Difference between Turret Lathe and Engine Lathe

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Difference between Turret Lathe and Engine Lathe
	Turret Lathe	Engine Lathe
1.	Tailstock of a turret lathe has of a turret. It resemble a big six-sided nut with can carry six tools for rotating a job.	Tailstock of an engine lathe can hold just one tool of limited size.
2.	Turret lathes are planned to act as production machines.	Engine lathe is planned to machine various types of jobs, within limits.
3.	One time setting is over you must not change tools.	You can change tools as per your requirement.
4.	Proper for batch or mass production of easy machine operations.	Accuracy of work depends on operator.
5.	Machine price is high.	You can change any number of tool through machining.
6.	Setting for a exacting work takes time.	Proper for new and complicated precision work.
7.	Tools for this machine must not wear out rapidly because so costly.	Setting with adjusting to new work takes much less time than turret lathe.
8.	Tool post of a turret lathe hold four tools that might be indexed by 900. In adding, there is a rear tool post that can hold four extra tools.	In an engine lathe, the regular practice is to hold one tool at a time.
9.	Fewer skilled workers is sufficient to control.	Needs skilled worker to control.