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The main milling operations are as follows :

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  Milling operations :- 1) Plain or slab milling :-   It is an operation of producing flat or horizontal surface parallel to the axis of the cutter.  2) Face milling :- It is an operation of producing flat surface at right angle to the axis of the rotation of cutter.  3) Angular or bevel milling :- It is an operation of producing flat surface at an angle to the axis of the cutter.  4) Side milling :-  It is an operation of producing vertical flat surface on the side face of a job by using a side milling cutter.  5) End milling :- It is an operation of producing flat surfaces either horizontal, vertical or at an angle by using an end milling cutter.  6) Form milling :- It is an operation of producing surfaces of irregular shape. The cutter (known as form or profile cutter)  has the same profile corresponding to the surface to be produced.  7) Gang milling :- It is an operation of producing many surfaces of a wirkpie...