Skills
In this unit, you will work on the following skills:
➔Workholding
- Work Stop
A work stop is a device used to set a known, repeatable location for the workpiece in a vise.
➔Scribing Layout Lines
- With DRO & Tool
- By Hand
- Milling to a Scribe Line
➔Tilting the Mill Head
- Setting the Head to an Angle
- Milling at an Angle
➔Tramming the Mill Head
The reverse of tilting the Mill Head; Squaring the Mill Head to the Table
- Using a Dual Dial Indicator
- Using a Test Indicator
Content
Use these resources to learn the principles and procedures:
Machining Program Website
Work Stops
OER Textbook
Scribing Layout Lines
- 5 Benchwork
- 5.1 What is Layout and Benchwork?
- 5.3 Layout Dye
—We use large blue permanent markers.
Tilting the Mill Head
Tramming the Mill Head
Project: Lathe Dog Assembly
After completing the above, you will be ready to make these two parts:
Lathe Dog — Short Body
- 🔎︎Read: Blueprint
- ✎Write: Order of Operations
- ✦Make: Schedule Machine Time
- ✔Measure: First Article Inspection
Lathe Dog — Long Body
- 🔎︎Read: Blueprint
- ✎Write: Order of Operations
- ✦Make: Schedule Machine Time
- ✔Measure: First Article Inspection