Chess Set Cut With NO Changeovers (Video)

What a demonstration of “Partners in Action”! Check out this video where we show production of a chess set on an Okuma GENOS L300-MYW CNC lathe using Kitagawa chucks, WTO toolholders, Kennametal tooling, an Edge Technologies bar feeder, and a custom Okuma machine tool app to aid in quick program selection. All 6 pieces of the set (King, Queen, Bishop, Knight, Rook, Pawn) are cut from the same bar stock with no changeover except the push of a button. Live tooling and milling functions allow for contoured cuts and drilling for special features. The sub-spindle grabs and holds the part during cut-off, then holds the part for engraving on the chess piece bottom. While it’s super-cool to watch, this video is also super-long – so feel free to fast forward to your favorite “parts”!

Flexibility and Affordability: The Best of Both Worlds

The GENOS L300 horizontal CNC lathe offers the broadest range of configurations in the GENOS line. These are affordable, entry-level, multi-function lathes that are anything but basic. Built on a one-piece, cast iron base with a horizontal way system and hand-scraped headstock and tailstock mounting surfaces, this machine tool provides stability, rigidity and accuracy for a variety of applications. The GENOS CNC lathe is part of our Affordable Excellence product line, and you can add to its flexibility by incorporating machine tool apps and customized system options from Partners in THINC.

Want this kind of flexibility in your shop? Contact us or your local Okuma distributor and find out how we can put this to work for you.