3.1 Machining

Question 1

What is milling/routing

Answer 1

milling makes small holes or channels in wood or metal

Question 2

What is slower in milling/routing

Answer 2

milling but can be linked to CNC

Question 3

What is drilling

Answer 3

rotating drill bit drills into static material e.g wood/metal

Question 4

What do drills produce holes for

Answer 4

dowel and screws etc.

Question 5

What is turning

Answer 5

uses a lathe and can be done with wood or metal and be used with CNCq

Question 6

What is turning used to make

Answer 6

table legs, bowls, chess pieces

Question 7

What is stamping

Answer 7

Sheet material is removed using a CNC stamping process

stamps material out of sheet

Question 8

What is stamping action involved

Answer 8

shearing of upper tool and lower tool removes material

Question 9

What is pressing

Answer 9

sheet metal placed between two dies and pressed into 3D form

Question 10

What is pressing good for

Answer 10

large scale/mass production

car, body panels, boxes etc.