Careers in Machining

Overview

A machinist is a skilled craftsperson who sets up and operates precision metal cutting and grinding machines such as lathes, milling machines, drills, shapers, boring mills and grinders. A machinist may use this variety of equipment to manufacture, install, operate, adjust and repair machine tools and other machines in common use.


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Local Training for Machinists

Lane Community College Manufacturing Technology Program

Lane Community College's instruction facility is a 10,000 square foot lab that features 40 major machine tools including CNC mills, CNC lathes, computers and software that run some machines. This program is located at the main campus in Eugene. Click...


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