Instructor: Kyle Lucy of Kyle Lucy Designs
Summary: Students will learn the fundamental skills needed for the metal lathe and mill by fabricating a machinist hammer.
To request this class please email kyle@masscollective.org
This course is a one-on-one eight hour course.
Concepts and Tools Covered in This Course:
- Safety
- Lathe parts and operation
- Mill parts and operation
- Workholding, tools, and tooling
- Speeds and feeds
- Reading a drawing
- Using the DRO
- Order of operations
- Tramming a vise
- Turning
- Facing
- Drilling
- Tapping
- Parting off
- Chamfering
- Power feed
- Threading (with a die)
- Grooving
- Knurling
- Taper cutting
- Face milling
- Side milling
- Squaring a block
- Climb vs conventional milling
- Holding tolerance
About the Instructor:
Kyle Lucy is a wood and metal fabricator based in Atlanta, GA. He enjoys working with a variety of different techniques, from woodworking to machining to welding and fabrication.
Kyle has always enjoyed working with his hands and channeled that interest into a mechanical engineering degree from Georgia Tech. After graduating, he joined MASS Collective where he has been able to continue following his interests.
Kyle works as a Mechanical Engineer with Graphic Packaging International, designing automated machines for the beverage packaging industry.
