Mill Training

About

In the workshop, you will learn the parts of the mill and how to perform basic milling operations. This training allows you to use the mills in the Brunsfield Center and reassures staff that you are comfortable handling machine setup and basic operations.

Mill Training Part Drawing

Mill training takes place in MTC and a session is run roughly every other week during the fall and winter semesters. The training takes 3 hours, during which users will listen to a brief safety overview, then take part in a workshop where they will manufacture a part from a technical drawing.

Basic Training is required before any other training can be taken.

Safety

All students must come prepared to work in a shop environment which means wearing proper attire in order to be safe around heavy rotating equipment. This includes:

• Closed toed shoes

• Full Length Pants and full length shirts
• NO loose or baggy clothing
• Long hair must be tied back
• NO jewelry (watches, bracelets, necklaces, rings must all be removed)

There can be no exceptions to these rules, if a student does not come prepared they will not be allowed to take the training.

CEED Staff will provide the necessary PPE for the training.

Preparation

In order to take the workshop, you must sign-up via the CEED Simpli page where you can register for a particular session. Upcoming workshops are displayed in the CEED Newsletter and in MakerRepo Events.

It is also the user's responsibility to create a Makerepo account before taking the training. This is done when taking GNG courses, or can be done individually at makerepo.com. This will allow the user to sign-in/out of all the CEED spaces and is necessary to participate in workshops.

You must have completed your Basic Training in order to take the Mill Training. There is a virtual pre-lab to be completed ahead of time to help prepare you.

Tools Used

During the training, all the machining will be done on the mill. Users will learn to perform many operations using different toolsː

Toolsː

• Drill Bits
• Two-flute Endmills
• Four-flute Endmills
• Edge-finder

Milling operationsː

• Face Milling
• Side Milling
• Drilling

Learn more about the Mill here.