Milling and Turning: The Two Aspects of Precision Machining
Have you ever visited a machining shop? Here you will get to hear the mechanical symphony produced by various equipment. Each narrates the unique tale of how craftsmanship blends with technology. The equipment orchestrates the processes of precision milling and turning, each with a distinct purpose and function. This blog highlights the basic dissimilarities between them and their respective roles in precision machining. The Core Distinction Between Milling and Turning The term precision machining is rather comprehensive and includes both milling and turning. Now, let us understand both processes by imagining how a wooden sculpture would be shaped through each. The process, milling, is more like carving a wooden sculpture, in order to scrape the excess material and give it the desired shape. The spinning tool is held and moved over and around the workpiece (which stays intact) to carve out shapes. Precision milling helps create complex designs. In this process, a high-speed cuttin...