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CHAPTER

18 Milling Machine Operations

Complete the following questions after carefully reading the coruesponding textbook chapter.

1. List four operations the vertical milling machine is capable of performing.

2. Why must the spindle of a vertical milling machine be at an exact right angle (perpendicular) to the worktable?

3. How do you check lbr spindle head perpendicularity on a milling machine'l

4. How should a vise be prepared for mounting to the worktable and holding work?

5. When extreme accuracy is required, the vise jaws must be aligned with a(n) _.

6. _ can be used to check whether the work is firmly seated on the vise parallels.

7. What generally causes machine backlash to occur?

When milling an internal slot that is wider than the cutter diameter, it. is important that the direction of f'eed,
in relation to cutter rotation, be observed. Feed direction is normally._ cutter rotation.

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 _ Holes may be located to very close tolerances for drilling, reaming, or boring on a vertical milling
machine using any of the following items except a(n)
A. wiggler
B. edge finder -
C. combination set
D. centering scope

10. Whcn using a helical slab mill, mount it so the cutting pressure fbrces it the column.

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11. _ Face mills smaller than 6" are and are held on a Style C arbor.
A. held on a long arbor
B. called shell end mills -
C. the inserted tooth type
D. mounted directly on the spindle nose
12. Explain straddle milling.

13. How does gang milling difl'er fiom straddle milling?

14. When slitting thin metal sections, best results can be obtained if the cutter is mounted for _ milling.

15. How does slottirtg dilfbr fiom slitting'!

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16. Milling machine care is important to keep its accuracy. List five items that should be considered when preparing
and operating the machine.

17. The _ is an imaginary circle located approximately half the distance from the roots and tops of gear teeth.

For questions 18-23, use the formulas in Section 18.5.2 of the textbook to determine the information requested.
Perform your calculations in the space provided.
D. = Outside diameter

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t = Tooth thickness
h, = Whole dePth of tooth

18. Prepare the infbrmation to cut a 20 diametral P=

pitch gear with 100 teeth. The dividing head has
a 40:l ratio and the index plate has the following
)=
series of holes: 33, 37, 41, 45, 49, 53, and 57. h=
t

[=

Dividing head setup =

Hole series used on index plate =

Gear cutter to be used =

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19. Prepare the infbrmation to cut a 4 diametral pitch Do=
gear with l8 teeth. The dividing head has a 5:1
ratio and the index plate has the fbllowing serics
D-
of holes: 13,77,80, 85, 81,90, and 95. h=
t

t-

a=
Dividing head setuP =

Hole series used on index plate =

Gear cutter to be used =

20. Prepare the inlbrmation to cut an 8 diametral pitch D_

gear with 12 teeth. The dividing he ad has a 5:1
ratio and the index plate has the following series
)=
of holes: 20, 23, 25, 29, 31, 33, 36, 39, and 41. h,=
L-

Dividing head setuP =

Hole series used on index plate =

Gear cutter to be used =

21. Prepare thc infbrmation to cut a 12 diametral P=

pitch gear with 36 teeth. The dividing head has a
40:1 ratio and the index plate has the fbllowing
D-
series oi'holes: 60, 65, 67 . 69,72,75, 81, and 85. h=
t

t-

Dividing head setup =

Hole series used on index plate =

Gear cutter to be used =

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