MFG 274 - Mill Operations Lab II

Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 0
Lab Hours: 6
Practicum Hours: 0
Work Experience: 0
Course Type: Voc/Tech

An advanced course for the vertical and horizontal milling machines. During this course, students will become familiar with advanced setups and machining concepts as well as the safe operation and care of milling machines.
Prerequisite: MFG 261.
Corequisite: MFG 273
Competencies

Operate a vertical mill
1. Perform daily maintenance requirements
2. Setup the following accessories; vise, strap clamps, sine bars, and fixtures
3. Perform common operating procedures; square work piece, drilling, reaming, countersinking, counter boring, tapping, boring offset, rotary table, and indexing
Position spindle over a specific location
1. Use edge finder
2. Practice use of center finder
3. Utilize test indicator
Orientation of spindle to table or workpiece
1. Utilize master square
2. Practice use of test indicator to set spindle square to table
3. Practice use of test indicator to set spindle at specific angles
Identify commonly used cutting tools; fly cutter, end mill, insert cutter, form cutters
Maintain all tooling and equipment (student or school property) in accordance with each individual manufacture