What does a milling machine make?

Answer 1

A milling machine is usually capable of cutting a wide variety of metals, ranging from aluminum to stainless steel. Depending on the material being cut, the machine can be set to move at a faster or slower pace. Softer materials are generally milled at higher speeds while harder materials usually require slower speeds. In addition, harder materials often require smaller amounts of material to be milled off at one time.

Answer 2

Some of the things that can be made on a milling machine include:

• Gears and helical gears
• Key ways in shafts and other components
• Grooves can be cut into components
• Workpieces can be cut into geometric shapes: Squares, hexagons, octagons, etc
• Fly cutting of components
• Spline in shafts
• Can be used for precision drilling
• Can be used for precision boring