MILLING MACHINE

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is a process of removing metal by feeding the work against a rotating multipoint cutter. The machine tool intended for this purpose is known as machine.

Eli Whitney designed a complete milling machine in .

In the year 1861 , a member of Brown and Sharp Company developed the first universal milling machine.

is made of cast iron and supports all the other parts of the machine tool.

is mounted upon the base and it is box shaped.

slides up and down on the guideways of the column.

is mounted upon the knee and moves in a crosswise direction.

The is moved longitudinally either by power or manually on the guideways of the saddle.

is located in the upper part of the column. It receives power from the motor through belt, gears and clutches.

supports the arbor from the top of the column.