Vertical lathes (VTLs), especially large ones, are used to manufacture critical parts in most heavy industries including aerospace, wind, oil-and-gas, and many more. The bearing that supports the ...

At IMTS 2022 OKUMA AMERICA CORP. introduced a new vertical lathe machine – the VT1000EX – describing it as the machine tool with the highest machining capability in its class, and capable of providing ...

But when you're in a pinch and want to turn something quickly, you can set up a vertical lathe using your drill press. YouTube woodworker Nick Ferry, used a set of nuts and bolts as his dead ...

The machine is basically a lathe that carves metal from several directions at once. It can sculpt blocks of metal 28 feet in diameter and 18 feet tall.