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Work process from drawing to finished part

Step by step from reading drawing to part measured and approved

Use this procedure on a machining task. It ensures that you make the right part — and can prove it is right.

§1. Understand the drawing

  • 01PLACEHOLDER_118
  • 02Confirm the material and find the correct part
  • 03Mark the critical dimensions that must be hit precisely

§2. Plan

  • 01Determine the sequence of processes
  • 02Choose tool, cutting data and clamping
  • 03Think through where something can go wrong

§3. Process

  • 01Clamp the component safely up and adjust the machine
  • 02Drive carefully the first time and keep an eye out
  • 03Use cooling and keep chips away from the cut

§4. Measure and approve

  • 01Measure with correct measuring equipment against the tolerances
  • 02Approve first when all critical dimensions are within tolerance
  • 03Document goals and any program for next time