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Turner or Machinist

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hydromarine

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Sep 1, 2011
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What is (if any) the difference between a turner and a machinist, the term machinist seems to be more frequently sed these days over a trner ... would like to hear members views on this
 
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I may be sticking my neck out a mile with this, but as I understood it, a turner was a person who primarily ran a lathe, while a machinist could run any tool in the shop.
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I have heard "fitter & turner" or just "turner" used to describe people who do many types of machining work but always including the use of manually operated lathes and milling machines.

I have heard "machinist" used to describe people who operate many other machines as well, but especially CNC operated machines.

Adriaan.
I am a Mechatronics Engineer from South Africa.
 
A turner works on a horizontal lathe, a miller works on a milling machine (fortunately no distinction between a horizontal or vertical one), a machinist is a general expression who can work on different machines .

These definitions are tending to blur,with the advent of multi capability machines. They are just called machine operators.

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