| Specification | Value | | --- | --- | | | 140 mm (5.5 inches) | | Swing over bed | 280 mm (11 inches) | | Swing over cross slide | 165 mm | | Distance between centers | 600 mm or 800 mm (depending on model) | | Spindle bore | 26 mm (key metric) | | Spindle nose | Weiler W 28 (1:20 taper plus threaded ring) | | Spindle speeds | 35 – 2800 rpm (often in 12 or 24 steps via two-speed motor) | | Thread pitches | 0.2 – 6 mm (metric) / 4 – 40 TPI (imperial with conversion gears) | | Longitudinal feeds | 0.02 – 1.25 mm/rev | | Motor power | 1.1 kW (1.5 HP) |
over bed 280mm. Turning length 800mm. Continuously variable speed 26 – 2000 rpm. Spindle bore 24 mm. Weight 520 kg. Althaus Maschinenhandel Weiler Lz 280 Anleitung
The Lz 280 excels at precision threads.
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