Feeler FVT-1000

The Feeler FVT-1000 is a heavy-duty vertical turning lathe with a 32 in (813 mm) chuck and a maximum turning diameter of φ1,000 mm. Turning length, and Z travel, is 850 mm (33.5 in); X travel is 540 mm (21.3 in).

Vertical lathes exist because large, heavy, short parts are easier to load and hold with gravity on your side. A brake drum, a flange, a bearing housing or a wheel blank is lowered onto the chuck face and sits flat while the jaws close, with no sag and no need for a steady rest. The FVT-1000 is built around that kind of work.

Torque is the headline. Feeler states that the spindle has a two-speed gearbox delivering up to 4700 N·m at 90 rpm. Top speed is 1,500 rpm, which sounds low but is ample: at a metre in diameter, surface speed is reached at a few hundred rpm. The spindle nose is A2-15, and the through-spindle hole is 90 mm (3.5 in).

The machine has full box way construction with large-diameter ball screws and direct-drive feed motors, and rapids at 20,000 mm/min on X and Z. Tools sit in a 12-station BMT85 hydraulic turret, which Feeler calls simple and durable. Servo or powered turrets are optional, so milling and drilling on the part require that option. The integral cast base has bidirectional chip disposal. Table load, machine weight and motor power are missing from the page, and all three are needed before placing a part of this size.