Curated category
Machine tools
- Planer (metalworking)A single-point cutting tool moves across a stationary workpiece to remove metal. This linear relative motion is the core function of every planer.
- Milling (machining)A milling cutter enters a workpiece and shaves off tiny clumps of material called chips. These chips hang together to form swarf as the cutting edges…
- ShaperA metalworking shaper moves a cutter riding on a ram that travels relative to a stationary workpiece. The ram reciprocates back and forth over the material…