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MakerspaceCT is offering a free opportunity to learn two crucial disciplines for starting a good paying career in Connecticut's thriving manufacturing industry. This program, offered to CT residents aged 16-24, will give participants an introduction to milling and CNC machine operations, as well as a chance to get certified in OSHA 10/30, which is a required credential for many jobs to ensure safe and healthy working conditions.

Choose from two different schedules:

COHORT Orange is Tuesdays and Thursdays, January 17th - 26th, and Saturdays, February 4th - 25th.

COHORT Blue is Saturdays, January 21st through February 25th. 

42 hours of training, 6 week commitment. See details below.

This course includes 

STEP 1: INTRODUCTION OF MILLING BASICS (12 hours)

4 Sessions, Tuesdays and Thursdays -- January 17th and 26th, 2023, 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM

In this introductory course to “Machining Basics” you’ll learn about the use manual milling and CNC Machining, how these machines work, how they are programmed, and how their applications apply to a variety of manufacturing processes. The overview will include videos, blueprint reading basics, using a manual milling machine and safety operations of a HAAS TM1P CNC milling machine in the MakerspaceCT Machining lab. Like all classes at MakerspaceCT, this 12 hour overview will include “hands-on” use of tools and machinery and all students will finish with a machined project of their own.

Course Curriculum will include and overview of the following areas:

• Learning the differences between manual and CNC mills and understand their strengths and weaknesses
• Reviewing exploded views of a milling machines while learning about drives, ways, ball screws, and spindles
• The use of basic measuring tools
• The basics of cutting tools and their applications.
• Appropriate feeds and speeds with steels and alloys
• Accurately face-off a block of aluminum, rough cutting and then fine cut using specific parameters
• Learn basic metal cutting principles on the manual machine which will translate to CNC

PROJECT BASED STEPS

• Use Horizontal band-saw to cut stock to rough length.
• Properly load part into milling vise
• Load a cutting tool into a Bridgeport
• Machine block to a specified length.
• Measure block to verify machining was correct.
• Understanding the HAAS interface and button layout
• Review exploded views of the machine and understand it’s operation
• Setting tools, loading the carrousel
• Learn about 123 blocks and manual probe

BASIC OPERATION

• Power up and down, Emergency stops, resets
• Feeds and speeds and jog dial control
• Visual pre-flight, clean up
• RUNNING A PART ON A MANUAL MILL
• Review CAM G-code language
• Load a pre-designed program in the simulator
• Study lines of G-code and look for XYZ movements and tool changes
• Understand where and how the machine might crash based on code and simulation
• Loading material, hold-downs, vices, torquing
• Use probe to touch off top and sides of material stock
• Only instructor runs a demo of part 1M on the HAAS
• Shut down, cleanup

RUNNING A PART ON THE HAAS MILL

• Each student will load a program on the HAAS simulator and complete the following:
• Study lines of G-code and look for XYZ movements and tool changes
• Tapping
• Understand where and how the machine might crash based on code and simulation
• Instructor assures machine will not crash and offers useful criticism on adjustments
• Understand feeds and speeds

Load milled block from class (1 of 4) Each student will go through this process:

• Power up
• Load tools
• Tapping
• Use probe to touch off top and sides of material stock
• Each student runs a demo of part 1M on the HAAS
• Instructor assures machine will not crash – offers feeds and speeds advice
• Shut down, cleanup

STEP 2: OSHA30 SAFETY COURSE (30 hours)

Occupational Safety and Health Association Safety Course

Many manufacturers in Connecticut are required to meet federal safety standards when working in a manufacturing facility or shop floor. This course puts YOU ahead of your competition and having an OSHA30 rating on your resume makes you a “more-likely” candidate for these positions.

(scroll down to the bottom of this page for details of the curriculum)

Get all of this training FREE OF CHARGE!