I have a large lathe that is made from heavy steel weldments - 1-2+" thick plate steel and the base was framed in structural steel and concrete was poured into it. I don't believe it has any cast iron in it at all. The turret might be cast, but if it is, I can't tell. The tailstock and the slide are also fabrications of 3/4" or 1" thick plate. The lathe is really heavy, over 20,000 lbs.. I'm sure that the concrete is most of the weight. The lathe was made by Monfort and is an early 90's model.
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