They are a lot to handle, and set up is kinda tricky. Plus all the specialty tooling. There are small, cheaper 6-position tailstock turrets that fit into the quill of your existing tailstock., but I've never used them;https://www.ebay.com/itm/300356823565?epid=8024865710&hash=item45eea96a0d:g:-8sAAOSwBzteOxgF&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAsDIZzgFIY3FFBRLgYwY06SLA7LKMYxqlzYSM%2BkwNsSx41ilr3C2LSjex8%2FcLsW135EA32ecTAlKatmvkcrGkx82FMOK9tFWwLE9vfwpeMOn1CkOFL160urgzq3tANFEFDsqZZLAQQdxpCtI2PkO%2FOwxCTNYDE2yebCc1flB7vKBNvdZxhsSpcXLK33Ps5n%2BTlTtZwT5WgWCPpdK7DzS1Ig9PNTl2DNOg14JKOBHRsrvf%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR9S05LOlYQ
Well, that's a production cross slide. You have to take the apron off, or at least get it out of the way somehow. It can perform two operations. Usually, pull the lever and the tool in the rear mounted toolpost would make the final forming cut, like a chamfer or groove or such, then push it and cut the piece off. Or vice versa.
i did a search and theres a LOT of videos of guys using turrets some are automatic machines but you can rap your mind around what they can do.heres one i found of a guy using a herdinge chucker wich is a bit more machine then the 59 but the same idea.he uses a file for chamfering but he coments he did not feel like setting a tool up wich is easy enough to do once you rap your mind around these types of machine.