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WS119 Wheel and Pinion Cutting on the Micro Mill Lesson Plan

First Day

Introduction

• Meet the Instructor

• Overview of the material to be covered

Basic calculations

• Calculations and considerations for wheel cutting

• Calculations and considerations for pinion cutting

Break

Machining a wheel blank and arbor

• Using the lathe to turn a wheel blank

• Using the lathe to turn an arbor

Lunch

Milling machine setup

• Mill setup

• Rotary table setup

• Wheel cutting

Break

Continuation of mill setup

Questions pertaining to materials covered

Second Day

Making cutters

• Machining a single point cutter

• Hardening a cutter

Break

Continuation of making cutters

Lunch

Pinion cutting

• Setup

• Cutting

Break

Continuation of pinion cutting

Discussion of other uses of the mill in horology

Questions pertaining to materials covered

Demonstrations of the use of the microscope with the milling machine
(time permitting)

For additional information contact Ted Brachfeld at the NAWCC School of Horology: 717-684-8261, ext. 216.