and a 2- or 3-axis digital scale.
Specifications
| Item | HL-720 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| HL-720 x 2000 | HL-720 x 3000 | ||
| Capacity | |||
| Swing over bedin | in | Ø28.3 | Ø28.3 |
| Swing over saddlein | in | Ø18.5 | Ø18.5 |
| Max. cutting dia over bedin | in | Ø28.3 | Ø28.3 |
| Distance between centersin | in | 78.7 | 118.1 |
| Cutting lengthin | in | 78.7 | 118.1 |
| Max. loading capacitykgf | kgf | 300 [14” 4 Jaw Independent Chuck] | 300 [14” 4 Jaw Independent Chuck] |
| Gap (opt) | |||
| Swing over gapin | in | Ø37.0 | - |
| Gap lengthin | in | 7.7 | - |
| Spindle | |||
| Spindle bore diameterin | in | Ø3.0 | Ø3.0 |
| Type of spindle noseASA | ASA | A1-8 / | A1-8 / |
| Number of spindle speed | 12 Step | 12 Step | |
| Max spindle speedrpm | rpm | 27 ~ 1,205 | 27 ~ 1,205 |
| Spindle taper | No.7 | No.7 | |
| Spindle center taper | No.5 | No.5 | |
| Spindle motorkW | kW | 11 - 4P | 11 - 4P |
| Carriage | |||
| No. of feed change | 40 Step | 40 Step | |
| Range of X-axis feedsin/rev | in/ | 0.0015 ~ 0.0216 | 0.0015 ~ 0.0216 |
| Range of Y-axis feedsin/rev | in/ | 0.0016 ~ 0.0228 | 0.0016 ~ 0.0228 |
| Range of cross feeds (X-axis)in | in | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| Cross slide travel (Y-axis)in | in | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Bite holder size (L x W)in | in | □1.3 | □1.3 |
| Screw cutting | |||
| Lead screw (dia. X pitch)in | in | Ø1.6 x 0.47 | Ø1.6 x 0.47 |
| Inch threadsTPI | TPI | 4 ~ 56 | 4 ~ 56 |
| Metric threadsmm | mm | 0.5 ~ 14 | 0.5 ~ 14 |
| D.P threadsD.P | D.P | 4 ~ 56 | 4 ~ 56 |
| Module threadsModule | Module | 1 ~ 7 | 1 ~ 7 |
| Tailstock | |||
| Tailstock travelin | in | 5.9 | 5.9 |
| Tailstock center taperMT | MT | No.5 | No.5 |
| Bed | |||
| Bed widthin | in | 20.1 | 20.1 |
| Bed lengthin | in | 135.9 | 175.3 |
| Tank capacity | |||
| Coolantgal | gal | 15.9 | 31.7 |
| Coolant motorW | W | 100 - 2P | 100 - 2P |
| Power source | |||
| Power capacitykVA | kVA | 20 | 20 |
| Power specification | 380V, 60Hz / | 380V, 60Hz / | |
| Machine size | |||
| Heightin | in | 59.1 | 59.1 |
| Floor space (L x W)in | in | 146.9 x 60.8 | 186.2 x 60.8 |
| Weightlb | lb | 8,091 | 8,378 |
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