Foradia Lathe

[KrakenKorn]

Anyone know anything about these lathes?

 

[markba633csi]

I'm guessing it's Taiwanese

 

[wildcatter]

really interesting features.

 

[C-Bag]

Foradia seems to be a Spanish co. with a presence in China too. Their main machine tools are radial arm drills. This appears to be a brief run at the lathe market? Looks to be very nice lathe but very obscure.

 

[matthewsx]

Are you thinking of buying it?

 

[KrakenKorn]

Possibly. I’m new to machining, but it seems to me the rails end a greater distance from the spindle than I’ve seen on other gap head lathes I’ve seen. I wonder if this would be an issue?

 

[talvare]

Possibly. I’m new to machining, but it seems to me the rails end a greater distance from the spindle than I’ve seen on other gap head lathes I’ve seen. I wonder if this would be an issue?

The gap appears to be a design copy of the Graziano lathes. The tail stock rides on an upper set of ways and the carriage rides on a lower set of ways thus providing what Graziano terms a "natural gap". It's a very nice system. Actually, there are other similarities to the Graziano lathes on this lathe. May be a very good machine.
Ted

 

[talvare]

The more I look at that photo, the more I believe that lathe is a copy of the early Graziano SAG 180 lathe which eventually became the SAG14.

Here's a link to some info on the Graziano lathes: https://www.lathes.co.uk/graziano/index.html
Ted

 

[KrakenKorn]

The gap appears to be a design copy of the Graziano lathes. The tail stock rides on an upper set of ways and the carriage rides on a lower set of ways thus providing what Graziano terms a "natural gap". It's a very nice system. Actually, there are other similarities to the Graziano lathes on this lathe. May be a very good machine.
Ted

I see that now. Good eye! Thanks

 

[matthewsx]

Possibly. I’m new to machining, but it seems to me the rails end a greater distance from the spindle than I’ve seen on other gap head lathes I’ve seen. I wonder if this would be an issue?

I'd get it if the price is right and it was under power so I could check it out.

What are they asking?

John