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Baileigh Industrial BA9-1016617 Metal Lathe PL-1236E-DRO

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Baileigh Industrial 1016617 Features

  • Recommended for small fabricators, schools, or garages.
  • 70 to 1,400 rpm variable speed.
  • Integrated digital readout (DRO) helps you get repeatable results.
  • Quick-change tool post makes tooling changes more efficient.
  • Gear system allows for taping, turning, and polishing.
  • All ways are ground and hardened to ensure long life.
  • Runs on 220-volt single-phase power.
  • Capable of standard and metric threading.
  • Quick-change tool post helps you save time.
  • 3-jaw and 4-jaw chucks can hold both square and rounded materials.
  • Steady rest and follow rest brace the shaft and prevent wobbling to ensure high accuracy.
  • Facing plate lets you shape materials that are large but not long. Bolt your metal to the plate to keep it square and symmetrical.
  • Coolant system consists of a reservoir and pump in the base plus a hose you can point as needed.
  • Foot brake helps keep your shop safe.
  • Halogen work light comes standard.
  • Covered by a 1-year parts warranty.With the same working base as the versatile PL-1236E lathe, the PL-1236E-DRO takes the platform one step further by adding an industrial grade digital readout system for improved accuracy and efficiency. The PL-1236E-DRO is still a great metal lathe for anyone that is looking an economical lathe that is high in quality and easy to use. This model includes a quick-change tool post and a coolant system.

Baileigh Industrial 1016617 Specifications

Sleeve Travel 4"
Spindle Bore 1.50"
Spindle Bore Taper Morse #5
Sleeve Taper Morse #3
Sleeve Diameter 1.250"
Range Of Inch Threads 4 - 56 T.P.I.
Metric Thread Range 0.4 – 7 mm
Spindle Nose D1-4"
Travel Of Cross Slide 5.312"
Travel Of Top Slide 3.250"

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