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VTL stands for Vertical Turret Lathes - The turret lathe is a form of metal cutting lathe
that is used for short production runs of parts. The "turret" part of
the name is a special style of tailstock that can hold up to 6 tools
with straight shanks. By pushing the handlever forward, the tool is
moved toward the workpiece held in the headstock, eventually making
contact and cutting or forming the part. On the return stroke, the tool
is retracted and indexed to the next tool held in the turret. In this
way, a sequence of operations can be performed on a part without
switching tools with each operation. (That is, different tools can be
shifted into position without the need to unscrew one and screw in
another). Each tool can be set for a different travel by a stop screw
located at the far right of the turret.
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Vertical Turret Lathes Picture of a VTL Machine can be found at http://www.verticalturretlathes.com/86Bullard.jpg
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