Machinist Apprentice | Cleaning and Shipping Parts | Day 50

Finished up all the parts today and got them shipped out!

Nothing too exciting or unique today finished milling out the final set of parts without any issues, then moved from there over to deburring and tapping the holes. I use an Exacto knife for most of the smaller burrs and a file for the larger ones, I'm sure there are better tools out there for quickly removing burrs, but I'll have to do some more research into it. 

For the final cleanup, my boss instructed me to remove only the larger burrs and throw them in the tumbler to finish them off. The tumbling leaves a hazy look to the part, almost as if it was lightly sanded, they turned out quite lovely and only need a quick rinse in soapy water and drying before they were ready to ship out!

I've also got two more jobs lined up, so I'm glad I was able to get this finished up today so that I can focus on those the next couple of days. Getting a bunch more hours at the shop and still enjoying it very much, each day seems like an hour each time I work and am always surprised to find my shift over so fast!