Bump Style Autofacer Cutting Steel A demonstration of a bump style Autofacer performing a back spotface in a steel plate. Notice that the lack of chip breakage shown would be eliminated with a heavier feed rate or intermittent dwell in the feed.
Back Spotface on Pump & Valve Part A torque bar style Autofacer performing back spotfaces for the seat pockets of a gate valve. The Autofacer is capable of performing both front and back cutting in one operation without having to index the part.