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Rotating Head Cutoff Machines Make Processing Metal Tubes Easier

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Companies that need to process hollow metal tubing are always looking for a better way to cut and finish their stock.   Fortunately, a Rotating Head CutOff Machine is a great improvement over the standard lathe when it comes to cutting metal tubing.   Because rotating head machines hold the metal tube stationary and rotate the cutting head around it to perform tube cutting and chamfering, there is no issue with vibration as there can be with a lathe machine setup.   How Are Rotating Head Machines An Improvement Over Lathes?   In the past, a lathe cutting machine was the most common one to find in shops that process metal tubing.   The lathe head rotated a cutting tool, allowing workers to place the metal tubing in the machine and cut it to the specified length.   There were a few problems with this method, however.   A lathe, spinning at high speeds, is hard to control.   Workers had to manually load the tubes into a holder and bring them to the lathe cutter.   Vibration in the