MILLING MACHINE OPERATIONS

Special Operations
Routing is a term applied to milling at irregular outline while controlling the workpiece movement by
hand feed.
Fluting - Grooving reamers and taps

Gang Milling is the term applied to an operation in which to or more milling cutters are used straddle
the workpiece and mill both sides at the same time.

Milling Operations
Plain Milling, also called Surface Milling or Slab Milling, is milling flat surfaces with the milling
cutter axis parallel to the surface being milled.

Face Milling

Face milling is the milling of surfaces that are perpendicular to the cutter axis.

Angular Milling

Angular milling, or angle milling, is milling flat surfaces which are neither parallel nor
perpendicular to the axis of the milling cutter.

Straddle Milling

When two or more parallel vertical surfaces are machined at a single cut, the operation is called
straddle milling. Straddle milling is accomplished by mounting two side milling cutters on the same
arbor, set apart at an exact spacing. Two sides of the workpiece are machined simultaneously and final
width dimensions are exactly controlled.

Gang Milling

Gang milling is the term applied to an operation in which two or more milling cutters are
mounted on the same arbor and used when cutting horizontal surfaces.

Form Milling
Form milling is the process of machining special contours composed of curves and straight lines,
or entirely of curves, at a single cut.

Fly Cutting Milling

Fly cutting, which is also called single point milling, is one of the most versatile milling
operations. It is done with a single-point cutting tool shaped like a lathe tool bit. It is held and rotated by
a fly cutter arbor.

KEYWAY MILLING
Keyways are grooves of different shapes cut along the axis of the cylindrical surface of shafts,
into which keys are fitted to provide a positive method of locating and driving members on the shafts.
Woodruff keys are semicylindrical in shape and are manufactured in various diameters and
widths.