Lathe Practice.ppt

Three jaw chuck Thin jobs can be held by means of magnetic chucks. Simple formula * Lathe Practice Introduction Lathe is a machine, which removes the metal from a piece of work to the required shape size Types of Lathe Engine Lathe The most common form of lathe, motor driven and comes in large variety of sizes and shapes. Bench Lathe A bench top model usually of low power used to make precision machine small work pieces. Tracer Lathe a lathe that has the ability to follow a template to copy a shape or contour. Automatic Lathe A lathe in which the work piece is automatically fed and removed without use of an operator. Cutting operations are automatically controlled by a sequencer of some form Turret Lathe lathe which have multiple tools mounted on turret either attached to the tailstock or the cross-slide, which allows for quick changes in tooling and cutting operations. Computer Controlled Lathe A highly automated lathe, where both cutting, loading, tool changing, and part unloading are automatically controlled by computer coding. Component Description Lathe Operations Turning:produce straight, conical, curved, or grooved workpieces Facing: to produce a flat surface at the end of the part or for making face grooves. ? Boring: to enlarge a hole or cylindrical cavity made by a previous process or to produce circular internal grooves. ? Drilling: to produce a hole by fixing a drill in the tailstock ? Threading: to produce external or internal threads ? Knurling: to produce a regularly shaped roughness on cylindrical surfaces Lathe Operations Cutting Tools Single point cutting tool Work Holding Devices Fig : (a) and (b) Schematic illustrations of a draw-in-type collets. The workpiece is placed in the collet hole, and the conical surfaces of the collet are forced inward by pulling it with a draw bar into the sleeve. (c) A push-out type collet. (d) Workholding of a part on a face plate. - For holding cylindrical stock centered. - F