Boxford 190VMCxi3-axis Vertical Milling Machine

Lab 1:

Basic Orientation

Boxford CNC Equipment

Vertical Mill Lathe

Basic Components

ToolCenter

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ColletCaddy

Vise

Looking up into Spindle

Air Nozzle

Basic Components

Type E60

Arbor

End Mill Cutting Bit

Power Switch, Circuit Breakers, & Cord

Access Interlock Switch

Basic Components

Basic Components

Arbor Release Lever

Coolant Mist Mixing Valve

Bottom View of Arbor in Spindle

X & Y Direction of Ways

Project Management

The following slides describe the procedures for manual operation of the 190VMCxi

Enter the procedures logically and clearly into Project 1 (Lab 1) of your Project Management Binder (PMB)

– Logical Sections would be: Component and Controls Identification Machine Control Procedures Manufacturing Procedures

– Later, when you are assigned Team Members Make sure everyone in your team has the same information Unconditionally, share information (you are a team)

Manual Operation – Home Position

Turn 190VMCxi power on Gently push E-stop Gently turn E-stop to the right and release Push the blue Cycle Reset button

– Under E-stop Wait until manual/auto control illuminates

– 10 to 20 seconds Press the blue Home button (2 parallel slashes)

– Located in top right corner of control panel– Machine tables relocate themselves to the home position– Z-axis up and X and Y tables to the front left corner

Manual Machine Operations

After Homing the controls Open the Boxford Application software

– Select the 190VMCxi– Under <View> menu, Select <Feedback>

This allows seeing a time delayed feedback of X, Y, and Z axis speed and positions– Also, the spindle speed is displayed

Manual Manipulation

Get in teams of 3 and safely exercise all of the manual machine controls– Attempt to exactly locate the mill spindle at

(75, 75, 100)

Document in your PMB your observations.