This two day course will take place in an engineering workshop environment and will involve setting up and using a number different types of tooling to perform facing, taper, parallel, knurling, threading, drilling and parting processes.
Currently the online booking system is suffering a few technical issues so please email (enquiries@sserc.scot) stating your name, the name of your school in the email text and clearly indicating which of the professional learning sessions you would like to apply for as the subject title.
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Participants will be able to:
- Demonstrate safety precautions necessary for the safe operation of the centre lathe.
- Demonstrate how to set tools and prepare the centre lathe for safe use.
- Demonstrate how to operate the centre lathe to carry out the following basic functions safely. – Facing Off, Parallel turning, Taper turning, Drilling, Threading, Turning between centres, Parting, Knurling, Boring
- Demonstrate an understanding of tool grinding angles and cutting speeds.
- Demonstrate an understanding of work holding methods.
For delegates who live more than 50 miles (or 90 minutes on public transport) from SSERC headquarters, overnight accommodation will be available at a local hotel.
The course will be held at SSERC in Dunfermline. Our SSERC buildings are at 2 Pitreavie Court, Dunfermline, KY11 8UU. SSERC is a short (5-10 minutes) walk from Rosyth railway station and close to the end of the A823(M) spur off Junction 2 of the M90 motorway. Car journey times (approximately): Edinburgh – 30 min; Glasgow – 60 min; Aberdeen – 2.5 hours; Inverness – 3 hours.
