Appreciation of Milling

The need to either multiskill or develop existing staff into more technical roles is becoming more important for companies flexibility. This course is designed to provide an understanding of basic milling principles.

Course Content

• Basic milling safety
• Basic machine controls
• Setting a machine vice
• Clamping
• Setting tool holding devices
• Producing horizontal, vertical & angled faces
• Producing closed & open-ended slots
• Drilling, tapping and chamfering
• Use of marking out equipment
• Use of measuring equipment
• Basic cutter identification
• Calculation of speeds & feeds