ROMI Lathe


The ROMI lathe has a speed range from 50 - 2,500 RPM with a 13" swing. These features, coupled with a digital readout, makes this lathe a good choice for turning almost any part. The controls function much like the ones on the South Bend lathe. THE CONTROLS ROUGH/FINISHED CUT BUTTON This changes the effort required for the automatic disengaging system to release the feed gears. For finished work the effort is minimal while rough work requires more force to release the gears. FEED ROD ROTATION This switch will change the direction of the power feed on the carriage. THREAD/FEED CONTROLS Changing the combination of these four knobs will vary the threads/inch or feed/inch. A table on the machine lists the combinations for different threads and feeds. SPEED SELECTOR LEVERS These work just like the spindle speed levers on the South Bend lathe. The lathe must be stopped to change the gears.

DIGITAL READOUT The digital readout has been added to this lathe to increase the accuracy and efficiency of turning parts. The cross-feed and longitudinal axis displacement can be read down to five ten thousandths of an inch, unlike the other lathes in the shop which only go down to thousandths of an inch. The readout can display either in millimeters or inches.