Feeler FTC-450L/(MC)

Feeler singles out the FTC-450L/(MC) in its series text: a 45-degree high-rigidity bed and 30 m/min feed, with turning-milling as an option. In the table it is a 10 in (254 mm) chuck lathe with a ø450 mm (ø17.7 in) maximum turning diameter and 650 mm (25.6 in) of turning length.

Every bracketed figure in its column belongs to the MC, the milling version. Turning diameter becomes ø260 mm (ø10.2 in), turning length 600 mm, X travel 205+2 mm in place of 225+25 mm, and Z travel 640 mm in place of 700 mm. The turret row reads 8(12-VDI 40). So the choice between the two is sharp: the plain L turns large diameters with eight stations, and the MC mills on a twelve-station VDI 40 turret but swings far less.

On spindle figures it matches the FTC-430 group. The nose is A2-8, top speed 3,500 rpm, bore ø88 mm (ø3.5 in) and bar capacity ø78 mm (ø3.1 in). The tailstock is MT-4. Against the FTC-430/L/XL, the table shows ø450 mm of turning diameter where that machine has ø430 mm, on a single bed length.

A steep bed sheds chips well and carries the turret load into the casting at a favourable angle, which is presumably why the maker stresses it. No power or torque figure appears in the table, so compare motor data before treating it as the heavier machine.