Design Nomenclature / Physical Model Making
Conventional cut
Also called conventional milling, up milling, up cut
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Feeding against the cutter's rotation, so each chip starts at zero thickness and builds to full. The tool rubs before it bites, which work-hardens the surface and dulls edges, but cutting force pushes away from the work rather than dragging it in. The safe default on any machine with backlash.
