The lathe is controlled by an old Pentium 4 computer ... A Hall Effect sensor is mounted to the spindle and provides spindle speed information back to Mach3 so that it can time the step commands ...

Probing and laser systems, large tool magazines, and pallets with multiple parts enable users to run pallet systems for longer periods of time, increasing spindle uptime.

Montana State University students interested in crafting metals into machine parts will soon have access to a $2 million lathe that can cut spinning materials so precisely that its end products are ...

Lathe centers come with tapered shafts (usually ... of a workpiece that become cylindrical objects, like a chair leg or spindle. With the help of calipers, a parting tool can carve these indicator ...

Large lathes are often placed in the middle of a ... You need room for long stock to protrude through the spindle. If you’re limited to only working on stock that fits entirely inside the ...