LICO LNT42S-4S at Work: Turning and Milling 1″ Hex 316 Stainless Steel

PUBLISHED ON: August 9, 2018
LAST MODIFIED ON: August 12, 2024

POSTED IN: LICO, IMTS, Mill/Turn Centers

An Absolute Machine Tools customer recently took this video of the LICO LNT42S-4S turning and milling 1” hex 316 Stainless Steel out of 12-foot bar stock.

The part is not allowed to get “hot” during machining, so the customer uses Oemeta brand cutting oil, Oemetol 620Y with 1000PSI High Pressure Coolant through the tools wherever possible. The cutting tools being used in this video are ARNO brand and the form tools are from our friends at Greene Tool!

The part process is as follows:

Pinch Turn on main spindle and overlap with finish turn in sub-spindle (3-tools in the cut (TIC))
Rough Groove and Pilot Drill in the main spindle (2 TIC)
Pilot Drill on main spindle
Bore ID on main spindle
Threadmill ½-14 NPT
Bump stop to part length
Pinch Turn and Rough Ream for square corners (3 TIC)
OD 5/8-18 Thread and Finish Ream for square corners (2TIC)
Pickoff on Hex stock and cutoff.

The customer said that this part is being run in a twin turret lathe at 5.3 minutes.

Contact Absolute Machine Tools at sales@absolutemachine.com to find out more about our turn/mill centers or come by South Hall booth #338536 at IMTS 2018 to see the LICO LNTS Series in action!

LICO LNT42S-4S at Work: Turning and Milling 1″ Hex 316 Stainless Steel

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