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Live Tooling on a Lathe

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Live (driven) tooling adds powered mill/drill tools to a lathe's turret, letting a turning center do milling without moving the part to a second machine. It cuts cycle time and setups. On the used market, live tooling and Y-axis meaningfully raise a lathe's value.

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