Reducing Operations (Chips)

Single-Point Cutting

1. Read a brief description of turning/facing

2. View a video of turning/facing (1.45 MB, .avi includes sound)
3. View a video about chip fracture during turning (2.6 MB, .avi includes sound)
4. Go to a web page at the University of Wales Associate College with more information and videos about turning/facing.

1. Read a brief description of horizontal boring
2. Read a brief description of jig boring
3. Read a brief description of lathe boring
4. Read a brief description of precision boring
5. Read a brief description of vertical boring

6. View a video of boring (2.12 MB, .mov)

1. Read a brief description of shaping/planing

4. Parting/Grooving

1. Read a brief description of parting/grooving

1. Read a brief description of thread cutting

Multipoint Cutting

1. Read a brief description of drilling
2. View a video of drilling (3.04 MB, .avi includes sound)
3. Go to a web page at the University of Wales Associate college with more information and videos about drilling and reaming.

1. Read a brief description of reaming
2. Go to a web page at the University of Wales Associate college with more information and videos about drilling and reaming.

3. Milling/Routing

1. Read a brief description of arbor milling
2. Read a brief description of end milling
3. Read a brief description of routing
4. View a video of end milling a surface (2.76 MB, .mov),
5. View a video of end milling a face (2.22 MB, .mov), (142 KB, .avi, but shorter)
6. View a video of multi-spindle milling (8.39 MB, .mov), (740 KB, .avi, but shorter)
7. View a video of pocket and contour milling (2.26 MB, .avi)
8. Go to a web page at the University of Wales Associate College with more information and  videos about milling.

1. Read a brief description of broaching
2. Go to a description of broaching at the General Broach Company website

5. Threading (MP)

1. Read a brief description of die threading
2. Read a brief description of thread milling
3. Read a brief description of tapping
4. View a video about tapping (363 KB, avi.), (2.88 MB, mov.) 

1. Read a brief description of band filing
2. Read a brief description of reciprocating filing

7. Sawing

1. Read a brief description of band sawing
2. Read a brief description of circular sawing
3. Read a brief description of reciprocating sawing
4. Go to a web page at the University of Wales Associate College with more information and videos about bandsaws.

1. Read a brief description of gear hobbing
2. Read a brief description of gear milling
3. Read a brief description of gear shaping
4. View a video of a gear being cut (2.26 MB, .mov)

Abrasive Machining

1. Read a brief description of centerless grinding
2. Read a brief description of cylindrical grinding
3. Read a brief description of internal grinding
4. Read a brief description of surface grinding
5. View a video of a surface being ground (2.28 MB, .mov), (309 KB, .avi)
6. View a video of a crankshaft being ground (3.87 MB, .mov), (179 KB, .avi)
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1. Read a brief description of honing

1. Read a brief description of lapping

4. Superfinishing

1. Read a brief description of superfinishing

5. Jet Machining

1. Read a brief description of abrasive jet machining

6. Abrasive Finishing Processes

1. Read a brief description of sandblasting
2. Read a brief description of vibratory finishing

Separating Operations (Shear)

Shearing 

Read a brief description of shearing in general

1. Slitting

1. Read a brief description of slitting

2. Nibbling

1. Read a brief description of nibbling

Blanking

1. Conventional Blanking

1. Read a brief description of conventional blanking

1. Read a brief description of steel-rule-die blanking

3. Fine Blanking

1. Read a brief description of fine blanking

Piercing

1. Punching

1. Read a brief description of punching
2. View a video about punching (2.33 MB, .avi., includes sound)
3. View a video on the use of plasma cutting in combination with punching (2.94 MB, .avi, includes sound)
4. View a short video about sheet metal stamping presses (1.42 MB, .avi, includes sound)

1. Read a brief description of perforating

3. Lancing

1. Read a brief description of lancing

1. Read a brief description of notching