CNC Milling Explained: What Actually Moves?
About this film
That isn't simply a drill with a much larger invoice.
Classification
- Series
- How the Hell Is That Made?
- Topic
- CNC Milling Explained
- Length
- 0:51
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2026-10-21
What you are seeing
An animated short from How the Hell Is That Made?. Bronto, a green dinosaur in a navy suit, narrates over illustrations, with captions on screen.
Transcript
That isn't simply a drill with a much larger invoice.
This is a Haas VF-2, a vertical CNC mill. It's one real example of this machine category.
Look at the rotating cutter. The machine follows a program that controls movement between the tool and the secured material.
The cutter removes material to produce features such as a pocket, a flat surface or a hole. Different features can require different tools.
The workpiece does not politely hold itself still. That's what the setup is for.
Useful machine. Still requires someone who knows what they're doing. How terribly inconvenient for the brochure.
Explore machine types at Machine Blue Book. Next: what changes when the material spins?
Source and rights
Produced by The Machine Blue Book. Bronto is a synthetic voice.