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MCH 112 - Surface Grinder Operations
Provides instruction in the setup, operations, maintenance, and assembly operations of surface grinders. Topics include: surface grinders and surface grinder maintenance, surface grinder setup, surface grinder operations, and safety.
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Surface Grinders and Surface Grinder Maintenance |
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Surface Grinder Setup |
D. Lab |
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Surface Grinder Operations |
P. Lab/O.B.I. |
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Safety |
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3 |
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Prerequisite: |
Provisional admission |
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Course Guide |
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Competency |
After completing this
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SURFACE GRINDERS AND SURFACE
GRINDER MAINTENANCE |
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Maintenance |
Test grinding wheels. |
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Maintain grinding coolant system. |
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Store grinding wheels. |
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Perform safe grinding. |
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Calculations |
Calculate speed and feed limits for surface grinding. |
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Calculate maximum and minimum acceptable sizes of the workpiece from tolerances specified. |
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Blueprint reading |
Determine size, type, and hardness of material from blueprint specifications. |
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Translate tolerances to the range of acceptable finished sizes. |
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Find the basic size. |
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Define actual size. |
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SURFACE GRINDER SETUP |
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Wheel selection and inspection |
Select grinding wheel using manufacturer's wheel data charts. |
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Ring test grinding wheels. |
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Wheel mounting and dressing |
Inspect, mount, and dress surface grinding wheels. |
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Speeds and feeds |
Calculate and set surface grinding feeds and depth of cut. |
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Plan sequence of surface grinding operations. |
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Set up surface grinder for manual operations. |
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Set up surface grinder for automatic operations. |
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SURFACE GRINDER OPERATIONS |
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Applications |
Grind parallel surfaces on surface grinder. |
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Grind parts square on surface grinder. |
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Grind vertical surface on surface grinder. |
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Grind angles on surface grinder. |
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Grind radii on surface grinder. |
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Grind profiles on surface grinder. |
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Remove warp using surface grinder. |
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Cut off parts on surface grinder. |
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Inspection |
Inspect ground parts. |
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SAFETY |
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Suggested Resources |
Brown, W. C., et al.
(1985). Modern general shop. South
Holland, IL: Goodheart-Willcox.
Feirer, J. L. (1986). General metals. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Kibbe, R. A., et al. (1979). Machine tool practices. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Matt, S. R. (1985). Machine tool operations: An introduction. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.