P Is for Pitch
Metalworking Glossary for the Letter P
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- Pancake Forging. A quickly and easily created rough forged shape that is usually flat.
- Parallels. A pair of accurately ground hardened steel bars made to an exact size to support work in a precision setup.
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O Is for Oxidation
Metalworking Glossary for the Letter O
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- Offset. A defect in a forging caused when the dies did not align properly.
- Oil Country Lathe. An oil country lathe is a large, specialized lathe for machining long workpieces such as segments of drill s...
N Is for Nonferrous
Metalworking Glossary for the Letter N
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- Negative Rake Angle. A tool has a negative rake angle when the face of the cutting tool slopes away from the cutting edge at outer side. A negative rake angle makes the tool blunter, which increases the s...
M Is for Machining
Metalworking Glossary for the Letter M
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- Machinability. The characteristic of a metal or other material showing the relative ease of machining it to produce a satisfactory surface finish.
- Machine Tool. A power-driven machine designed to bore, ...
L Is for Lathe
Metalworking Glossary for the Letter L
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- Lap. In forging, a lap is a type of a surface defect that appears like a seam or fissure caused by folding over an extrusion like a fin and forging it into the surface of the workpiece.
- Lapping Plate. A lap...
K Is for Key Seat
Metalworking Glossary for the Letter K
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- Kerf. The width of the cut made in a workpiece by a saw blade.
- Key. The term key can refer to different things related to machine tools, including the T-handle wrench used to secure chucks, an actual key...