Compare a lathe removing an outside diameter with a milling head cutting a straight slot. Both stations expose their tool motion, chip formation and different feed definitions.
• A 3D process cutaway of a lathe and a milling head, feed definitions, surface speed and length cut, with labeled components you can select. • Controls: Spindle speed (300-1800 rpm), Turning feed per revolution (0.05-0.3 mm/rev), Milling feed per tooth (0.02-0.12 mm/tooth), Radial / axial cut depth (0.5-3 mm). • Live readouts: Lathe axial feed; Mill table feed · 4 flutes; Turning surface speed · Ø30; Milling surface speed · Ø10; Lathe length cut; Slot length cut. • Three guided experiments (Match axial feeds, Increase revolutions, Deeper cut), a built-in model verification check, a timestamped event log, a trial report and a short knowledge check.
Turning feed = n × f_rev Milling feed = n × 4 × f_tooth Surface speed = π D n / 1000 m/min Both stations stop feeding at 60 mm; one animation second = 2 physical seconds.
Geometric material removal only. Lathe stock is Ø30 mm and cutter is Ø10 mm. Spindle motion is visually slowed to prevent aliasing; it is not a literal display of RPM. No force, wear, vibration or surface-finish prediction. Dimensions, motion and process time are enlarged where stated for explanation. These are educational models, not machine programs or qualified production procedures.
The workpiece. The insert advances against the rotating stock.
Each tooth contributes a feed increment. The table feed is speed × teeth × feed per tooth.
Geometric material removal only. Lathe stock is Ø30 mm and cutter is Ø10 mm. Spindle motion is visually slowed to prevent aliasing; it is not a literal display of RPM. No force, wear, vibration or surface-finish prediction. These are educational models, not machine programs or qualified production procedures.