![]() ![]() The first is easy: parts that can be completed from one end. When it comes to lathes, there are probably only three situations in which a single-spindle configuration is the right choice. What are the tradeoffs that have driven these choices and are they changing? In mills, the spindle holds the cutting tool and most machines have just one. In lathes, the primary spindle holds the part and it’s common to have more than one. The spindles rotate in a drum so each station attacks the part in turn, producing complex forms in seconds. An Index MS lathe simultaneously machines on six independent part spindles (three visible here). But one of the basic ways to differentiate between machine tools is by counting spindles. There are seemingly endless variations in how milling and turning machines are equipped, including mill-turn and turn-mill combos. ![]()
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