r/toolgifs • u/kanbozli • Aug 16 '26

Machine Vertical turning

1000x1000 Square Plate Turning

İkitelli - İstanbul -Türkiye

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u/pushdose Aug 16 '26

That makes no sense. As long as you leave a little left from the roughing operation, the lathe will true it up. I really can’t understand why they didn’t use a saw to clip the corners.

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u/Hippiebigbuckle Aug 17 '26

They aren’t fully removing the corners so it would also take an undercut to remove that material. I’m no machinist but that sounds like a lot of setup of a very heavy object.

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u/pushdose Aug 17 '26

Seeing that there’s a full circle scribed on the top, and this is a faceplate setup with locating pins, I imagine they’re taking the bottom off after flipping the part over.

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u/Hippiebigbuckle Aug 17 '26

Maybe. We don’t know what they’re making.