workpiece
Object being shaped
A workpiece is the object being worked on—the material held in a lathe, clamped to a bench, or fed through a machine.
The term appears in manufacturing, machining, and woodworking contexts: Secure the workpiece before cutting.
It emphasizes the object's role as raw material being shaped rather than the finished product.
Rotating shaping machine
- CNCAutomated machining via code
- millingProcessing grain mechanically
- turningAct of rotating
- drillingHole-making by rotation
grinding · tooling · tolerance · fixture · clamp · chuck · jig · spindle
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
- aluminumElement thirteen
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- brassCopper-zinc metal mixture
- titaniumElement twenty-two
plastic · composite · ceramic · wood · alloy · acrylic · nylon · bronze
Attached building component
- clampDevice for holding tight
- viseMounted clamping tool
- chuckThrow carelessly or informally
- colletTool-clamping metal cylinder
pallet · loading · unloading · positioning · orientation · registration · datum · alignment
Willingness to accept difference
- dimensionMeasurable extent or scope
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- measurementDetermining size or amount
specification · blueprint · calibration · gauge · micrometer · flatness · parallelism · perpendicularity
lathe
Rotating shaping machine
drilling · grinding · tooling · tolerance · fixture · clamp · chuck · jig · spindle · roughing
steel
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
titanium · plastic · composite · ceramic · wood · alloy · acrylic · nylon · bronze · billet
fixture
Attached building component
collet · pallet · loading · unloading · positioning · orientation · registration · datum · alignment · securing
tolerance
Willingness to accept difference
- dimensionMeasurable extent or scope
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
measurement · specification · blueprint · calibration · gauge · micrometer · flatness · parallelism · perpendicularity · roundness
welding
Heat-fusing metal pieces
- assemblyConstructing from components
- forgingShaping heated metal; faking documents
- stampingForceful foot motion
bending · shearing · punching · forming · extrusion · casting · molding · brazing · riveting · fastening
- CNC Partsspindle, chuck, turret, tool holder, ATC
- Laserslaser, laser beam, CO2 laser, laser diode, blue laser
- steel productsbillet, bloom, ingot, slab, stainless steel
workpiecetool
Device for a task
cutting tool · machine tool · tooling · cutter · drill bit
workpiecefinished product
Completed manufactured good
end product · final product · output · deliverable · raw material