Milling Machine 1-4
Advanced skills (tapes four through ten) include use of the lathe and milling machine. The lathe and milling machine are capable of producing parts with a level of precision seldom required in wood, sheet metal and welding shops. The level of skill required for the advanced part of the series is higher and will give you the capability to build protype machines, as well as, make major repairs and new replacement parts for most machines and equipment.
Milling Machine 1
(48 mins)
| Axes and transmission |
| Quill feed |
| Axis handfeed |
| Gibb locks |
| Power feed |
| Digital readouts |
| Squaring the head |
| Squaring the vise |
| Milling machine tools |
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Milling Machine 2
(61 mins)
| Hex and square collett blocks |
| V-blocks |
| Hold-down clamps |
| Using angle blocks |
| Drill press vise |
| Lathe chuck with vise |
| Double-sided tape |
| Squaring high-aspect-ratio parts |
| Right angle attachment |
| Slitting saw |
| Rotary table |
| 5-C collett indexer |
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Milling Machine 3
(42 mins)
| Squaring a block |
| Squaring a plate |
| Using the edgefinder |
| Drilling holes |
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Milling Machine 4
(23 mins)
| Reaming holes |
| Boring holes |
| Milling a slot |
| Conventional, climb milling |
| Cleaning the machine |
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