Design Nomenclature / Physical Model Making
Turning
Also called lathe work, lathing, spinning up
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Cutting with a stationary tool against rotating work, producing forms symmetrical about a single axis. The lathe fixes the axis; the tool traces the profile. Anything round — a knob, a spindle, a wheel — comes out faster and truer turned than milled, and anything not round cannot be turned at all.
