MILL TURN MACHINE

摘要

A mill turn machine comprising: a first spindle (10; 20) journalled for rotation about a rotation axis (z); a first chuck (16; 22) adapted to hold a workpiece (62) about said axis; and a clutch (24) comprising a driving (26) and a driven (30) component, said driving component being connectable to said first spindle for rotation about said axis, and said driven component being connectable to said clutch and rotatably journalled about said driving component for rotation about said axis and wherein said driven component is releasably lockable to said driving component so that said clutch has a first unlocked and an second locked configuration. A saddle support (60) is provided having a support surface that is a mirror image of a machined first side of a workpiece, to provide more intimate support for the workpiece during machining of the second side.