FTC 500 Creation
Appearance
Instructions

- Reference Face: Right
- Set up the stock piece with the right face as the reference face.
- Face Top and Bottom
- Run program O0751 to face the top and bottom surfaces of the stock piece.
- Face Front and Back
- Run program O0752 to face the front and back surfaces of the stock piece.
- Face Left and Right
- Run program O0753 to face the left and right surfaces of the stock piece.
- Top Face
- Run program O0761 to machine the top face of the stock piece.
- Separate Cover from Body
- Use a bandsaw to separate the cover from the body at 0.25" thickness.
- Face Top
- Run program O0754 to face the top surface of the separated cover.
- Port Holes
- Run program O0762 to drill the port holes on the front face of the body.
- Air Passage
- Run program O0763 to machine the air passage on the top face of the body.
- Cavity
- Run program O0764 to machine the cavity on the top face of the body.
- Final Checks
- Ensure all dimensions match the finished dimensions specified.
- Verify that all features (holes, passages, cavities) are correctly machined according to the design.
Work Offsets
- O0014: Fence
Programs
- O0751: Face Top and Bottom
- O0752: Face Front and Back
- O0753: Face Left and Right
- O0754: Face Top
- O0761: Top
- O0762: Port Holes
- O0763: Air Passage
- O0764: Cavity
Tooling
- T0002: 15/64 End Mill, 4-Flute
- T0009: 1/8 Drill
- T0016: 1/4 End Mill, 2-Flute
- T0018: 1/2 End Mill, 2-Flute
Stock Dimensions (inches)
- Blank: 2.25 x 2.25 x 3.0
Finished Dimensions (inches)
- Cover: 2 x 2 x 0.25, w/ 0.25 hole
- Body: 2 x 2 x 2, w/ 0.5 hole