The goal of this SOP and the accompanying “training” is not to make you a mill operator/machinist, but to make sure
you can safely do certain tasks. It applies to all students, staff, faculty and others who wish to use the machine shop!
This SOP should be read, fully understood, and reviewed at the machine with the Shop Manager. Every machine user will
have to take the “Basic User Safety Test”, demonstrate “hands-on” proficiency and then sign the “BASIC USER
CLEARANCE FORM & SUPERVISED EXPERIENCE LOG” before being approved to operate the machine. The allowable
machining tasks will be limited to those covered in this SOP.
There is much more to using a mill than what is covered in this SOP. Always ask before doing a new operation!