| Basic Knowledge of Machine Shops | | | | The drill place could be mounted on a stand or fixed |
| Machine shops continue to grow in number with the | | | | at the floor. |
| increasing volume of things that render the machine | | | | - The basic parts of the drill are base, column, table, |
| shops' service. It could be a room, office building or | | | | spindle and drill head. |
| open space where machining is done. Machining is the | | | | - Some of the types of drills are geared head drill |
| conversion of certain material with the aid of tools | | | | press, radial arm drill press and mill drill. |
| and equipment into a more useful product. Machine | | | | The geared head type of grill is operated through |
| shops commonly contain tools and materials that are | | | | electricity wherein transfer of power from motor to |
| uniquely used by the machinists. | | | | spindle occurs by spur gearing which is found inside |
| The machinists are the ones performing the | | | | the head of the machine. |
| transformation materials. Being a machinist is actually | | | | The head of the radial arm drill could be moved from |
| not an easy task. It requires not only knowledge of | | | | the machine's column. Mill drill is a lighter alternative to |
| the tools but the skills needed to properly perform | | | | a milling machine. |
| the job. | | | | Machine shop covers a spectrum of discipline |
| The basic machine tools needed are lathes, mills, drill | | | | depending on what the shop is specializing on. |
| presses etc. | | | | However they all have primary machining processes |
| The machinists should have relevant knowledge on | | | | which are turning, drilling and milling. The secondary |
| how to operate and set up the said tools for safety | | | | activities are shaping, planning, boring, broaching and |
| precaution. There are various materials working on | | | | sawing. |
| lathe which include collets, chucks, mandrels, | | | | The primary process shall be described here. In |
| faceplates and centers. | | | | turning, a cylindrical object is generated by cutting. |
| The lathe does several works including sanding and | | | | - The rotating work part provides the turning and the |
| drilling, cutting and knurling, and other deformations to | | | | feed motion occurs by slowly moving in a direction |
| produce an object that has symmetry on rotational | | | | that is parallel to the axis of rotation. Drilling is just |
| axis. | | | | the creation of a round hole. |
| - Lathe is often applied in woodturning, glass works, | | | | - The drill is placed in a parallel direction to the axis of |
| metalworking, and metal spinning, Several objects can | | | | its rotation. |
| be made from lathe, for example: baseball bats, | | | | - Lastly, the boring enlarges the created hole. |
| candlestick holders, table lags and cue sticks. | | | | The people that will greatly benefit in the machine |
| On the other hand, mills or milling machines serve for | | | | shop owning are the machinists, industrial prototypes, |
| the purpose of shaping metal and other solid | | | | car restorers, R&D lab technicians, instrument |
| materials. Horizontal and vertical milling machines are | | | | makers, product designers, gunsmiths, engineers, |
| used for orientation of the cutting tool spindle. Milling | | | | inventors and people making one-of a kind repair |
| machines could be manually-operated, mechanical, | | | | parts. A beginner should always be cautious of his |
| automated or digitally automated such as the | | | | action to avoid injury. |
| computer numerical control (CNC). | | | | |