Just a lathe, but not just a lathe? Meet the LTR-8M from LK Machinery.

By Arthur Field


Wednesday 17 June 2026, 12:00:00 PM


“If you can do everything in one machine in one setup, there’s no better way of doing it.”

Live tooling, programmable tailstock, chip conveyor included as standard – the LTR-8M is the bulletproof step up between a basic lathe and a full multi-axis machine.

Arthur Field of MTDCNC meets Andy Watkins of LK Machinery CNC to break down why done-in-one machining is rapidly becoming the competitive edge shops can’t afford to ignore, and how to grow into the right machine without overbuying – because your competitor probably already has one!



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