Contrary to CNC Milling Lathe machining is for circular geometries (stock is commonly a solid/hollow cylinder) but a hexagon or square can be turned down to a cylinder. Instead of spinning the tools, ...

(Credit: Clickspring) We commonly tend to associate lathes with the Industrial Revolution, when metalworking shifted ... using only period-correct tools. He’s learned a lot about the mechanism ...

Milling uses rotating cutting tools that move around the part removing material to create a variety of features. Turning on a lathe spins the part and moves static cutting tools along to create ...