Milling machines — a universal tool with a multi-blade cutting tool — a milling cutter; The main movement is the rotation of the mill. The spindle carrying the cutter is vertical, but in many cases it can be installed at an angle to the workpiece. The movement of the table, carried out manually or by means of a mechanical drive, is precisely controlled by graduated limbs on the lead screws and precision scale with optical magnification.

The milling mandrel (shaft carrying the cutter) is horizontal. The table on which the workpiece is fixed with the necessary equipment can be either «simple», i.e. With the displacement on three axes, or universal, i.e. Allowing corner turns.
And CNC milling machines provide for automatic control of the movement of the table and the speed of the spindle...