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.

The parts are cheap and easily available ... you should really check out our handy buyer’s guides for both milling machines and lathes. It’ll let you know what features to look out for ...

Contrary to CNC Milling Lathe machining is for circular geometries ... Unless a more complex system of live tooling or synchronous machine is happening(not covered). To create Lathe parts you create a ...