MACHINIST

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Alabama (SAA)

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On the Job Training

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OJT hours

Tool Crib

430

Learning names of raw materials and names and use of tools, jigs, fixtures and gauges.

Drills

480

Power and radial drilling, tapping, ream-lapping , counterboring and countersinking, grinding drills, lubricants, cutting, speeds and feeds, safety.

Lathe-Engine

1.4K

Chucking, use of face plate, mandrel, steady rest and follow rest, centering , straight turning, facing taper, turning with taper attachment, offset tail stock and compound, drilling, reaming. Setup, operation, and applications. Basic CNC Programming, CNC Turning.

Milling Machine

1.4K

Plain, vertical, and universal. Selection of cutters, methods of holding work, vise, clamps, dividing head , circular table – plain or slab, milling, sawing, boring, fly cutter milling, vertical head, keyway cutting, slotting, spline milling, rack cutting, cutter milling , gear cutting, gang milling, form milling, speeds and feed , lubricants, safety. Setup, operation, and applications. Basic CNC Programming, CNC Milling.

Shaper/Planer

470

Methods of holding work, vise, clamps, dividing head, surface and angle cutting, keyway cutting, squaring, dovetailing, speeds and feeds, grinding tools, safety.

Surface Grinder

280

Safety, selection of grinding wheels, speeds and feeds, mounting wheels, magnetic chuck, dressing wheels, plain or surface grinding, angle grinding, squaring.

Universal Grinder

470

Safety, mounting wheels, speeds and feeds, dressing wheels, straight, taper, angle face, form and hole grinding.

Cutter Grinder

580

Safety, mounting wheels, setting up indexing attachments, clearance angles for various types of cutters and reamers, setting up for these angles, grinding plain, spiral and end mills, reamers, form cutters.

Heat Treatment

Kinds of steel, SAE classification, how to harden, draw, case and pack harden and anneal, use of pyrometer and color chart, hardness tests, quenching baths, and safety.

Bench Work

500

Filing, scraping, chipping, layout and assembly, use of gauge blocks and dial indicator, Vernier height gauge, lapping , tapping and threading, lubricants, inspection, safety.

Machinery Repair

870

Inspection and adjusting, removing and replacing broken and worn parts of machine tools, scraping bearings and ways and rebuilding machines, welding.

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