Course Description

VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL MILLING MACHINES

Vertical and horizontal milling machine parts

Use and maintain coolant system on vertical and horizontal milling machine.

Vertical and horizontal milling machine maintenance

Perform basic vertical and horizontal milling machine maintenance and lubrication.

Blueprint reading

Interpret blueprints for material type, size, location of features, cutter type and size.

VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL MILLING MACHINE CALCULATIONS

Speeds and feeds

Use charts to determine feeds and speeds.

Calculate and set speeds, feeds, and depth of cut for vertical mill and horizontal mill.

Tooling requirements

Select the type of holding device or hold down system according to the workpiece shape and size.

Other calculations (angles and radii)

Solve indexing problems.

VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL MILLING MACHINE SETUP

Planning

Plan sequence of vertical and horizontal milling operations.

Alignment

Align workpiece, work holding devices, jigs, and fixtures on vertical mill and horizontal mill.

Preparation

Set up and use jigs and fixtures on vertical mill and horizontal mill.

Set up vertical and horizontal milling machine for manual operation.

VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL MILLING MACHINE OPERATIONS

Dimensional control

Hold dimensions using table and precision stops on vertical mill and horizontal mill.

Hold dimensions using digital readout on vertical mill and horizontal mill.

Applications

Machine parts using carbide cutters on vertical mill and horizontal mill.

Machine radii using form milling cutter on vertical mill and horizontal mill.

Machine dovetails on vertical mill and horizontal mill.

Bore, face, and recess diameters using boring head.

Mill multiple surfaces using indexing fixture on vertical mill and horizontal mill.

Mill multiple surfaces using dividing head on vertical mill and horizontal mill.

Drill hole patterns using rotary table.

Drill hole patterns using X and Y moves.

Identify milling problems, determine causes, and correct problems.

SAFETY