Photos Of The Huge ARGO 3VH Milling Machine And The Big Kinwa CH 430X1100 Lathe In The Vendor’s Workshop In Bangkok, Thailand
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These are photos of a huge milling machine and a large lathe that were sent to me by a member of the Announcement List on the ModelEngineeringInThailand.com website in response to my Page “Buying A Large Lathe In Thailand“.
As I explained on that Buying A Large Lathe In Thailand web page I need a large lathe and milling machine to install in my model engineering workshop here in Pakchong (Pak Chong), Thailand, to make a large model of a steam traction engine.
The Announcement List member told me that the machines were about three years old and had seen little use and that he was prepared to sell them to me if I was interested. I was interested and arranged to visit the Vendor’s workshop. These are the photos the Vendor sent me by email.
Photos Of The Huge ARGO 3VH Milling Machine And The Big Kinwa CH 430X1100 Lathe
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Photos Of The Big Kinwa CH 430X1100 Lathe
According to the Vendor, John, Kinwa is the last company to make non-CNC lathe machines of quality. Kinwa is a Taiwanese company and john says that these machines are far superior to lathes made in mainland China and that Kinwa is the make of choice for the discerning purchaser.
Specification Of The Big Kinwa CH 430X1100 Lathe
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KINWA Lathe Machine CH-430 Specifications |
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Model |
CH-430 x 1100 |
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Capacity |
Swing Over Bed |
432 mm |
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| Swing Over Carriage |
268 mm |
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| Swing Over Gap |
610 mm |
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| Width of Gap in front of face plate |
150 mm |
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| Distance Between Centers |
1067 mm |
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| Width of Bed |
300 mm |
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| Stroke of Tool Post |
145 mm |
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| Stroke of Cross Slide |
265 mm |
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Headstock |
Spindle Bore |
58 mm ( 78 mm Optional ) |
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| Taper of Spindle Bore & Center |
MT6 x MT4 |
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| Spindle Nose |
A1-6, D1-6 |
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| Number of Spindle Speeds |
12 |
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| Spindle Speed |
35,52,75,110,160,230,330,490,650,950,1350,2000 rpm |
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Threading & Feeds |
Number of Feeds |
36 |
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| Range of Longitudinal Feeds |
0.037 – 1.04 mm / rev |
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| Range of Cross Feeds |
Half of Longitudinal Feeds |
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| Leadscrew Diameter |
35 mm |
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| Leadscrew Pitch |
P = 6 mm |
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| Range of Inch Pitches |
2 – 72 TPI / 44 Kinds |
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| Range of Metric Pitches |
0.2 – 14 mm / 39 Kinds |
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Tailstock |
Quill Stroke |
170 mm |
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| Quill Diameter |
60 mm |
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| Quill Taper |
MT#4 |
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Motor |
Main Motor |
5 HP |
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| Coolant Pump Motor |
1/8 HP |
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Machine Dimension |
Height |
1400mm |
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| Floor Space |
2300 x 1000 mm |
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| Weight |
1800 kgs |
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Price |
Bath |
345,000.00 |
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Price Above Not Include Vat 7% |
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Photos Of The Huge ARGO 3VH Milling Machine
John’s story of this huge milling machine and I was aghast at the size of it when I saw it, is that it is a Taiwanese clone of the well known and well respected American Bridgeport milling machine but that it has been “metricized”.
Specification Of The Huge ARGO 3VH Milling Machine
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ARGO Vertical Turret Milling Machine 3VH Specifications |
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Model |
3VH |
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Spindle |
Spindle Motor |
3 HP |
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| Spindle Speeds ( rpm ) |
70 – 500 Low / 600 – 4200 High ( Verrival Speed ) |
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| Spindle Taper |
R-8 or ISO 30 |
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| SpindleCenter to Column Face |
6 – 3/4″ Min. – 29 – 3/4″ Max. ( 172 mm Min. – 756 mm Max. ) |
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| Spindle Nose to Table Top |
0″ Min. – 18″ Max. ( 0 mm Min. – 458 mm Max. ) |
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| Quill Diameter |
3.375″ ( 86 mm ) |
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| Quill Feeds ( 3 ) |
.0015″, .003″, .006″ ( .04 mm, .08mm, .15 mm ) |
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| Quill Travel |
5″ ( 127 mm ) |
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Head |
Head Tilt |
45o Forward 45o Backward 90o Right 90o Left |
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| Ram Travel |
18″ ( 458 mm ) |
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| Ram Swivel |
360o |
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Table |
Work Surface |
10″ x 50″ ( 254 x 1270 mm ) |
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| Max. Workpiece Travel |
300 kgs |
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| Longitudinal Travel |
35″ T-Slots (3) ( 890 mm ) |
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Supplied with Turcite B |
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| Cross Travel |
15.1″ ( 384 mm ) |
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Supplied with Turcite B |
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Hardness and Ground Way |
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| Vertical Travel |
16″ ( 407 mm ) |
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Hardness and Ground Way |
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Power Feed |
X – Axis |
155 / cm-kg ( 135 / in-Ib ) |
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| Z – Axis Driven Motor |
800 mm / Min. |
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Weight |
Approx. Machine Weight |
1,250 kgs |
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Optional |
Include |
Halogen Lamp |
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| Include |
Chip Tray |
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Price |
Baht |
245,000.00 |
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Price Above Not Include Vat 7% |
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Details And Accessories
Details Of the SDN35CXA Super Quick Change Tool Post
- 20,000 P.S.I. Holder locking pressure
- For manual lathe, prototyping, maintenance work, limited multi operation and toolroom applications
- Heat treated and precision ground alloy steel body
- High precision, for internal and external operations, roughing and finishing
- Interchangeable with industry standard tool posts and tool holders
- Maintenance free
- Manufactured in U.S.A.
- Positive lock with absolute zero backlash
- Repetitive accuracy of 0.0001″
Specification Of The 6 Inch Milling Machine Accu-Lock Precision Vice
- This machine vise without base has a 6 inch jaw width
- 5-1/2 inch jaw opening
- 1-3/4 inch jaw height
- The lock down jaw provides 1/2 pound of force vertically for each pound of horizontal force and it eliminates tilt and hammering
- The removed hinged handle helps fast locking
- For Bridgeport milling machine
Great to see there are others interested in engineering in Thailand.
I had a small workshop back in the UK and now live near Phuket and have workshop once again.
I purchased a manual mill from (Sieg) POSH ENTERPRISE in Bangkok also a mini lathe (Sieg) two years ago.
I purchased a big manual lathe from Sumore SP2110/750 also a copy (Sieg) KX3 cnc Mill SP2215 had them shipped into Bangkok and delivered here to Phuket with a few problems but now have most equipment I need, Tig welder Plasma Torch etc all of which I purchased from Bangkok Hardware in Phuket.
There are plenty of suppliers of most steel and I have found one that stock most every thing and will cut to length, but like you say you have to make the best of it the same as most things bought here!!.
Will leave it for now but any one interested in Machining metal I would be pleased to help.
Hi Vince and thank you for your contribution to the website.
Your comments are timely because there is another person (Lieven) in Phuket looking to but a lathe and milling machine but is having problems finding reliable suppliers.
We had a long discussion on this most of which is recorded on the website starting here:-
http://modelengineeringinthailand.com/resources/tools/tools-suppliers/#comment-1522
I will let Lieven know of your experiences and I hope you can help him.
I (as would other visitors to the website) appreciate if any further comments could be posted on the website for all to see.
Again, welcome to the Thailand home workshop machinists community.
Hello Vince,
The SP2110 lathe you have appears to be just what I’ve been looking for, and at a reasonable price too (listed price on their web page is $2000 FOB). Can you tell us what shipping costs were? What shipper did you use? Import duty fees??
Thanks for any help you can provide,
Mike (in Nong Khae)
Hello Alan:
Great machines and an excellent combination for making sooo many things!!!!
Those are beautiful machines, but how did you get them into your shop, and how will you move them into their final positions??
Hi Mike and thank you for the comment.
The machines are now in place where I will be using them. I have some new photos of them and some movies showing how they were moved from Bangkok to our house. I’ll be posting them on the website when I get chance.
Best Regards
Alan Brown
Nice bits of kit. Still think the lathe is a bit pricey. My mate has sold out all machine tools except one humoungous long monster lathe. Even sold his own boring machine @1.2 mil baht. New order from China on the way.
regards,
Mike.