PM 1340 Feed Rates

[bretthl]

Are the carriage and cross feed equal at a given gear setting? In other words if the gears are set to say D1 (0.010"/rev) will the this be true for both the carriage and cross feed?

 

[Bob Korves]

Depends on the machine gearing, but I have always found smaller radial feeds than axial feeds for the same feed screw setting on lathes I have used. The ratio between them stays the same. That gearing is by choice of the designer, and could be made any way that is desired at the factory. I have never seen the same feeds for both axes in any lathe I have used. Look at the feed charts to see what you will get. The manuals should be viewable online...

 

[bretthl]

Depends on the machine gearing, but I have always found smaller radial feeds than axial feeds for the same feed screw setting on lathes I have used. The ratio between them stays the same. That gearing is by choice of the designer, and could be made any way that is desired at the factory. I have never seen the same feeds for both axes in any lathe I have used. Look at the feed charts to see what you will get. The manuals should be viewable online...

There is no mention of this relation in the manual. On this particular lathe one revolution on the cross feed is 0.200" however the depth of cut is 0.100" (I think there is a term for this?). So would the cross feed rate be 1/2 of the carriage rate? The rates given on the chart do not differentiate between the two.

It is interesting that progressing from A to E halves the feed rate for each step. That is why I suspect that the cross feed is half the carriage feed. If one were running the carriage in D1 then to attain the same feed the cross feed should be run in C1.

 

[mksj]

Cross feed is 1/2 the carriage feed rate per top of the feed diagram 1/2 cross feed to 1/1 feed. So 0.004" feed would be 0.002" cross feed. This is pretty typical for most the lathes I have seen, it is also indicated in the front of the 1340GT manual (see below). Most of you cutting feed rates will be in the E1-8 and maybe D6-8 (~0.008-0.003) for this size lathe, the rest of the gearing is primarily for threading. The ratios probably have more to do with threading increments. On this lathe the deepest I typically went in a DOC was around 0.1" (diameter of up to 0.2" in softer materials), steel was typically 0.1" for removal). It all depends on the material and the tooling you are using. (looks like the picture links are broken)

 

[bretthl]

Cross feed is 1/2 the carriage feed rate per top of the feed diagram 1/2 cross feed to 1/1 feed. So 0.004" feed would be 0.002" cross feed. This is pretty typical for most the lathes I have seen, it is also indicated in the front of the 1340GT manual (see below). Most of you cutting feed rates will be in the E1-8 and maybe D6-8 (~0.008-0.003) for this size lathe, the rest of the gearing is primarily for threading. The ratios probably have more to do with threading increments. On this lathe the deepest I typically went in a DOC was around 0.1" (diameter of up to 0.2" in softer materials), steel was typically 0.1" for removal). It all depends on the material and the tooling you are using. (looks like the picture links are broken)

I completely missed that little notation, thanks! I will make it my new avatar to remind myself to read the fine print.

I'm running a Seco WNMG in 4130 and 416 and it refuses to break chips at < 0.020" DOC and feeds < 0.008".

 

[mksj]

So some materials it is hard to break a chip, might try a deeper DOC, certainly your feed is up there. The 1340GT is a fine machine, but you start getting into rigidity issues if trying to push it much harder. Also insert type and style play a large factor. I typically used CCMT tooling for steel/SS and my WNMG for aluminum and softer materials. You should look at your SFM and insert recommendations. I have done some machining of 4140 and 8620, but primarily with CCMT 32.51 insert made by Iscar (IC907) covers a wide range.

On 416 SS, I did check some other recommendations and you are in the ball park, this was for barrel work so assume around 1" diameter. Your feed rate is where I would wnat to be for SS, but may need a bit more DOC. On finish work I would switch to my WNMG with a sharp ground edge (Korloy insert). See attached document with various inserts (that worked for me on the same lathe). Final pass is often done with a ground sharp edge, DCGT or WNMG at a lower feed. DOC is often dictated by the nose radius and sharpness of the insert edge to achieve cutting as opposed to pushing the material out of the way.
SS 416
CCMT09T304HF (Iscar IC907) in a 5/8 inch SCLC holder, 800 rpm, Feed of .008/rev, DOC 0.03"
CNMG431 F3P (Iscar IC8250) Feed of .007/rev CSS 725 DOC, .070"
Iscar Sumo Tec WNMG inserts. Specifically WNMG 080408-M3M
Seco TP2500 or TP2501, TM2000 with the MF4 chipbreaker
Cactus Tools sells a lot inserts/machine tooling on eBay may be worth emailing them to see what they recommend. This insert may be worth trying for rough/bulk material removal, note the nose diameter. Then switch to a ground edge for finishing.

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Tennon Turning and Facing with Indexable Insert Tools and Carbide 800 rpm
Feed of .007" for Rough and .002" for final pass

4140 recommendations, the DOC is not achievable with a smaller lathe and I would use cutting speed and feeds similar to 416 maybe with a slightly lower SFM.

 

[pacifica]

A cxa toolpost , remove compound ,build an indexed,robust non t-slot toolholder with a grade 8 bolt attached to compound will make a big difference with the 1340gt(see solid tool post mount from mar.1 ,2018). Plus all the things Mark recommended. I also reinforced the stand with steel and added 500+ pounds of weight to the stand.

 

[bretthl]

I have been running WNMG 331 FF2 TP3500 SECO at 0.050" DOC without issue in 3140 and 416. I should try the Iscar 332's as you suggest. I bet I would get an even better surface finish. Upping to 3 hp (as well as 3 phase) has been a huge improvement with insert performance.

A cxa toolpost , remove compound ,build an indexed,robust non t-slot toolholder with a grade 8 bolt attached to compound will make a big difference with the 1340gt(see solid tool post mount from mar.1 ,2018). Plus all the things Mark recommended. I also reinforced the stand with steel and added 500+ pounds of weight to the stand.

Oh man I can't live without the compound! I did read David Best's presentation on rig up and it looks very solid. https://flic.kr/s/aHsm1cKjPB

 

[ptrotter]

I'm still trying to figure out the feed rates on my 1340GT. The table only shows feed rates for the left (A-D) gear lever. For example, the table shows .005-.0027 inches per revolution for left gear lever on "E" but says nothing about the effect of the right gear lever (1-8). Can someone enlighten me?

 

[mksj]

The left hand letter gear selector sets the gear set range, the right one is the fine adjustment within that letter range. So 8 being the slowest and 1 being the fastest within that range (corresponding to the TPI). So E1 (64 TPI) feeds at ~0.005 IPR, E8 feeds at ~0.0027 IPR, so E4 would be ~ 0.004 IPR, E7 would be ~0.003 IPR. Cross feed would be 1/2 the carriage feed. On the D range, everything is doubled, and for each successive letter range. Pretty much for feeding you pretty much using an IPR range of 0.0027-0.010 (typically 0.008 probably for this size machine except with softer materials), so the Range of E8-E1, and D8-D1.