Duality Lathe - 4thAxis Drive

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The standard Duality Lathe has a spindle clamp and 360 degree index wheel. This allows the lathe to be used as a fixture, holding the turned piece for machining with the operator doing manual indexing. With this new option the Duality Lathe is transformed into a 4th axis by clutching in a precision drive mechanism. The drive is fully integrated into the mill CNC controller and has the same drive ratio as the conventional 4th axis, allowing both the Duality Lathe 4th axis and the 8 conventional 4th axis to be used on the mill (not at the same time).

Duality Lathe and the Duality Lathe 4th Axis Drive combination greatly extend the capability of the Tormach mill and can be used for a wide variety of small or lightweight mill/turn operations.

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[theredguy12345]

@CMJacked1 he didn't say he was using 4 axes at once he said he used a 4th axis...... which is true. why be so critical? obviously its not an expensive high production machine, but no one said it was.....

[trumpsahead]

What'd you make? Looks like a rook chess piece. Good idea, heavy stainless steel chess pieces, nice.

[CMJacked1]

shitty Finnish, Slow operations and actually only 3 axis involved. Nice for a home shop though. How much is the complete package?

[saunixcomp]

Are you using a 4-flute end mill to bore? If so, how is it held?