Well I am happy to say that the lathe has arrived safe and sound.
I had planned out my space pretty well based on Kade's dimension of 66" Wx47"Dx61" H
Well, this lathe is quite a bit larger than I was told.
I measured 81" wide (not including the motor housing bump out) and 54" deep.
If I knew it was this large, I probably would have ordered the slant bed SL6 which is published as this size, but the x travel on this thing is really large - there is a ton of room for gang tools even with the turret.
I am about 6' tall and it's over my head (not a big deal).
Also I was expecting it to weigh about 1200kg and its actually 1600kg (3500 lbs)
The initial walk around reveals a very nice build quality and paint job. Kade included a bunch of tool holders for the turret and ER collets too.
I haven't wired it up yet but hopefully in the next few days. . .
The spindle motor is HUGE! Its a 5hp servo which is nice. I like how the cap is red to look like fanuc drives.
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