Tool Holder for Lathe and Lathe Provided with the Tool Holder

Abstract

A lathe includes a spindle, a turret, a Z-axis feed mechanism moving the spindle and the turret relative to each other in a Z-axis direction along a center axis of the spindle, an X-axis feed mechanism moving the spindle and the turret relative to each other in an X-axis direction orthogonal to the Z-axis direction, and a plurality of tool holders each having a tool holding part holding a tool, and attached to the turret. The tool holding part of at least one of the tool holders holds the tool at a holding position thereon set at a position such that, when the held tool is indexed to a machining position by rotation of the turret, a cutting-edge reference point of the held tool is offset to one side with respect to an X-Z plane including a center axis of the turret.

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