Swiss Lathe Tooling?

[solgood]

Hello every one from the zone, I do not post very much but I read every day.

I do not see much on the topic of swiss turning and hope there is someone here hew can help. I work for a small production shop that just got in to swiss machining. We have two swiss centers, citizen L-32 and L-20.

1) What brand of turn, drill, and bore tool holders do you have?

2) Were do you get your collets ( main, gide bushing, sub )?

3) Do you have any tips that will help use out with these machines?

Thank you very much

Solgood

[solgood]

No Takers?

[the4thseal]

What is swiss turning? Sounds interesting?

[solgood]

What is Swiss Turning?

Watch these vids.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...92953620&q=cnc

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...08454075&q=cnc

No Z axis movement the bar and the subspindle does all the work, not the cutting tools.

[Swissman]

I have been running these type of machines for many many years. I can help you.

To just give you a list of tools would be waaaay too long

You can contact me at marc@highpointprecision.com or by phone:

Marc Stipo
COO
High Point Precision Products
973-875-6229
www.highpointprecision.com

[the4thseal]

so besides being far too cool for this world, what makes it SWISS? What is the SWISSNESS?

[Swissman]

The concept originated in Switzerland. On a conventional lathe, the length to diameter is typically 2 to 1 sticking out of the collet. Since there is a bushing in front of the main spindle (which moves in Z), the tools are positioned very close to the bushing and the length to diameter increases indefinietly and you are only constrained by machine design.

Go to www.highpointprecision.com to see more.

[the4thseal]

that is great. Programming must be tough? I want one!

[Swissman]

not really. in fact, i think its easier than a regular lathe