<p><span style="text-size-adjust: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Milling machines are very versatile. They are usually used to machine flat surfaces, but can also produce irregular surfaces. They can also be used to drill, bore, cut gears, and produce slots. There are several other types of milling machines, this document will focus only on the vertical milling machine. </span><span style="text-size-adjust: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">A milling machine removes metal by rotating a multi-toothed cutter that is fed into the moving workpiece. The spindle can be fed up and down with a quill feed lever on the head.</span><br></p>
