A machine tool commonly used to create cylindrical forms. A lathe holds a cylindrical workpiece on one or both ends. The cutting tool is gradually passed along the surface of the rotating part.  [..]

  rotational axis that describes motion around the X-axis.  accuracy

  A chamber that allows the feeding of bar stock, one at a time, into a machine.  

A turning machine that continuously cuts a number of parts from a piece of  bar stock, one after another. The bar stock advances through the spindle and is  held by the collet during the operation. A [..]

   A tool approach that runs parallel to the axis of a workpiece. Also called  the parallel orientation. backworking tool station

Raw material purchased from metal manufacturers in the form of long bars. Bar stock may be round, square, or hexagonal. 

A chamber that allows the feeding of bar stock, one at a time, into a  machine. B-axis 

A document containing all the instructions necessary to manufacture a part. The key sections of a blueprint are the drawing, dimensions, and notes.  boring

A guide for bar stock on the Swiss-type single-spindle screw machine that  enables the creation of very small parts with excellent tolerances. Cam

A general name for any lathe that uses a chuck to hold the part. An operator  must load and unload each individual workpiece. Cartesian coordinate system