2024-2025 Yavapai College Catalog 
    
    Dec 27, 2024  
2024-2025 Yavapai College Catalog

CNC 102 - CNC Machine Setup


Description: Basic principles and operative skills to set up and operate through 1st. article part CNC mills and lathes.

Prerequisites: CNC 101 

Credits: 2
Lecture: 1
Lab: 3

Course Content:
  1. CNC Mill and lathe operation
  2. Speeds and feeds
  3. Blueprint reading
  4. Troubleshooting tooling problems
  5. Dimensioning

Learning Outcomes:
  1. Identify coordinate systems and primary machine axes. (1)
  2. Describe absolute and incremental positioning. (1)
  3. Set tool lengths and work offsets. (1)
  4. Demonstrate proper use of CNC tool holding, tooling and applications. (1,4)
  5. Demonstrate the proper use of fixtures, setups and gagging. (1)
  6. Use proper cutter compensation. (1,4)
  7. Calculate cutting tool speeds and feeds. (2)
  8. Interpret blueprints, geometric tolerances and job operation sheets. (3)
  9. Write machine programs. (1,2,4,5)
  10. Determine solutions for tooling problems. (4)
  11. Demonstrate how to maintain part reliability and dimensional specifications for multiple parts. (5)