Milling Machines And Routers

1. Milling Machines And Routers Louis Deane & Adam Mascord

2. A Miller is a device which is used for the shaping of metals and other solids. It consists of a coating cutter which rotates about the spindle axis and a table which the thing you are milling is fixed to, Both the cutter and table move relative to each other to create the path along which the material is to be removed. The movement is usually very precise and is controlled using a number of screws affixed to the table. Milling Machine’s

3. CNC milling machines are widely used throughout the manufacture industry, they can be used for a massive number of processes • Slot cutting • Planing • Drilling • Diesinking • Rebating • Routing • A cutting lubricant is often sprayed into the cutting area to cool the cutting site and lubricate it, this also washes away the swarf. Milling Machine’s CNC

4. The turning process takes place using a lathe, where a piece of work is rotated to produce round shape. • Lathes can be operated manually or using CNC (Computer Numerical Control) • There are two main types of lathe, the wood lathe and the metal lathe. In each type of lathe the main principle is similar, the work is fixed to a rotating chuck and a cutting tool is used to cut diameters and depths. Turning

5. On a metal lathe the work is fixed to a chuck similar to that of a pillar drill, but unlike a pillar drill the work rotates horizontally. • The work is shaped with a sharp cutting blade which is able to move along two axis. Enabling it to change the diameter of the work or to cut depths. Metal Lathe

6. A wood lathe is similar to ametal lathe. • The main difference is the cutting tool. • On a wood lathe the work is shaped using a variety of “chisels” which are each suited to a particular job. The chisel is rested on the tool rest, and pressed against the work to shape it. Wood Lathe