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Photos Of The Big Lathe And Milling Machine I Bought In Thailand

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

KINWA Lathe Machine CH-430 Specifications
Model			CH-430 x 1100
Capacity		Swing Over Bed	432 mm
		Swing Over Carriage	268 mm
		Swing Over Gap	610 mm
		Width of Gap in front of face plate	150 mm
		Distance Between Centers	1067 mm
		Width of Bed	300 mm
		Stroke of Tool Post	145 mm
		Stroke of Cross Slide	265 mm
Headstock		Spindle Bore	58 mm ( 78 mm Optional )
		Taper of Spindle Bore & Center	MT6 x MT4
		Spindle Nose	A1-6, D1-6
		Number of Spindle Speeds	12
		Spindle Speed	35,52,75,110,160,230,330,490,650,950,1350,2000 rpm
Threading & Feeds		Number of Feeds	36
		Range of Longitudinal Feeds	0.037 – 1.04 mm / rev
		Range of Cross Feeds	Half of Longitudinal Feeds
		Leadscrew Diameter	35 mm
		Leadscrew Pitch	P = 6 mm
		Range of Inch Pitches	2 – 72 TPI / 44 Kinds
		Range of Metric Pitches	0.2 – 14 mm / 39 Kinds
Tailstock		Quill Stroke	170 mm
		Quill Diameter	60 mm
		Quill Taper	MT#4
Motor		Main Motor	5 HP
Motor		Coolant Pump Motor	1/8 HP
Machine Dimension		Height	1400mm
		Floor Space	2300 x 1000 mm
		Weight	1800 kgs
Price	Bath		345,000.00

Price Above Not Include Vat 7%

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

Vertical Turret Milling Machine 3VH

ARGO Vertical Turret Milling Machine 3VH Specifications
Model			3VH
Spindle		Spindle Motor	3 HP
		Spindle Speeds ( rpm )	70 – 500 Low / 600 – 4200 High ( Verrival Speed )
		Spindle Taper	R-8 or ISO 30
		SpindleCenter to Column Face	6 – 3/4″ Min. – 29 – 3/4″ Max. ( 172 mm Min. – 756 mm Max. )
		Spindle Nose to Table Top	0″ Min. – 18″ Max. ( 0 mm Min. – 458 mm Max. )
		Quill Diameter	3.375″ ( 86 mm )
		Quill Feeds ( 3 )	.0015″, .003″, .006″ ( .04 mm, .08mm, .15 mm )
		Quill Travel	5″ ( 127 mm )
Head		Head Tilt	45^o Forward 45^o Backward 90^o Right 90^o Left
		Ram Travel	18″ ( 458 mm )
		Ram Swivel	360^o
Table		Work Surface	10″ x 50″ ( 254 x 1270 mm )
		Max. Workpiece Travel	300 kgs
		Longitudinal Travel	35″ T-Slots (3) ( 890 mm )
		Longitudinal Travel	Supplied with Turcite B
		Cross Travel	15.1″ ( 384 mm )
			Supplied with Turcite B
			Hardness and Ground Way
		Vertical Travel	16″ ( 407 mm )
		Vertical Travel	Hardness and Ground Way
Power Feed		X – Axis	155 / cm-kg ( 135 / in-Ib )
Power Feed		Z – Axis Driven Motor	800 mm / Min.
Weight		Approx. Machine Weight	1,250 kgs
Optional		Include	Halogen Lamp
Optional		Include	Chip Tray
Price	Baht		245,000.00

Price Above Not Include Vat 7%

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

Update Makita 2107F Horizontal Bandsaw Frame Design

Outline Design For The Makita 2107F Bandsaw Frame Almost Completed

I have been steadily working away at the design of the frame to hold the Makital portable bandsaw model 2107F to allow it to cut off lengths of (mostly) steel bars easily. I have reached the stage now where the basic outline is complete enough to buy the materials and start fabrication.

Many details need to be developed but I’ll do those as I build the frame and update the CAD drawings accordingly.

To see the updated drawings please go to the Update 29 Dec 2013 – Outline Design Almost Complete Page

Victoria Steam Engine And Bandsaw Design Progress

Progress on Building the Stuart Turner Victoria Horizontal Steam Engine And Designing The Frame For The Makita 2107F Bandsaw

The Stuart Turner Victoria Horizontal Steam Engine

I’m still working on the base for this engine. Actually this is the second base – the Stuart Turner casting kit has the real base but it needs a sub base to sit on. The sub-base was, in the real engine, made from wood, but I had a piece of steel channel that I decided to use at least as a temporary base. I may change it for wood in the future.

The holding-down lugs have been brazed on to the channel steel base and the ends closed with plates sawn from a 1 m square sheet of 2.83 mm black steel using the Bosch GST 25M Professional jigsaw.

Now I have milled and filed down the lugd and end plates to match the steel channel and covered the whole baseplate with car body filler.

Sanding flat is in hand at the moment.

I’m sanding the base outside to keep the dust out of the workshop but because it’s a boring and slow job and it’s cold outside (16 Deg C – freezing for Thailand) I do a few rubs on the sandpaper then go do something else. Like writing this Post. Then go do another rub on the sandpaper.

Designing The Frame For The Makita 2107F Bandsaw

I’m still working on this using AutoCAD to make the drawings.

The (updated) prototype has been such a success and so useful that it’s a permanent (temporary) attachment to the work bench. It will remain so until the real one is built.

The prototype Makita 2107F Bandsaw frame on the workbench has also proven vital to obtaining some vital dimensions to use in the actuel CAD design. Centre-line of fixing screws to centre-line of cutting blade, just for one example.

Buying A Tool And Cutter Grinder In Thailand

Today I Bought A Tool And Cutter Grinder From All Arm Co In Bangkok

Today I went down to Bangkok to buy a Tool and Cutter Grinder from Sam at All Arm Co Ltd.

Sam also made me an offer on buying a big lathe and milling machine which I am considering.

As normal a visit to All Arm Co Ltd is a bit quirky and this was no exception. The story will be developed below.

But for now I’m back in Pak Chong feeling rather tired after a 5 hour round trip (we took a wrong turning trying to leave Bangkok which cost us an hour) plus 2 hours with Sam. I have a tool and cutter grinder on the workbench but I’m not quite sure what I have bought and no idea how to use it.

To follow…

Buying A Large Lathe In Thailand

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New Page Added About Buying A Big Lathe In Thailand

My life’s ambition is to build a model steam traction engine and drive down to the nearest pub here in Pakchong (Pak Chong).

I want a big engine, not some small little model that you have to stoop down to operate.

No, I want a big one that you can sit on and that’s big enough to take a proper place on the roads in Thailand.

I have settled on a 6″ scale (that’s half full size) Little Samson model and have bought the drawings already.

My existing lathe that I bought in Thailand a year ago is not big enough to make the big parts for this traction engine so I’m considering buying another big lathe from a supplier in Thailand.

Buying a big lathe in Thailand will be quite an event. There are many things to consider such as size, price, accessories and not least a three phase power supply.

So this subject deserves a page or pages on it’s own which is why I have started the Buying A Big Lathe In Thailand Page.