Which to buy first, a lathe or a mill? It’s a tough question for the aspiring home machinist with limited funds to spend on machine tools, but of course the correct answer is a lathe.
A CNC lathe has a choice of function expansion options including sub-spindle for two-sided machining, and driven tools and Y-axis for eccentric boring and milling. A typical CNC machining center is ...
Contrary to CNC Milling Lathe machining is for circular geometries (stock is commonly a solid/hollow ... Unless a more complex system of live tooling or synchronous machine is happening(not covered).