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Boxford 190VMCxi 3-axis Vertical Milling Machine. Lab 1: Basic Orientation. Boxford CNC Equipment. Lathe. Vertical Mill. Vise. Tool Center / Collet Caddy. Air Nozzle. Looking up into Spindle. Basic Components . Basic Components. Type E60 Arbor. End Mill Cutting Bit.
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Boxford 190VMCxi3-axis Vertical Milling Machine Lab 1: Basic Orientation
Boxford CNC Equipment Lathe Vertical Mill
Vise ToolCenter / ColletCaddy Air Nozzle Looking up into Spindle Basic Components
Basic Components Type E60 Arbor End Mill Cutting Bit Power Switch, Circuit Breakers, & Cord Access Interlock Switch
Basic Components Arbor Release Lever Coolant Mist Mixing Valve Bottom View of Arbor in Spindle X & Y Direction of Ways
Project Management • The following slides describe the procedures for manual operation of the 190VMCxi • Enter the procedures logically and clearly into Project 1 (Lab 1) of your Project Management Binder (PMB) • Logical Sections would be: • Component and Controls Identification • Machine Control Procedures • Manufacturing Procedures • Later, when you are assigned Team Members • Make sure everyone in your team has the same information • Unconditionally, share information (you are a team)
Manual Operation – Home Position • Turn 190VMCxi power on • Gently push E-stop • Gently turn E-stop to the right and release • Push the blue Cycle Reset button • Under E-stop • Wait until manual/auto control illuminates • 10 to 20 seconds • Press the blue Home button (2 parallel slashes) • Located in top right corner of control panel • Machine tables relocate themselves to the home position • Z-axis up and X and Y tables to the front left corner
Manual Machine Operations • After Homing the controls • Open the Boxford Application software • Select the 190VMCxi • Under <View> menu, Select <Feedback> • This allows seeing a time delayed feedback of X, Y, and Z axis speed and positions • Also, the spindle speed is displayed
Manual Manipulation • Get in teams of 3 and safely exercise all of the manual machine controls • Attempt to exactly locate the mill spindle at (75, 75, 100) Document in your PMB your observations.