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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
  1. 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, offset boring, rotary table, and indexing.
  2. Position spindle over a specific location
    1. Use edge finder
    2. Practice use of center finder
    3. Utilize test indicator
  3. Orient the spindle to the table or work piece
    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
  4. Identify commonly used cutting tools: fly cutter, end mill, insert cutter, form cutters
  5. Maintain all tooling and equipment (student or school property) in accordance with each individual manufacture
  6. Examine what shop safety means
    1. Identify common shop hazards
    2. Demonstrate safety as it applies to common shop equipment



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