| #ffffff;" /> | | | | One thing that new machinists often neglect to think |
| If you are a new machinist or if you are one who is | | | | about is making sure that their machines are properly |
| more experiences than most, then safety is still an | | | | warmed up before they start working on them. I |
| important factor to consider when you begin to | | | | would recommend allowing your machine to warm up |
| work on your latest job. There are several other | | | | for around 10 minutes before you begin working on |
| areas that also need to be taken into consideration | | | | it. The warm up for a machine can be set to a |
| when you are working with this type of medium | | | | moderate speed so not to cause any problems |
| – metal. You need to be in a safe | | | | before you start applying pressure to them, very |
| environment and by following a few of these | | | | much in the same way that you would not apply too |
| procedures, you can ensure you have a safe working | | | | much pressure to a cars accelerator before it is |
| area for yourself and your co-workers. | | | | warmed up. |
| 1) Safety | | | | Slowly starting the machine process in the beginning |
| Make sure that you are wearing gloves with metal as | | | | of your shift is the best way to warm up the |
| obviously there will be sharp corners involved when | | | | machine. If you decide to use the machine without a |
| you are working with metal. Many machinist have | | | | warm up, then it may be possible if you just start |
| decided to not bother wearing gloves and have | | | | your first job of on a slow cycle to make sure things |
| ended up with missing fingers or worse. It is | | | | are running smoothly. |
| recommended that a new machinist wears gloves | | | | 3) Cleaning you machine. |
| even when picking up any type of metal and not just | | | | It is advisable to be able to clean your machine and |
| wearing them when on the actual CNC machine. | | | | also to make sure that the chips and other debris are |
| Another massive part of the safety routine when | | | | cleaned away after every cycle. The small chips can |
| working with metals is to use the correct safety | | | | get caught up on the various spindles of a machine |
| goggles. Eye protection when working around active | | | | and cause great problems when they are not |
| machines is paramount. Although CNC machines do | | | | removed. You also need to make sure that the chips |
| have a plastic guard as standard, a lot of bits of | | | | are removed from the chuck jaws and also the vices. |
| metal or other types of debris could still end up in | | | | Making sure that the work area directly below the |
| your eyes. If you are using compressed air to try | | | | machine is good practice. By this, I am talking about |
| and clean machines then be extra careful as an eye | | | | the floor and surface area where you have been |
| could get damaged from flying chips as there is | | | | working. Sweep, mop and polish any floor near the |
| usually small slivers that are easily capable of entering | | | | machine once you have finished your job. You may |
| your eye. | | | | slip and fall if the area is not completely cleaned after |
| 2) Starting up your machines | | | | working on metal. |