Introduction to Mill and Lathe Operation

Walk into a factory or machine shop where durable objects are made, and there's a good chance you'll see a mill or lathe machine. These machines shape blocks of materials into parts—and anyone pursuing a career in machining or CNC programming needs to grasp how they work. In this course, Steven Marjieh acquaints you with the fundamentals of mill and lathe machines. Whether you’re operating a manual machine or programming a CNC machine, you need to master these fundamentals to get high-quality parts and avoid catastrophic failures. Throughout the course, Steven covers the various types of machining methods and the tools you’ll need to make your parts, as well as the actual mechanical operation of the machines.

Learning objectives
Machining processes
Single-point and multiple-point methods
Machine components
Working with metals and wood
Using cutters such as end mills
Materials used to make cutting tools
Determining the depth of cuts