Earning Criteria

• Earn NIMS Turning Operations: Chucking Skills certification issued by the National Institute of Metalworking Skills to signify passing the NIMS Turning Operations: Chucking Skills credentialing test
• Effectively set up boring soft jaws/collets, mounting chucks/collets, and setting tools-center/diameter. Effectively process plan, including: machine configuration, selection, operation sequencing, and work-holding concepts/devises. Properly apply boring, drilling facing, ID grooving/threading, and OD grooving/threading/turning.
• Execute proper use of the cutting tool assembly including fitting, inspection of cutters/holders, and selecting cutter applications, features/attributes according to manufacturer’s technical data references. Demonstrate inspection verification w/out feature size, perpendicularity, surface finish, total runout and thread gaging. Accurately operate deburring and part loading (chuck/collet). Effectively prepare bar stock sizes, sawing blanks, and operations of deburring and part loading.