MACH-181 Course Map

Setup
1	Scheduling	None: Point of Order
Shop Safety	—	—
Measuring Tools	—	—

Manual Lathe
Module	Week	Topic	Skills	Assessment	Content
1	2 / 7	Lathe Setup & Safety	Familiarity with the Manual Lathe The names of each component & control. What each component & control does.	Lathe Setup Check [quiz, challenge]	MACH Website Interactive map of the lathe Lathe Gearbox Simulator (RPM & Feed Gears) OER 10 Manual Lathes 10.1 Safety 10.2 Machine Maintenance 10.3 Machine Components 10.9 Spindle Speed, Feed Rate, Depth of Cut, and Finish Allowances
			Fundamentals of Lathe Set-Up & Operation Workholding options (chucks) Setting Gears for Spindle Speed and Feed Rate. Compound Rest & Toolpost Position
			Lathe Safety
			Turning Tools Common turning tools and their uses. Loading tools on the toolpost and into the tailstock. Setting tool orientation and height. Replacing cutting inserts.	Lathe Tools [quiz, challenge]
2	3 / 8	Facing & OD-Turning	Facing Remove material to finish the end of the workpiece.	Turning Mastery [challenge-project]	MACH Website Turning Tools Facing Tool Setup OER 10.4.1 Three-Jaw Chuck 10.6.3 Quick Change Tool Post 10.7 Tooling 10.8 Tool Setup 10.10 Facing 10.11 Turning
			Facing to Length Remove material from both ends of the workpiece to finish the overall length.
			O.D. Turning Remove material from the outside diameter of the workpiece, reducing its diameter.
			Turning to a Shoulder Remove material from the outside diameter of the workpiece, to a specific diameter and length.
3	4 / 9	—	Turning Between Centers Using the Tailstock Center Drilling Lathe Drive Dog	Indicator Post [project]	MACH Website Center Drilling By Eye Cutting a Dead Center OER 10.4.4 Centers 10.4.5 Lathe Dog 10.8.4 Tailstock Tool Removal & Installation 10.13.4 Compound Rest Taper Turning 10.18 Tailstock Cutting Operations
3	4 / 9	—	Compound Rest Tapers & Angles Cutting chamfers and short tapers. Make a dead-center, with a shoulder.	Indicator Post [project]
4	5 / 10	—	Drilling & Reaming to Depth Controlling drill depth with a dial indicator. Selection of pre-ream drill size. Reaming.	Tap Guide Body & Piston [project, two parts]	OER 8.9.3.1 Speed & Feed Adjustment for Reaming 8.11 Reaming 10.16 Grooving 10.18 Tailstock Cutting Operations 10.21 Parting Off Document Reamers: Stock to Leave, Feed & Speed
			Assembly Fitments
			Parting Off Setting up the grooving tool. Grooving to Center.
			Mill Features on Lathe Parts Holding Round Parts in a Vise Drilling Cross Holes Milling Flats
5	6 / 11	—	Single Point Threading Finding & Understanding thread standards & tolerances Thread job-planning calculations Setting up the lathe and threading tool Single Point Threading Operation	Lathe Dog: Lathe Parts [project, parts]	OER 10.17 Threading 10.17.3.3 Thread Wires Documents Threading on a Manual Lathe Threading: Find Your Numbers (worksheet)
			Measuring Over the Wires Interpreting the PD (Pitch Diameter) chart Hand-skill to hold the wires and micrometer Calculating "distance to go"
			Square Collet Block Milling Bolt-Flats

Manual Mill
Module	Week	Topic	Skills	Assessment	Content
1	2 / 7	Mill Setup & Safety	Familiarity with the Manual Mill The names of each component & control. What each component & control does.	Mill Setup Check [quiz, challenge]	MACH Website Manual Vertical Milling Machine – Overview OER 2.5 Shop Safety → PPE 9 Manual Vertical Milling Machines 9.1 Milling Machine Safety 9.2 Machine Maintenance 9.3 Machine Components 9.4 Workholding 9.5 Work Setup 9.5.2 Replacing Vise Jaws 9.5.3 Vise Squaring 9.6 Tool Holding 9.7 Tooling 9.8 Tool Setup
			Mill Safety Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Safe operation of the mill	Mill Setup Check [quiz, challenge]
			Mill Workholding Mounting a Mill Vise Squaring a Vise Parallels Test Indicator	Vise Squaring [challenge]
			Mill Tools Common types of tools Tool holders Loading and unloading tools	Mill Tools [quiz]
2	3 / 8	—	Setting Zero on the Z-Axis Touching Off with a Rotating Tool Using the Paper Method Setting Axial Depth of Cut	Mill Steps – Stage 1 [project]	OER 9.5.4 Seating The Work Against Parallels 9.7.2 Face Mill 9.7.3 End Mill 9.9.5 Conventional Milling and Climb Milling 9.10 Face Milling 9.12 Side Milling Direct touch off Paper method touch off
			Face Milling Using an Indexable Endmill Choosing and Using Parallels
			Side Milling Using a solid-body four-flute endmill Radial vs Axial Engagement Conventional Milling vs Climb Milling
			Setting Zero on the X-Axis Using an Edge-Finder (DRO) Basics	Mill Steps – Stage 2 [project]	OER 9.3.10 Digital Read Out 9.5.5 Edge Finding 9.5.5.1 Step by step process for edge finding 9.9.4 Finishing Allowance 9.14 Pocketing —Not a direct reference, but includes a good explanation of calculating positions.
			Tool Path Planning Calculating Tool Positions Ahead of Time Finish Allowance Roughing Strategy	Mill Steps – Stage 2 [project]
			Setting Zero to Center-Line Using the ½ Button on the DRO Moving to Center-of-Feature	Mill Steps – Stage 3 [project]	MACH Website DRO 1/2 Button Quick Guide Quill Stop & Table Raise Depth Control OER 8.7.3 Spot Drill —Formula for drilling depth to create a chamfer. 8.10 Drilling —Procedure 9.6.4 Drill Chuck 9.20 Hole Making 9.20.1 Countersinking/Counterboring —Describes the method of drilling to precise depth.
			Spot Drilling Calculating Depth for an Edge-Break Setting the Quill Stop Raising the Table to Set Depth
			Drilling Thru Keyless Chuck Drill Standards Technique
3	4 / 9	—	Choosing and Setting an Origin Setting to Center of Stock	T-Nut [project]	MACH Website Dovetail Jaws Grip Stock & Finishing to Thickness Points & Positions Roughing Strategy OER 8.7.7 Tap —The thread-cutting tool 8.12 Tapping —Prior Allowance and Procedure; from drill press chapter, but the same technique applies to mill.
			Workholding Options Dovetail Jaws
			Tool Paths for Multiple Features Points & Positions Roughing Strategy Finish Allowance Grip Stock & Finishing to Thickness
			Tapping (by hand) on the Mill Kinds of Taps Selecting the Correct Tap-Drill Using a Spring-Loaded Tap-Guide
4	5 / 10	—	Stock-Offset calculation Centering the Part in Material	Jaw-Top Work Stop [project]	Mach Website Working from Back-Left Corner Stock Offset Calculation Calculating part Coordinates
4	5 / 10	—	Calculating Part Coordinates Working from Part-Corner, Inside Material	Jaw-Top Work Stop [project]
5	6 / 11	—	Workholding Using a Work Stop	Lathe Dog: Mill Parts [project, 2 parts]	MACH Website Work Stops OER 5 Benchwork 5.1 What is Layout and Benchwork? 5.3 Layout Dye 9.5.1 Tramming the Mill Head 9.15.1.3 Milling Angles by Tilting the Milling Head
			Scribing Layout Lines With DRO and 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 Using a Dual Dial Indicator Using a Test Indicator
			Datum Dimensions	Lathe Dog – Long-Body [project]

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