CNC Terminology

2. The amount the cutting tool moves away from the previous cutting path as it cuts a new path.
7. This rate is the speed at which the cutting tool moves along a workpiece.
9. The measure of the thickness of a chip a cutter will cut.
12. A pointed tool that is rotated to cut holes in the material.
13. Zero point for the work piece.
15. The N stands for this in CNC.
17. The difference in dimensions of mating parts.
18. This type of mill is a cutting tool with a straight end, typically with a spiral flute(s).

1. A point at which lines or pathways intersect; a central or connecting point.
3. A uniform increase or decrease in the size or diameter of a workpiece.
4. A rotating motor that holds tools and is used to machine parts.
5. The work surface top of your machine that material is placed on to be machined.
6. The cutting edges of a cutting tool.
7. A term given to the apparatus or structure that is holding your work.
8. The width of the cut removed by the cutting bit.
9. A metal collar that holds the cutting tool within a spindle nut.
10. Mill This type of mill is used to produce internal and external threads in a workpiece.
11. The bevel or angular surface cut on the edge or a corner of a machined part.
14. A process that employs rotating, multi-point cutting tools to remove material from a workpiece.
16. Cutting tips made of carbide, diamond, ceramic, or other materials, which can be easily inserted onto a cutting tool.