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by Animats 779 days ago
Some tools are very standardized. Basic modern lathes are all very similar to Maudsley's original precision lathe, which is in the Science Museum in London and worth a look. Someone who knew how to use Maudsley's original lathe would be able to use a modern non-CNC lathe with about five minutes of checking it out.

But faced with a basic modern 3-axis CNC mill, they'd be totally lost.