Lathe with multiple tool turret

摘要

Automatic turret lathe apparatus is disclosed in which a single turret head is provided that can support a plurality of tools for performing machining operations on both outside and inside surfaces of a workpiece carried on the live spindle of the lathe. The axis of the turret head is disposed at a preferred angular relationship to the axis of the live spindle, and the receiving or mounting surfaces for the inside and outside machining tools are disposed alternately around the axis of the turret head in planar arrangements that provide optimum operating conditions for utilizing the outside and inside machining tools on a single turret head.