REGISTER HERE:
https://greybrucemakers.ca/event-6177885
INTRO TO MACHINING with Dave Walton
COST: $199
MAX PARTICPIANTS: 4
DATE: Tuesday June 17th and 19th 2025
TIME: 6pm-8:30pm
COURSE OVERVIEW
Safety
Rotating machinery hazards- flying cuttings, sharp cuttings, clothing getting caught and noise.
Fume exposure if you are using cutting fluid.
PPE- safety glasses, safety shoes, ear plugs or muffs, no loose fitting clothing, no neck ties.
Machines | Lathe & Knee Mill
Parts of a lathe - Headstock, Chuck, Bed, Carriage, Cross slide, Compound rest, Tool post and Tailstock 4.
Parts of a milling machine - Column and base, Knee, vise, Table, Spindle and collet, Traverse hand wheel, Cross feed hand wheel and vertical hand crank.
Functions of the components
Techniques
Turning parts to specific size,
Drilling using the tailstock,
Parting off,
machining angles,
machining tapers,
cutting threads.
Turning to size(show)
Cutting speed formula RPM= 4x cutting speed/Dia 8. Parting
Turning an angle
Procedures performed on a milling machine-
cutting keyways,
accurately drilling holes in shafts,
machining flat surfaces,
removing excess material.
Cutting a flat on round stock
Meet Your Instructor
David (Dave) Walton
I grew up on a farm and we fixed our equipment when it broke down. When I went to high school, I took tech subjects and I really liked working on a lathe and I always wanted to get one. In high school machine shop, I also got to learn how to run a vertical milling machine as well as a horizontal one. When I started a machinery repair shop, I purchased a lathe but I never had the space or the work for a milling machine but I would have loved to have one. I look forward to sharing my skills with you!
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