Table of Contents

Introduction

Hazards & Emergency Protocols

Designing For The Manual Mill

Workholding

Cutting Tools

Setting Up The Machine

Part Alignment

After Machining

Key Info

Model: King Canada PDM-30 Milling Machine

PDM-30 manual-eng.pdf

Machine Info & Specs

Location: IGEN Machine Shop

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Introduction

This document provides important background information and safe procedures for using the manual mill. Please read it before trying to mill things, and if you’re unsure of anything, don’t hesitate to ask for help from a shop supervisor.

Hazards & Emergency Protocols

• Always wear safety glasses and optionally hearing protection or an apron depending on the situation
• Do not stick your hands anywhere near the spinning endmill when machining!
• Do not wear gloves, long drawstrings, necklaces, or untied hair when machining
• End Mills are sharp, handle with care
• Ensure that your stock is securely mounted before machining it

In an Emergency:

1. Call 9-1-1
2. Call Campus Security – 604-822-2222
3. Call Zach Huser (IGEN Shop Supervisor) - 778-316-3601

Designing for The Manual Mill

The Manual Mill can produce metal, plastic, or wood parts with simple geometry. In general, if you can fully define your part with a traditional engineering drawing it can be made on a manual mill. If your part contains exclusively rectangles and circles it should be possible to manufacture accurately on a manual mill.

A few examples of parts that can be made on a manual mill:

The first step in designing and/or manufacturing a part on a manual mill is to determine what your piece of material you will start with will look like. Typically, it is a rectangular prism slightly larger than your part in every direction, but it could also be a cylinder or a plate or a tube or anything that contains your part within its volume.