Advanced Milling
Wednesday, 24 March 2010 21:12 by Administrator
Course Number 504 - 5 Days
Overview
As an excellent advanced program in practical milling, this course builds on a candidates milling experience and introduces them to a number of more complicated milling operations. Instruction takes place in both the classroom and SETA’s fully equipped workshop.
Participants
This course is designed for those who have an understanding of milling principles and practice or who have attended Course No. 503 - Introduction to Milling.
Key Topics
- Safety relevant to milling
- Assessment exercise: - exercise to determine candidate standard
- Basic milling refresher:- cutting tools, feeds and speeds and coolants
- Milling operations: - milling faces; slots; vees and angles; tee slots; dovetails
- Gang/straddle milling
- Use of dividing heads
- Drilling and boring to co-ordinates
- Faults recognition: - guidance on turning faults and means of avoiding them
Course benefits
- Increased flexibility
- Better use of capital equipment
- Improved quality standards
Timings
Mon- Thur: 8.30 a.m. – 4.00 p.m.
Fri: 8.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m.
