Haas TL-2

The Haas TL-2 is the long-bed toolroom lathe in its family, with 48 in (1,219 mm) between centers and 48 in of Z travel on the same 16 in (406 mm) turning diameter and 10 hp (7.5 kW) spindle as the TL-1.

Length is the whole case for it. The TL-1 has 30 in (762 mm) of Z travel and turning length; the TL-2 has 60% more, and every other headline figure is shared: 8 in (203 mm) of X travel, an A2-5 nose, a 2.3 in (58 mm) bore, 1,800 rpm and 450 ipm (11.4 m/min) rapids.

Long work on a light spindle needs some care. Peak torque is 108 ft-lbf (146 N·m) at 355 rpm, and the spindle is belt driven. Z thrust is 1,947 lbf (8,661 N), half the 3,894 lbf (17,321 N) on X. A shaft near the full 48 in is slender next to anything a 2.3 in bore or the optional 8 in (203 mm) chuck will hold, so cuts have to be light and the part supported. The table gives a distance between centers but no tailstock taper, travel or thrust, and those are worth asking for.

The 16 in maximum turning diameter is reduced to 8 in with the four-station turret. Swing is 20 in (508 mm) over the front apron and 11 in (279 mm) over the cross slide, and the second figure is the one that governs a long part, because the slide has to travel underneath it.

The TL-2 weighs 4,480 lb (2,032 kg) as shipped, on a 108.5 × 68.5 × 83 in (276 × 174 × 211 cm) pallet. With the conveyor option those become 5,380 lb (2,440 kg) and 135 × 70 × 83 in (342 × 178 × 211 cm). Power can be 220 VAC single-phase at 40 A, 220 VAC three-phase at 25 A or 440 VAC three-phase at 13 A. Haas's starting price is US$40,995.