Summit 18" x 40" Gear Head Engine Lathe 18340A

Summit® 18” and 20” Engine Lathes are a great investment and turn rings around other lathes in this class. They are affordable, rugged, reliable and easy to operate. They are ISO compliant, include a vast array of features and accessories as “standard” and they offer a variety of built-in safety features. Constructed from 100% cast iron, Summit 18” and 20” Engine Machine Lathes are built to last and are known for consistent performance and durability even under the most demanding work conditions. Standard on every machine lathe is a quick-change gearbox for cutting metric, module and diametrical pitch threads, as well as standard American (inch) threads.



Inch and metric threading

Removable gap

T-slotted compound

Hardened and precision ground bed ways

All cast iron construction

Clutched headstock

Four way rapid traverse

Two speed tailstock

Forced lubrication to the headstock carriage and bedways

Electric brake



Standard Equipment:

12" 3-Jaw chuck

Steady rest

Follow rest

Full length splash guard

Halogen work light

Taper attachment

Coolant system

Thread dial

4 Position carriage stop



TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Cross slide travel 11-1/2

Distance Between Centers 40

Inch Pitch Threads (45) 2-72 TPI

Metric Pitch Threads (42) .2-14mm

Model Number 18340

Motor 10HP, 220/440V, 3PH

Spindle Hole Diameter 3-1/8

Spindle Speeds (12) 32-1500 RPM

Spindle Type D1-8

Swing 18-1/4

Swing over crosslide 11-1/4

Swing over gap 28

Tailstock Taper 5MT