MILLING MACHINING INTRODUCTORY

Duration : 5 Days

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This course is designed for anyone who wants to become a machinist on a milling machine. This course is delivered by our friendly qualified professional training staff. You will be working in newly refurbished pleasing environment training on new machines recently installed.. This course is mainly hands on with a mix of theory work to provide a comprehensive learning package.

• Workshop and machine safety
• Familiarisation of machine controls
• How to interpret and work to engineering drawings
• Using both vertical and horizontal milling machines
• How to set machine vice square to machine bed and clamp securely
• Cutter selection – correct mounting methods and their uses
• Procedures for seating work piece on parallels in the vice and accurately machining it square
• Use of precision measuring equipment – how to read, check for accuracy and recalibrate them
• Working to close tolerances and producing quality surface finishes
• Using both carbide and high speed steel cutting tools
• Use of roughing and finishing cuts
• How to accurately touch on to pre machined surfaces for indexing over
• Machining ferrous and non ferrous metals
• How to machine grooves, slots, shoulders, steps, angles etc

Qualification : All successful candidates upon completion will receive the Centre Certificate of Competence in Milling Machining identifying training covered

For Your Information : Brinsworth Training has the flexibility to facilitate your requirements as an organisation or individual Please bring pen and paper and wear/bring with you PPE (personal protective equipment) protective clothing, eye wear, gloves etc and steel toecap boots for the workshop activities. Brinsworth can supply if needed hats, gloves and glasses

This course is based at our main engineering training facility, located just off the M1 J34 in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. Ideally situated for access from Barnsley, Sheffield, Doncaster or Rotherham.

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