KnowraLatheLatheA machine tool that rotates a workpiece against a cutting tool to shape it, commonly producing cylindrical parts.BriefConnectTurning: A machining operation that removes material from a rotating workpiece with a cutting tool. The lathe’s defining operation advances a tool against the rotating workpiece.Single-point cutting tool: A cutting tool with one principal cutting edge used to remove material in machining. Most conventional lathe operations use a single-point tool against the workpiece.Engine lathe: A general-purpose lathe with a powered spindle, carriage, and tailstock. This common lathe type performs turning, facing, threading, and drilling.Potter's wheel: A rotating platform used to shape clay into pottery. It demonstrates an ancient use of rotation to shape material by hand.Milling machine: A machine tool that removes material with a rotating cutter moving against a workpiece. A milling machine usually rotates the cutter rather than the workpiece.Chuck: A workholding device that grips and centers a workpiece or tool. A lathe chuck holds many workpieces while the spindle rotates them.Tool geometry: The angles and shapes of a cutting tool’s faces and edges. Tool geometry affects chip formation, cutting forces, and finish during turning.Turret lathe: A production lathe with a rotating tool turret that carries several tools. Its indexed tools support repeated operations with less manual tool changing.Bow lathe: A hand-powered lathe in which a bow and cord rotate the workpiece alternately. The bow lathe is an early form of reciprocating workpiece rotation.Drill press: A machine tool that rotates a drill to bore holes in a workpiece. A drill press specializes in axial hole-making rather than shaping a rotating workpiece.Show all 26Linked from 2 pagesMachine toolBroader topic: Turning is the defining operation for this common machine-tool type.ChiselCompared with: A lathe removes material through controlled rotation rather than direct chisel blows or pushes.