2025-06-25 Discover the key differences between lathes and milling machines in our latest blog post. Lathes rotate workpieces around a central axis, ideal for creating cylindrical components like shafts and bolts, offering precise diameters and tapers. Milling machines, with their multi-directional tables and rotating cutting tools, handle flat and irregularly shaped materials, producing complex shapes and contours. Both achieve high precision, but lathes focus on cylindrical workpieces while milling machines excel in complex geometries. Their cutting tools also differ, with lathes using single-point tools and milling machines employing multi-point tools. Choose the right machine for your needs and enhance your manufacturing efficiency.