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Boxford 190VMCxi3-axis Vertical Milling Machine

• Lab 1
• Basic Orientation

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Boxford CNC Equipment
Lathe
Vertical Mill
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Basic Components
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Basic Components
Type E60 Arbor
End Mill Cutting Bit
Power Switch, Circuit Breakers, Cord
Access Interlock Switch
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Basic Components
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Basic Components
Arbor Release Lever
Coolant Mist Mixing Valve
Bottom View of Arbor in Spindle
X Y Direction of Ways
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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)

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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

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Manual Machine Operations

• After Homing the controls
• Open the Boxford Application software
• Select the 190VMCxi
• Under ltViewgt menu, Select ltFeedbackgt
• This allows seeing a time delayed feedback of X,
  Y, and Z axis speed and positions
• Also, the spindle speed is displayed

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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.