Category: Machining
Subtractive material shaping, often with power tools, high precision, or hard materials.
5-Step CNC Checklist
Simulate in CAM Set your Tools Set X, Y, and Z work Offsets (set zero positions) Simulate in Control Check Distance to Go
Teaching CNC Mill
General note: try to sprinkle tidbits throughout training! You don’t have to get too deep into the details before you need them. Safety Clothes should…
Manual Lathe 2: Rook
By completing this guide you will gain an understanding of how to use the tail stock on a lathe and also have a sweet new…
Lathe 1: Manual Machining
Step 1: The Parts of a Lathe Explain the parts of a lathe, with their name and funciton You “turn” a part. You never “lathe”…
Turn Threads with a Single-Point Tool
Difficulty: 2 Moderate Time required: 15 minutes to 1 hour Tools needed: – CNC Prototrak lathe – Threading tool, internal or external, sized appropriately for…
Basics of CAM
Step 1 — Set up your model in the Manufacturing workspace Open the model in Fusion360. In this Guide, we’ll be working with “Miller’s…
The Deep Mill Orientation for Manual Machinists
Step 1 Electronic Handwheels – No Feedback The handwheels are not physically connected to the table motion You will not feel anything if the table…
Belt or Disc Sander Checklist
Setup Operation Cleanup
Intro Drilling and Milling (Die Project)
Tools 1/2″ x 1-5/8″ square end mill 3/8″ twist drill center drill edge finder caliper chip brush rag Parts 1″ x 1″ x 1″ aluminum…