An intruduction to the operation of surface, cylindrical, tool, and cutter grinders. Principles of inpsection and gaging, applied trigonometry, tooling geometry, and advance lathe and milling practices will be covered. Fundamentals of Cutting Tools Introduction to tool geometry, chip formation, and effects of coolants and tool design on tool life. Instruction on the sharpening of standard cutting tools for drilling, formed relieved end mills and mill cutters, and the applications of various factors on machinability. The use of carbides and ceramics as cutting tools.
Class meets for five weeks.
One hour lecture, four hours lab per week. It is also recommended that students take CAMT 100 as a prerequisite or concurrently. A survey of manufacturing materials and processes. Proporties of ferrous metals and nonferrous metals and plastics. Introduction and application of principles of casting, welding, molding, hot working, cold working, stamping, forming, and material removed processes.