Spindle is quiet, but the lower trans is a bit too loud. Check out Tony for interesting Graziano stuff. (Note, Graziano later made a Sag 12'S' with Reeves drive, maybe the electric change gearbox of the Sag 12 was too expensive to build)? Now, where was I?Ī manual, I've got one, if you can't find something closer to home, let me know. The headstock has its own oil pump keeping the Gamet bearings happy, and the main speed change gearbox is seperate, it has its own oil pump too.Īnother good idea, it has holes in the bed casting that allow you to stick a length of round steel through at each end of the lathe, and so sling the lathe easily without doing any damage. The tailstock ways stop well short of the spindle, so you have a natural gap-bed effect - a lathe which swings 6' over the crosslide can also swing 17' in the permanent 'gap'.Īre they well built? I took my carriage to bits for a look - what a beauty! Fine engineering throughout. This means the main ways can be well covered from above. This is because the tailstock has its own ways, they are a lot higher than the carriage ways.

And the clever design you ask? Well, the vee ways are covered, so no chips can get to them. And another two magnetic clutches for forward and reverse. This is because the gearbox has four magnetic clutches, each attached to a constant-mesh gear.īy switching off one clutch and switching on another you get instant on-the-fly speed change. In the space of a second you can change speed four times, and change direction too if you want. Speed change is instant, just a little twist, and it immeadiately jumps to the speed you've clicked to. Why are they fun to use? Because spindle speed, direction and on/off are all controlled by one 'joy stick' on the right hand of the saddle. My first real machine will be coming home in a week or so, would anyone have a scanned or PDF manual for a 50s ish SAG 14? The Sag 14 is a great lathe, a very reliable machine.ĭan, In my possibly biased opinion, a very good lathe, fun to use and well designed and built.

Schaublin, Cazeneuve, Weiler, Graziano, Mori Seiki Lathes. I don't really need it, but would like to read up on things like adjusting out some clutch drag before doing it. Graziano Sag 14 Manual Rating: 4,7/5 7798 reviews