What is the purpose of lathe? Say is type & What are the operations due to done?

The Lathe Machines are primarily used for cutting, sanding, knurling, facing, turning and deformation operations with tools that are applied to the workpiece to create an object with symmetry about the axis of rotation. There are many types of lathes and they come in many sizes. from the small watchmakers lathes to large lathes used for metal cutting operations.Hopefully that answers your question.