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Exp 4 - Simple Indexing Using Milling Machine

The document describes an experiment on simple indexing using a milling machine. The aim is to prepare a hexagonal head on a bolt using indexing. Indexing involves rotating the spindle through set angles using an indexing crank to cut surfaces uniformly. Up milling risks lifting the workpiece while down milling allows thinner parts and better surface finish but stresses the cutter more. The experiment demonstrates operating the milling machine and indexing head to produce a hexagonal shape through 6 full rotations and 2/3 partial rotation of the indexing plate. Conclusions are that indexing heads can only produce set geometries and differential indexing is needed for other angles. Down milling also provides better surface finish than up milling.

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Exp 4 - Simple Indexing Using Milling Machine

The document describes an experiment on simple indexing using a milling machine. The aim is to prepare a hexagonal head on a bolt using indexing. Indexing involves rotating the spindle through set angles using an indexing crank to cut surfaces uniformly. Up milling risks lifting the workpiece while down milling allows thinner parts and better surface finish but stresses the cutter more. The experiment demonstrates operating the milling machine and indexing head to produce a hexagonal shape through 6 full rotations and 2/3 partial rotation of the indexing plate. Conclusions are that indexing heads can only produce set geometries and differential indexing is needed for other angles. Down milling also provides better surface finish than up milling.

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Manufacturing Technology Laboratory

EXPERIMENT -4
SIMPLE INDEXING USING MILLING MACHINE

Submission details

Submitted by: Pratyush Raj


Date of Experiment: 19-Feb-2021
Date of Submission: 26-Feb-2021
On-time/Late Submission (Provide On Time
details):

Submitted to
Donga Ramesh Kumar
Department of Mechanical Engineering, UPES
Title of the Experiment
Experimental study on simple indexing using Milling machine.

Introduction
Simple indexing: It consists in turning the spindle through the required angle by
rotating the index crank. Indexing is the process of giving intermittent motion, it will
cut the given surface of the job in equal and uniformly. Vertical milling machine is
used for this purpose and by using simple indexing a hexagonal head of the bolt can
be created from a circular surface bolt. In milling operation, linear motion will be
given to the job and the cutting motion is given to the tool.

Figure1: A representation of a milling operation on a vertical milling machine with job


and the tool. (adapted from blackboard/video_exp4)

Aim of the Experiment


 To analyze the effect of up milling (conventional milling) and down milling
(Climb milling) on the cutting forces and surface finish.
 To prepare hexagonal head of the bolt using simple indexing on the milling
machine.

Objective
 To understand how to operate the milling machine.
 Apply the concept of simple indexing to produce product.
 Differentiate between up and down milling practically.

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Materials and Machine required
1. Aluminum rod
2. End mill cutter
3. Milling Machine
4. Indexing head
5. Bevel protector

Theory and methodology


In down milling, the cutting force is directed on the work table, which allows thinner
parts to be machined without susceptibility to breakage. Better surface finish is
obtained in the down milling but the stress load on the teeth is abrupt, which may
damage the cutter. Backlash eliminator has to be used in this operation.
In up milling, the cutting action tends to lift the work piece and hence, proper fixture
is required in this operation.

Figure2: Simple Indexing (adapted from blackboard/material_exp4)

 Indexing is the process of giving intermittent motion.


 This motion is utilised in milling machine to produce a repetitive uniform
geometry on the circumference of a circular job at regular interval like gear
teeth lateral surface of bolt head etc.

Figure 3: Worm gear in indexing head containing. (taken from bb/exp4 material)

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 The job is attached to the indexing head containing indexing crank and worm
gear inside it.
 To produce a hexagonal surface, the indexing crank will be rotated 40/6 times
for one face production means 6 full rotation of indexing crank and 2/3 rd
rotation of indexing plate and then machining will be done on the job.

Conclusion
After performing this experiment on Milling machine, the following points can be
concluded by studying the simple indexing
 Indexing head can produce a selective number of geometries only.
 For any number we have to use compound and differential indexing.
 Up milling will give bad surface finish as compared to down milling.
References
https://learn.upes.ac.in/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id
=_50262_1&content_id=_1977708_1&mode=reset
Wikipedia/simple indexing using milling machine

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