HiTorque 5100 Mini Lathe - 7x16
- Extended bed (16" between centers) provides more working room
- Most powerful and most low-speed torque in its class. No gears in spindle drive
- 4" 3-jaw lathe chuck
- Cam lock tailstock
- CHUCK GUARD HAS NOW BEEN REMOVED
Weight: 127 lb
Regularly $1,399.00
https://littlemachineshop.com/5100
The 500 Watt brushless spindle drive motor provides tremendous low-end torque. And you can vary the speed from 50 rpm to 2500 rpm continuously in both directions. There are no gears to shift.
The cross feed and compound rest dials are graduated in 0.001" and 0.025 mm. A 4" 3-jaw lathe chuck is included, and the lathe is equipped with a 4-way indexing tool post set for 5/16" (8 mm) tools.
Real top and bottom half-nuts and a reversible 16 TPI lead screw provide extended threading capability. You can create every American Standard Unified class 2A inch screw thread from 4 to 80 threads per inch, and you can create every American Standard Metric class 6h thread from 0.35 to 8 mm pitch with the extra 21 tooth change gear that is included. Cutting inch threads is made even easier with the factory-installed threading dial.
This HiTorque 7x16 Mini Lathe for sale includes a chip tray, a backsplash guard, and spreaders to give the feet a broader stance.
This machine is shipped completely assembled and adjusted. Machined surfaces are coated with a viscous oil to prevent rust. It wipes off easily with a rag--no solvents necessary.
The LittleMachineShop.com model 5100 HiTorque Mini Lathe is a version of the SIEG SC2.
*NOTE* We ship machines only to the US and Canada.
Chris' Tips- The use of plastic gears in HiTorque machines is limited to mini lathe
Change Gears
. HiTorque mills and lathes have noDrive Gears
as they utilize a brushless DC drive with a belt directly from the motor to the spindle. In short, there are no gears at all in the spindle drive. - When you read about plastic gears breaking, most cases involve the two-speed gears inside the headstock of mini mills. As noted, this does not apply to any HiTorque mini mill as we have no gears in the spindle drive.
- The use of plastic change gears does not apply to the HiTorque bench lathes. Our larger HiTorque bench lathes, which are designed for larger work pieces, greater power, and more torque, have all
metal gears
as appropriate for their size.
Change Gearsin HiTorque mini lathes:
- Plastic gears are quieter than metal gears. Metal change gears raise the sound level to an objectional level.
- Plastic gears are more economical and help reduce machine cost and keep gear replacement cost to a minimum.
- Our plastic gears are made from a thermoplastic Polyoxymethylene (POM) which are very durable.
- In the rare cases where a plastic gear does fail, it is often due to using the lathe for jobs beyond its design parameters. In such a case, the broken gear worked as an inexpensive
mechanical fuse
, saving the machine from damage.
plastic gearsvisit our detailed discussion Plastic Gears, Good or Bad?.
- Mini Lathe Users Guide written by Chris Wood
- 500 Watt output spindle motor
- NSK brand Japanese bearings
- No gears in spindle drive
- E-stop safety power switch
- Zero-settable hand wheels graduated in 0.001" on cross slide and compound rest
- Extended threading capability - inch and metric threads
- Rear apron shield to keep swarf out of the mechanism
- Cam lock tailstock
- Four-way tool post
- Reversible lead screw for right and left hand threads
- 4" 3-jaw chuck
- Threading dial
| Swing Over Bed | 7" (180 mm) |
| Distance Between Centers | 16" (410 mm) |
| Cross Slide Travel | 2.6" (65 mm) |
| Swing Over Cross Slide | 2.2" (55 mm) |
| Spindle Through Hole | 0.8" (20 mm) |
| Spindle Taper | #3 Morse taper |
| Tailstock Taper | #2 Morse taper |
| Range of Threads | 4-80 TPI; 0.35-8.0 mm |
| Spindle Motor Output | 0.67 hp (500 Watts) |
| Spindle Speed | 60 - 2500 RPM |
| Power Requirements | 120 V 60 Hz 8 Amps |
| Machine Weight | 90 lbs (41 kg) |
| Crated Weight | 114 lbs (52 kg) |
| Overall Dimensions (W x D x H) | 31" x 10" x 12" (790 mm x 260 mm x 300 mm) |
| Crate Dimensions (W x D x H) | 35" x 16" x 15" (900 mm x 410 mm x 380 mm) |
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5100 HiTorque 7x16 Mini Lathe (CHUCK GUARD HAS NOW BEEN REMOVED) |
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Control Panel and and 3-Jaw Lathe Chuck (CHUCK GUARD HAS NOW BEEN REMOVED) |
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Compound Rest, Dials and Tool Post |
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2MT Cam Lock Tailstock |
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Specifications Label |
The HiTorque Mini Lathe comes with the following:
- Mini Lathe Users Guide written by Chris Wood
- 4" (100 mm) 3-jaw self centering lathe chuck with two sets of jaws and a chuck wrench
- A Morse taper #2 dead center for the tailstock
- An 11-gear change gear set that includes a 21 tooth gear for accurate metric threading
- Two open end wrenches
- Four hex (Allen) wrenches
- A plastic oil can
Quick Change Tool Post Set, 0XA, Premium
Boring Bar Set, 3/8" Shank, Carbide
