First up to the plate is a type of machining that can make many different shapes thanks to a lathe that rotates your material while a cutting tool shapes it, removing excess bits. You can choose from many different lathes, like turret, engine, or special-purpose options, and the whole process can help you make a wide range of holes, grooves, threads, and tapers. This is why many manufacturers like to use it to make bats, camshafts, cue sticks, sign boards, musical instruments, and the list goes on. Originally, turning was a manual process, but nowadays the most common form is computer numerical control (CNC), pictured below, which can be programmed through code and left to run on its own.
