Accu-Turn Model 8944 Competitor Comparison

Competitor Information for Ammco	Accu-Turn 8944L	Ammco 4000
Easy To Use	Impossible to run both feeds at the same time.	Able to engage both feeds at once.
	One cut finish, regardless of amount of material to be removed.	Rough cut and finish cut needed. (Maximum cut per side is .008")
	Rotor and drum feeds turn off electrically at end of travel using a limit switch.	Rotor lead screw runs out of lead nut which must be mannually cranked into nut. Operator must manually adjust drum shut-off.
Rigid Construction	Spindle runs on Timken tapered roller bearings (zero tolerances).	Spindle runs on bronze bushings (must have tolerances).
	Cross feeds are on massive dove tail ways with 4 adjustment points for wear.	Cross feeds are round tubes with no adjustment for wear.
	Cross slides are stacked on cast iron housings for added rigidity.	Cross slides are light weight and are hung with no support.
	Shipping weight: 530 lbs. (Rigid)	Shipping weight: 365 lbs. (Not rigid)
Durability	Cross feeds and ways are protected by stainless steel way covers.	Cross feeds use rubber boots which are easily damaged and hard to replace.
	Simplicity of design-only 6 gears in entire lathe.	Complicated, 3 transmissions are extremely expensive to repair.
	Totally enclosed DC feed motors for each rotor & drum feed. Separate motor for spindle.	One motor for all operations of lathe (spindle, rotor, and drum feeds). Plastic shear gear designed to break.
	Lubricated feed screws w/ stainless steal protections.	Feed screws not lubricated.
Accuracy	Spindle is stationary with fixed tolerances.	Spindle telescopes, magnifying tolerances.
	Variable speed on both spindle & feed rates for fine tuning to eliminate harmonics.	Variable speed on drum feed only.
	Fully machined adapters with strict tolerances throughout.	Light weight adapters with loose tolerances.
	Positive rake tooling.	Negative rake tooling.
	Exceeds all OEM specifications w/only one pass.. Non-directional finishing not required).	Requires additional non-directional finish to meet OEM specifications.
Versatility	Designed to machine rotors, drums and flywheels.	Designed to be a drum lathe then adapted to cut rotors.
	Accommodates wide range of rotor 4-24" in diameter, up to 2-1/4" thick, standard.	Accommodates rotor up to 14.5" in diameter, up to 1-1/3 thick, standard.
	Machines flywheels with standard equipment.	Does not machine flywheels.

Competitor Information for Hunter	Accu-Turn 8944L	Hunter BL505
Easy To Use	Slotted T-bolt for adjustment of twin cutter (fully adjustable).	Lack of rigidity on twin cutter.
	No-mar spacer holds twin cutter.	Tightening bolts scores mounting bar.
	Handles small diameter drums and drums with up to 6" braking surface with standard boring bar.	Attachments require for small diameter drums or drums with more than 4" of depth.
Rigid Construction	Cross feeds are on massive dove tail ways w/4 adjustment points for wear.	Cross feeds are hung on round tubes with no adjustments for wear.
	Cross slides are stacked on cast iron housings for added rigidity.	Built on rounds, no dovetails.
	Boring bar assembly bolted in place.	Floating boring bar, no lock.
Durability	Cross feeds and ways are protected by stainless steel way covers.	Guide bar is exposed.
	Boring bar easy to remove and maintain.	Boring bar freezes. (Time consuming to free).
	Lubricated feed screws with stainless steel protection.	Non lubricated feed screws.
Accuracy	Cross feeds are on massive dove tail ways w/4 adjustments points for wear.	Cross feeds on round tubes with no adjustment for wear.
	Cross slides are stacked on cast iron housings for added rigidity.	Built on rounds, no dovetails.
	Fully machined adapters with strict tolerances throughout.	Split collets.
	Positive rake tooling.	Postive rake tooling on negative rake machine.
	Exceeds all OEM specifications with only one pass. (Non-directional finishing not required).	Requires additional non-directional finish to meet OEM specifications.
Versatility	Machines flywheels with standard equipment.	No flywheel capabilities.

Competitor Information for Performance	Accu-Turn 8944L	Performance 6600
Easy To Use	One cut finish, regardless of amount of material to be removed.	Multiple cuts, rough and finish cut.
	DC speed control.	Dimmer switch w/ inconsistent settings.
	Slotted T-bolt adjustment of twin cutter (Fully adjustable).	Lack of rigidity on twin cutter.
	No-mar spacer holds twin cutter.	Tightening bolt scores mounting bar.
	Handles small diameter drums & drums up to 6" braking surface w/standard boring bar.	Attachments required for small diameter drums or drums with more than 4" depth.
Rigid Construction	Cross feeds are on massive dove tail ways with 4 adjustment points of wear.	Cross feeds are round tubes with no adjustments for wear.
	Cross slides are stacked on cast iron housings for added rigidity.	Built on rounds, no dovetails.
	Boring bar assembly bolted in place.	Floating boring bar, no lock.
Durabillity	Cross feeds and ways are protected by stainless steel way covers.	Guide bar is exposed.
	Simplicity of design: only 6 gears in entire lathe.	Expensive spindle/motor gearbox.
	Motor for each rotor, drum and spindle.	Feed motor does not lock between rotor and rum feed.
	Totally enclosed independent DC feed motors for each rotor and drum feed. Separate motor for spindle.	Inconsistent AC feed motor.
	Lubricated feed screw with stainless steel protection.	Non lubricated feed screws.
	Boring bar easy to remove and maintain.	Boring bar freezes. (Time consuming to free).
Accuracy	Cross feeds are on massive dove tail ways with 4 adjustment points for wear.	Cross feeds on round tubes with no adjustment for wear.
	Cross slides are stacked on cast iron housings for added rigidity.	Built on rounds, no dovetails.
	Fully machined adapters with strict tolerances throughout.	Split collets.
	Positive rake tooling.	Negative rake tooling.
	Exceeds all OEM specifications with only one pass. (Non-directional finishing not required)>	Requires additional non-directional finish to meet OEM specifications.
Versatility	Machines flywheels w/standard equipment.	No fly wheel capabilities.