Giddings & Lewis B-60 – Year 1989

Giddings & Lewis B-60 – Year 1989
CNC Vertical Lathe

Extra High Column Loaded with Tooling + 4 Axis Side Head.
Rebuilt 1989 G & L 60 Inch

Main Specifications:
Table Size – 60″ Combination Table.
Max O.D. swing – with sidehead – 66″
Max O.D. swing – above sidehead – 72″
Max clearance from facing tool tip in
pentagon to top of table – 70″ this is an absolute dim.
Max clearance from facing tool tip in
pentagon to top of jaws – 64″ this is an absolute dim.
Chuck type – (4) independent jaws
Table speeds – 3 – 68 RPM + 12 – 272 RPM
One head on rail – Pentagon turret
Sidehead – Square turret

Travels:
Pentagon turret, x axis – full rail
z axis – 36″
Sidehead u axis – 57.62
w axis – 25.5

Feeds:
Rapid traverse (all 4 axes) – 120- IPM
Cutting feed rate (all 4 axes) – .01″ – .100″/REV
Ball screw size (all 4 axes) – 3″ diam
Electrics – 460/3/60
Drive motor – 60hp
CNC Control – Fanuc 11TTF, 4 axis simultaneous control,
pendant mount
Lube system – Trabon
Ways – Hardened and ground
Enductosyn scales
Chip conveyor
Accuracies – .0005″/ft – .001″ full stroke; repeatability .0003″
Original year built – 1976
Re-manufactured with new Fanuc 11-TT-F 4-Axis Conversational FAPT CNC control – 1989

CNC VTL Remanufactured & Retro-Fitted Fanuc 11TTF CNC 4-Axis Control and Installed With
All Options!. * Fully Programmable Side Head Installed. *Original Iron is 1976. G & L Model B-8.

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