MFG 261 - Milling Operations Lab

Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 0
Lab Hours: 4
Practicum Hours: 0
Work Experience: 0
Course Type: Voc/Tech

An introductory-level course for the vertical mill. During this course, students will become familiar with basic setups as well as the safe operation and care of a milling machine in a lab environment.
Corequisite: MFG 260 or Instructor Approval.
Competencies

Operate a vertical mill
1. Perform daily maintenance requirements
2. Setup the following accessories vise, strap clamps, angle plate
3. Perform common operation procedures; square work piece, drilling, reaming, countersinking, counter boring,offset boring, tapping
Orient spindle over a specific location
1. Utilize edge finder
2. Utilize use of center finder
3. Utilize test indicator to sweep the head
Evaluate tooling
1. Identify commonly used cutting tools; fly cutter, end mill, insert cutter, form cutters
2. Maintain all tooling and equipment (student or school property) in accordance with each individual manufacturer
Perform milling cuts such as slot milling, side and end milling, face milling within required tolerance
Evaluate what shop safety means
1. Identify common shop hazards
2. Demonstrate safety as it applies to common shop equipment.