So you're looking for the technical term for "the bit you need to leave so you can clamp it, that you need to machine off later".
I've heard it called the back face or the clamping face - I'll check with a friend for you see if he knows any specific term.
#(Milling) Does anyone know how the part of the workpiece is called which is left untouched to clamp?
dusky sigil
dusky sigil
These guys call it the 'carrier' or 'hat' - I'll wait on my friend else we're both just playing googlewhack 😂
dusky sigil
Both my mechanical friends said "Never really called it anything specific". Best one could do was "Work holding stock"
One said "I never really considered that it needed a name".
So I'll be interested if anyone else chimes in at this point!!
dapper cliff
it might be a question better answered in a forum about machining rather than woodworking
dapper cliff
milling machines aren't usually used for woodworking is more of what I was getting at
dapper cliff
An approach to the issue that you've raised that used fairly frequently is to use something like turners tape to affix the piece to a substrate that is easier to use with workholding
I might just be terribly ignorant but I've not heard of milling machines being used for that purpose
plush lichen
Yeah, that's gonna result in tiny shredded decorative pieces
dusky sigil
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