Parts made of metal, plastic, ceramic, wood, and numerous composite materials can all be machined. A machinist is a person who performs machining operations. In a machine shop, various hand tools, cutting tools, power tools, and machine tools are employed. You can do it as a business, a pastime, or both. A machine shop may be a standalone building or a small section of a larger manufacturing facility.
A part manufactured of metal, plastic, wood, ceramic, etc. is the final product of a machine shop. The products are then sold to various manufacturing sectors like the automotive, aerospace, shipbuilding, or power generation sectors.