Lathe Machine

Function of the lathe

• For producing cylindrical jobs.
• Flat surfaces and holes.
• With special attachments, it can be used for producing
different types of surfaces, cutting threads, cutting grooves.
• As a whole, a skilled worker can produce any type of job with
a lathe.
• Bed is mainly support the whole machine
• Carriage is assembly that moves the tool post and cutting tool
along the ways
• Carriage Hand wheel is a wheel with a handle used to move
the carriage by hand by means of a rack and pinion drive
• A chuck is a clamping device for holding work in the lathe
• Apron is the front part of the carriage assembly on which
carriage hand wheel is mounted
• Cross slide is a platform that moves perpendicular to the lathe
axis under control of the cross slide hand wheel
• Cross slide hand wheel is a wheel with handle used to move the cross
slide in and out.
• Half nut lever is the lever to engage the carriage with lead screw to
move the carriage under power
• lead screw is a precision screw that runs the length of the bed. it is
used to drive the carriage under power for turning and thread cutting
operations.
• swing is a dimension representing the largest diameter work piece
that a lathe can rotate
• tailstock is a cast iron assembly that can be slide along the ways and
be locked in place. used to hold long work in place or mount a drill
chuck for drilling into end of the work
• Ram is a piston type shaft that can be moved in and out of the
tailstock by turning the tailstock hand wheel.
• Tool is a cutting tool used to remove metal from the work piece and
usually made of high speed steel or carbide.
• ways is a precision ground surfaces along top of the bed on which
saddle rides. the ways are precisely aligned with the centerline of the
lathe
 Types of Lathe
• Engine lathes. These are probably the most popular among the lathe
machines. In fact, no machine shop is seen without this type of lathe. The
good thing about engine lathes is that it can be used in various materials,
aside from metal. Moreover, the set-up of these machines is so simple that
they are easier to use. Its main components include the bed, headstock, and
tailstock. These engine lathes can be adjusted to variable speeds for the
accommodation of a wide scope of work. In addition, these lathes come in
various sizes.
• Turret Lathes. These types of lathes are used for machining single work
pieces sequentially. This means that several operations are needed to be
performed on a single work piece. With the turret lathes, sequential
operations can be done on the work piece, eliminating errors in work
alignment. With this set-up, machining is done more efficiently.
Correspondingly, time is saved because there is no need to remove and
transfer the work piece to another machine anymore.
• Special Purpose Lathes. As the name implies, these lathes are used for
special purposes such as heavy-duty production of identical parts. In
addition, these lathes also perform specific functions that cannot be
performed by the standard lathes. Some examples of special purpose lathes
include the bench-type jewelers’ lathes, automatic lathes, crankshaft
lathes, duplicating lathes, multi spindle lathes, brake drum lathes, and
production lathes among others.
Types of Lathe
Engine Lathe (center lathe)
The most common form of lathe, motor driven
and comes in large variety of sizes and shapes.
found in floor shops, tool rooms, and job shops
Primarily for single piece or short runs

Manually operated
 Capstan and Turret Lathes
Used in mass production
Semi automatic
Wide range of operations can be performed
Capstan and Turret 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.
Used when many duplicate parts
required
Equipped with multisided tool post
(turret) to which several different
cutting tools mounted
Employed in given sequence
Component Description
Main driving
Speed clamp
pulley ram
gearbox
Head stock Dead centre
Tail stock
Tool post

rac Lead screw

Feed
k
rod

Lathe
Half nut Apron box bed
carriage
Feed gear
box
Lathe parts
• Bed
• Headstock
• Tailstock
• Carriage
 Lathe parts contd.
Bed-
• Base of the lathe

 Supports all major

components of the lathe machine.
 Large mass and made from
gray cast iron
 Three main parts of the lathe
–headstock, tailstock and carriage
are mounted on the bed of the
lathe.

 Top of the bed has two guide

ways or slide ways to provide
support and sliding surfaces for the
carriage and for the tailstock.
Headstock
Secured permanently at the left
hand end of the lathe bed.
It supports the spindle and is
equipped with the power
driving mechanism for the
spindle. The spindle speed can
be set through speed selector
knobs. The spindle is hollow to
facilitate holding of long work
pieces.
The work holding devices such
as chucks,centres and collets
are attached to the spindle.
•The spindle rotates on two large bearings housed on the headstock
casting.
• A hole extends through the spindle so that a long bar stock may be
passed through the hole.
• The front end of the spindle is threaded on which chucks, faceplate,
driving plate and catch plate are screwed. The front end of the hole is
tapered to receive live center which supports the work.
•On the other side of the spindle, a gear known as a spindle gear is
fitted. Through this gear, tumbler gears and a main gear train, the power
is transmitted to the gear on the leadscrew.
Tail stock

Located at the right hand end of the bed

Can be moved along the guide ways and can be
clamped in any position on the bed.
Also called loose headstock
Main purpose is to hold the dead centre and to
support the long work pieces during machining.
It has a quill, into which the
deadcentre,drills,reamers can be fixed.
The quill can move in and out with the help of
hand wheel.
• Tailstock is located on the inner guide ways at the right side of the
bed opposite to the headstock. The body of the tailstock is bored
and houses the tailstock spindle or ram. The spindle moves front
and back inside the hole. The spindle has a taper hole to receive
the dead centre or shanks of tools like drill or reamer. If the
tailstock hand wheel is rotated in the clockwise direction, the
spindle advances. The spindle will be withdrawn inside the hole, if
the hand wheel is rotated in anti-clockwise direction.

• To remove the dead centre or any other tool from the spindle, the
hand wheel is rotated in anticlockwise direction further. The
movement of the spindle inside the hole may be locked by
operating the spindle clamp located on top of the tailstock. In
order to hold work pieces of different lengths, the tailstock can be
locked at any desired position on the lathe bed. Tailstock clamping
bolts are used for this purpose.

• Tailstock is designed to function as two units-the base and the

body. The base of the tailstock is clamped to the bed. The body is
placed on the base and can be made to slide sidewards-
perpendicular to the bed guideways upto a certain distance.
The uses of tailstock
• It supports the other end of the long workpiece
when it is machined between
• It is useful in holding tools like drills, reamers when
performing drilling, reaming
• The dead centre is off set by a small distance from
the axis of the lathe to turn tapers by set over
• It is useful in setting the cutting tool at correct
height aligning the cutting edge with lathe
Carriage
The carriage slides along the guide ways between headstock and
tailstock and consists of an assembly of the cross-slide, tool post,
the compound rest and the apron.
Main function is to hold the cutting tool and move it to give
longitudinal and cross feed to it. The cross-slide moves radially in
and out, thus controlling the radial position of the cutting tool.

The compound rest, also called compound slide is mounted on the

top of the cross slide and has circular base graduated in degrees. It
is used for obtaining angular cuts and short tapers. Compound rest
swivels the tool for positioning and adjustment. The tool post is
located at the top of the compound rest to hold the tool and to
enable it to be adjusted to a convenient working position. The
apron is equipped with mechanisms for both manual and
mechanized movements of the carriage and the cross-slide , by
means of a lead screw and feed rod.
Saddle:
• It is an “H” shaped casting. It connects the pair of bed guide ways like a
bridge. It fits over the bed and slides along the bed between headstock and
tailstock. The saddle or the entire carriage can be moved by providing hand
feed or automatic feed.
Cross slide:
• Cross-slide is situated on the saddle and slides on the dovetail guide ways at
right angles to the bed guideways. It carries compound rest, compound
slide and tool post. Cross slide hand wheel is rotated to move it at right
angles to the lathe axis. It can also be power driven. The cross slide hand
wheel is graduated on its rim to enable to give known amount of feed as
accurate as 0.05mm.
Compound rest:
• Compound rest is a part which connects cross slide and compound slide. It
is mounted on the cross-slide by tongue and groove joint. It has a circular
base on which angular graduations are marked. The compound rest can be
swiveled to the required angle while turning tapers. A top slide known as
compound slide is attached to the compound rest by dove tail joint. The
tool post is situated on the compound slide.
Tool post:
• This is located on top of the compound slide. It is used to hold the tools
rigidly. Tools are selected according to the type of operation and mounted
on the tool post and adjusted to a convenient working position
Apron
• The apron is bolted to the front of the saddle .
The apron houses the gears and control for
the carriage and the feed mechanism.
Feed rod and lead screw
 The feed rod is powered by a set of gears from the head stock.
It rotates during the operation of the lathe and provides
mechanized movement to the carriage by means of gears, a
friction clutch, and a keyways along the length of the feed rod.
 The lead screw is also powered by the gears from the
headstock and is used for providing specific accurate
mechanized movement to the carriage for cutting threads on
the work piece. The lead screw has a definite pitch.
 A split nut in the apron is used to engage the lead screw with
the carriage. In some lathes, the lead screw performs the
functions of feed rod and there is no separate feed rod.
Similarly a lathe not meant for thread cutting will not have a
lead screw.
 (Speed of the lead screw/Speed of the work)=(Pitch of the
screw to be cut/Pitch of the lead screw)
Size of a lathe
• The size of a lathe is expressed or specified by the
maximum size that can be handled by the lathe
• The swing diameter over bed.(This is the largest
diameter of work that will revolve without touching the
bed and is twice the height of the centre measured from
the bed of the lathe.)
• The swing diameter over carriage.(This is the largest
diameter of work that will revolve over the lathe saddle
and is always less than the swing diameter over bed.)
• The distance between centers.(This is the maximum
length of work that can be mounted between the lathe
centers.
• The maximum bar diameter(This is the maximum
diameter of bar stock that will pass through the hole of
the head stock spindle).
• The length of bed.(This indicates the approximate floor
space occupied by the lathe)
Lathe Size
Lathe Size
Lathe Size
Lathe Size
 Operating condition in a lathe
 Cutting speed
 Feed
 Depth of cut
1-Cutting speed
In a lathe, for the turning operation, cutting speed is the
peripheral speed of the work piece past the cutting tool.
Expressed in meters/minute.

Cutting speed= m/min

Where D= diameter of the work piece in mm.

N=rpm of the work
 Depth of Cut
Perpendicular distance between machined surface and
uncut surface of the Work-piece

d = (D1 – D2)/2 (mm)

D1 D2

d Depth
of Cut
 Feed
f – the distance the tool advances for every rotation
of work piece (mm/rev)

D1 D2

f
Feed
Feed

 The feed of a cutting tool in a lathe work is the distance the

tool advances for each revolution of the work.
 Feed is expressed as mm/revolution.
 Increased feed reduces cutting time. But increased feed
greatly reduces the tool life.
 The feed depends on factors such as size, shape, strength
of the work material and method of holding the
component, the tool shape, the rigidity of the machine,
depth of cut, power available etc. Coarser feeds are used for
roughing and finer feeds for finishing cuts.
Machining time
The time required to machine a component is called
MACHINING TIME.
Machining time depends upon
• Size of the work piece
• Amount of material removed
• The operating condition(speed, feed, depth of cut)
• Consider the feed and speed(f×N)
• the feed rate in mm/min. It gives the distance that the
tool moves (f×N) in mm in one minute.
• Hence , for a distance L , the time required for one
complete cut, “t” in minute is given by

t= minute
Problem -1
A mild steel rod having 50 mm diameter and 500 mm length is to be turned
on a lathe. Determine the machining time to reduce the rod to 45 mm in one
pass when cutting speed is 30 m/min and a feed of 0.7 mm/rev is used.
Solution
Given data:
D = 50 mm,
Lj = 500 mm
v = 30 m/min,
f= 0.7 mm/rev
Substituting the values of v and D in
V = ΠDN/1000 m/min
Required spindle speed as: N = 191 rpm
A cylindrical stainless steel rod with length L=150 mm,
diameter D0 = 12 mm is being reduced in diameter to
Df =11 mm by turning on a lathe. The spindle rotates
at N = 400 rpm, and the tool is travelling at an axial
speed of υ=200 mm/min
Calculate:
a. The cutting speed V (maximum and minimum)
b. The depth of cut and the cutting time t

a. The maximum cutting speed is at the outer diameterD0, and

is obtained from the expression
V = π D0N
Thus,
Vmax = (π) (12) (400) = 15072 mm/min
The cutting speed at the inner diameter Df is
Vmin = (π) (11) (400) = 13816 mm/min
b. From the information given, the depth of cut
is
d = (12 – 11) / 2 = 0.5 mm
and the feed is
f=υ/Ν
f = 200 / 400 = 0.5 mm/rev
The cutting time is
t = l / (f. N) = (150) / (0.5) (400) = 0.75 min
Manufacturing time
• Total manufacturing time = machining time + set
up time + moving and waiting time+ inspection
time
• Time required for setting the tool , work piece
and machine is known as set up time.
• Movement time is the time when component has
to move from machine to machine and may wait
before the machines getting processed, that time
is called waiting time
• During and after machining , components are
inspected that time is called inspection time
 Machining operation done in lathe
• Straight turning •Parting off
• Taper turning •Thread cutting
• Chamfering •Facing
•Knurling
• Drilling •Filing
• Reaming •Polishing
• Boring •Grooving
• Counter boring •Forming
• Taper boring
• Internal thread cutting
• Tapping
 Turning ..
• Excess Material is removed to reduce
Diameter
• ROUGH TURNING: is the term used for
the process of heavy stock removal in
order to save machining time.
• FINISH TURNING operation in the order
to bring the job to a correct size and
provide a fine finish on it.
• Cutting Tool: Turning Tool
a depth of cut of 1 mm will reduce
diameter by 2 mm
TURNING
 Facing
Flat Surface/Reduce length

Chuck Workpiece
d
Machined
Face
Cutting
speed Depth of
cut
Tool Feed
 Facing ..
• Machining at the end of job  Flat surface
or to Reduce Length of Job
• Turning Tool
• Feed: in direction perpendicular to work-piece
axis
• Length of Tool Travel = radius of work-piece
• Depth of Cut: in direction parallel to work-piece
axis
• Rough facing: Cross feed-0.5-0.7mm & DOC- up
to 5mm
• Fine facing: C.F-0.1-0.3mm & DOC-0.5mm.
 Knurling
• Produce rough textured surface
– For Decorative and/or Functional Purpose
• Knurling Tool
• Handles of many components, instruments and
tools, gauges and heads of small screws etc.,
are usually provided with rolled depressions on
them to provide a better grip in comparison to
a smooth surface.
• The indentation –KNURLS
• Surface – KNURLED
• The operation performing these knurls-
KNURLING
 Knurling
Knurled surface
Cutting
speed
Feed Movement
for depth
Knurling tool
Tool post
 Grooving
• Produces a Groove on
workpiece
• Shape of tool  shape of
groove
• Carried out using Grooving Tool
 A form tool
• Also called Form Turning
 Grooving ..
Shape produced
by form tool Groove

Feed or Grooving
Form tool depth of cut tool
 Parting off or cutting off
• It is the operation employed for cutting away
a desired length from the bar stock.
• Parting Tool – similar to square grooving tool
but have a longer point(to reach the center of
the job)
• Feed- Cross feed
 Parting ..

Feed
Parting tool
 Chamfering
 Beveling sharp machined edges
 Similar to form turning
 Chamfering tool – 45°
• Avoid Sharp Edges
• Make Assembly Easier
• Improve Aesthetics
 Drilling

* Work is held in a suitable device, such as a

chuck or face plate and the drill is held in the
sleeve or barrel of the tail stock.
* In the case of blind holes, the required depth
is marked on the drill.
 Quill
Drill clamp moving
quill
Tail stock
Feed
Tail stock clamp
 Tapers and taper turning
 A taper may be defined as a uniform increase
or decrease in diameter of a piece of work
measured along its length.
 In a lathe taper turning means to produce a
conical surface by gradual reduction in
diameter from a cylindrical work piece.
 D1  D2
• Taper: tan  
2L

90°
D1  D2

B  C

A
D1= larger diameter of taper in mm L
D2= smaller diameter of tapered in mm
L= length of tapered part in mm
2α= full taper angle
α=angle of taper or half taper angle
The common methods of expressing the taper are.
1.Taper per foot: the difference in inches of
end diameters per foot length of the job.
2. Taper per inch: the difference in inches of
end diameter per inch length of the job
3. Taper 1 in X: For this units should be
uniform, such as a taper 1 in 20 means either
a taper of I inch on 20 inches or a taper of 1
Foot over a 20 feet length.
• From the geometry
tanα=

The amount of taper in a work piece is usually

specified by the ratio of the difference in
diameters of the taper to its length.

This is termed as the CONICITY and it is

designated by the letter K.
K=
 Taper Turning..
D1  D2
Conicity K
L

Methods
 Form Tool
 Swiveling Compound Rest
 Simultaneous Longitudinal and Cross
Feeds
 Taper Turning Attachment
 Tailstock set over
Taper turning using a form tool
 Shape of the tool is remain same as the shape of
the component to be produced.
 Accuracy of taper produce depends on accuracy of
taper present on tool
 Width of tool must be greater than or equal to the
length of work piece to be taper turned.
 Maximum length of component which can be
taper turned is 20 mm( small lengths) only
 Only external taper turning is possible.
• Limitation-
This method is limited only for short length
taper. Because the metal is removed by the
entire cutting edge, and only increase in the
length of the taper will necessitate the use of a
wider cutting edge. This will require excessive
cutting pressure, which may distort the work due
to vibration and spoil the work piece.
Taper turning by swiveling the compound rest
• The compound rest has a circular base graduated in
degrees, which can be swiveled at any angle.
• While turning a taper, the base of compound rest is
swiveled through an angle equal to the half taper angle.
The tool is then fed by hand.
• Once the compound rest is set at the desired half taper
angle, rotation of the compound slide screw will cause
the tool to be fed at that angle and generate a
corresponding taper.
• The movement of the tool in this method being purely
controlled by hand, this gives a low production capacity
and poorer surface finish. The setting of the compound
rest is done by swiveling the rest at the half taper
angle, if this is already known. If the diameter of the
small and large end and length of taper are known, the
half taper angle can be calculated.
 1. calculate the compound rest angle for turning short
taper of 1:16.
sol.
Let α be the angle at which the compound rest will be set

Dd 1
tan α = 
2l 2  16
 1
  tan    1.91 Ans.
1
0

 32 
3. Calculate the compound rest angle to turn a
short taper of 1mm per 12mm.

Sol. Given taper : 1 mm per 12mm

Dd 1
tan     0.04167
2l 2 12

  2.3860 Ans
4. Determine the angle at which the compound rest would be
swiveled for cutting a taper on a work piece having a length of 150
mm and outside diameter 80 mm. The smallest diameter on the
tapered end of the rod should be 50 mm and the required length of
the tapered portion is 80 mm.

Solution
Given data: D1 = 80 mm, D2 = 50 mm, Lj = 80 mm (with usual
notations)
tan  = (80-50) / 280 or  = 10.620

The compound rest should be swiveled at 10.62o

 Taper turning by combining feeds
• Taper turning by combining feeds is a more
specialized method of turning taper.
• In certain lathes both longitudinal and cross
feeds may be engaged simultaneously causing
the tool to follow a diagonal path which is the
resultant of the magnitude of the two feeds.
• The direction of the resultant may be changed
by varying the rate of feeds by change gears
provided inside the apron.
 Tail stock off-set
There are 2 methods for tapering on the job.
1.The job revolves in position: Perfect
alignment with the head stock spindle and
the two centres, while tool moves along a
straight line which is inclined at an angle
(taper angle ALPHA) to the centre line of
the job.
2.An alternative method can be to shift the
centre line of the work at an angle ALPHA
from the original position and move the
tool parallel to the axis of the spindle.
• Of the above 2, it is the second condition which is
accomplished by setting over the tail stock.
• The nut of the clamping bolt of the tail stock is
loosened.
• The dead centre is shifted from the original
position by a predetermined amount of set over.
• Graduations provided on the flat surface of the
tailstock ,facing the head stock, help in adjusting
the required set over.
Tail stock off-set
From fig.
In Δ le ABC ,
sin α = BC
AB

For small angles sin α ≈ tan α ;

BC = amount of set over and
AB = overall length of work
piece
set over , S = BC = AB tan α
S = L tan α = L (BC/l) = L(D-d)/2l
The length of work is 300 mm, the amount of taper is
1 : 25. Find the tail stock set over required

1 1
tan   
2  25 50
set over, S = L
tanα

1
 300  6 mm
50
Taper turning by a taper attachment
• The principle of turning taper by a taper
attachment is to guide the tool in a straight path
set at an angle to the axis of rotation of the work
piece, while the work is being revolved between
centers or by a chuck aligned to the lathe axis.
• A taper turning attachment consists essentially of
a bracket or frame which is attached to the rear
end of the lathe bed and supports a guide bar
pivoted at the centers. The bar having
graduations in degrees may be swiveled on either
side of the zero graduation and is set at the
desired angle with the lathe axis.
• When the taper turning attachment is used, the
cross slide is first made free from the lead screw
by removing the binder screw. The rear end the
cross slide is then tightened with the guide block
by means of a bolt.
• When the longitudinal feed is engaged, the tool
mounted on the cross slide will follow the angular
path, as the guide block will slide on the gear bar
at an angle to the lathe axis.
• The required depth of cut is given by the
compound slide which is placed at right angles to
the lathe axis.
• The guide bar must be set at half taper angle and
the taper on the work must be converted in
degrees. The maximum angle through which the
guide bar may be swiveled is 10 degree to 12
degree on either side of the centre line.
• If the diameters D,d and the length L of the taper
are specified, the angle of swiveling the guide bar
can be determined from equation
tanα=
 The advantage of using a taper turning attachment
are-
1-The alignment of live and dead centers being not
disturbed, both straight and taper turning may be
performed on a work piece in one setting without much
loss of time.
2-once the taper is set, any length of a piece of work may
be turned with in its limit.
3-very steep taper on a long work piece may be turned,
which cannot be done by any other method.
4-accurate taper on a large number of work pieces may
be turned.
5-internal tapers can be turned with ease.
Q. A component having 400 mm length in which
central 150 mm length of component can be
taper turned to an angle of 4 Degree. Which of
the Taper turning Method is used for this ?
Ans: Compound and taper attachment method

s
tan 4 
400
s  28  offset

Maximum offset will produced on tailstock is 10 mm

The length of taper part is 150 mm but by form tool

method we can produce taper up to 20 mm length only
 Thread cutting

• Cutting screw threads on a centre lathe is

known as screw-cutting.
• Thread cutting consists in producing a helical
form or thread on the revolving work piece.
• Thread cutting can be considered as turning
only since the path to be travelled by the
cutting tool is helical
• Treads can be produced by means of taps and dies
also, but the commonly used method on the lathe is
to cut the threads by means of the CUTTING TOOL.
• Irrespective of the shapes and sizes, etc., there is one
common factor in all the threads that is the basis of
generation of all threads is HELIX.
• Another pre requisite of thread cutting is the tip or
cutting edge of the tool should have an included
angle corresponding to the included angle of the
particular type of the thread.

,
 ELEMENTS OF THREDS
• PITCH(P): It is the distance from one point on the thread to
the corresponding point on the adjacent thread.
• Major Diameter(D): It is the largest diameter of a
screwed part, measured at right angle to the axis of the
piece.
• Minor Diameter(d):It is the smallest diameter of a
screwed part, measured normal to the axis of the piece.
• Pitch Diameter(Pd): It is the Diameter of the imaginary
cylinder of which the surface will intersect the threads at
such points where the widths of the threads is equal to
the adjacent widths of the spaces between them.
• Depth of threads(t): It is the distance, measured normal
to the axis of part , between the crest and root of the
thread.
t=(D-d)/2
•Lead is the axial distance a point moves along the helix in
one revolution.
•In a single start helix, lead=pitch.
•In a multistart helix, lead=pitch x number of starts.
 Thread cutting in a Lathe
• For cutting treads – For every revolution of the
spindle(work) the tool should move parallel to the axis of
the job by a distance equal to the LEAD of the screw.
• There will be a definite ratio between longitudinal feed of
the tool and the speed of the spindle.
• The desired ratio is obtained with the help of lead screw
by connecting it to the spindle through a train of gears.
• On engaging the split half nut the movement of the
carriage, and hence the tool is guided by the lead screw.
• Gear ratio= (Driver teeth/ Driven teeth)=(Speed of the
Lead screw)/(Speed of Work )=(Pitch of the screw to be
cut)/(pitch of the lead screw)
Calulate the gears for cutting the following threads on a lathe with a
lead screw of 6mm pitch.

(a) 4mm pitch

(b) 1.25 mm pitch

Ans-(a)Driver/Driven=Pitch to be cut/ Pitch of lead screw=4/6=40/60

(b) a)Driver/Driven=Pitch to be cut/ Pitch of lead screw=1.25/6

=125/600=25/120
Calculate the gears for cutting an 0.8 mm pitch screw
on a lathe with lead screw of 6 mm pitch.

Ans-a)Driver/Driven=Pitch to be cut/ Pitch of lead

screw= 0.8/6=8/60
A simple gear cant be made as no gear with 8T or
16T will normally available.
Therefore, one may express:
8/60=(4x2)/(10x6)=(40/100)/(20/60)
A compound train with 40T and 20T as drivers and
100T and 60T as driven will work.
 Lathe Accessories
• Divided into two categories
– Work-holding, -supporting, and –driving
devices
• Lathe centers, chucks, faceplates
• Mandrels, steady and follower rests
• Lathe dogs, drive plates
– Cutting-tool-holding devices
• Straight and offset toolholders
• Threading toolholders, boring bars
• Turret-type toolposts
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 Lathe Centers
• Work to be turned between centers must
have center hole drilled in each end
– Provides bearing surface
• Support during cutting
• Most common have
solid Morse taper shank
60º centers, steel with carbide tips
• Care to adjust and lubricate occasionally

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Lathe Centers

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Revolving Tailstock Centers
• Replaced solid dead centers for most
machining operations
• Used to support work held in chuck or
when work is being machined between
centers
• Contains antifriction bearings which allow
center to revolve with workpiece
– No lubrication required between center and
work

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Revolving Tailstock Centers

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Work Holding Devices
Three jaw chuck
For holding cylindrical stock centered.
For facing/center drilling the end of your
aluminum stock

Four-Jaw Chuck

This is independent chuck generally has

four jaws, which are adjusted individually
on the chuck face by means of adjusting
screws
Four-Jaw Independent Chuck

• Used to hold round, square,

hexagonal, and irregularly shaped
workpieces
• Has four jaws
– Each can be adjusted independently by
chuck wrench
• Jaws can be reversed to hold work by
inside diameter

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 Collet Chuck

Collet chuck is used to hold

small workpieces
• Thin jobs can be held by means of
magnetic chucks.

Magnetic Chuck

Thin jobs can be held by

means of magnetic chucks.
 Collet Chucks
• Most accurate chuck
• Used for high-precision work
• Spring collets available to hold round,
square, or hexagon-shaped
workpieces
• Each collet has range of only few
thousandths of an inch over or under
size stamped on collet

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 Spring Collet Chucks
• Spring-collet chuck
– One form: Handwheel draws collet into
tapered adapter
– Another form: Uses chuck wrench to
tighten collet on workpiece
• Can hold larger work than draw-in type

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Spring Collet Chucks

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 Jacobs Collet Chuck
• Jacobs collet chuck
– Utilizes impact-tightening handwheel to
close collets
– Wider range than spring-collet chuck

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Jacobs Collet Chuck

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 Magnetic Chucks
• Used to hold iron or steel parts that are
too thin or may be damaged if held in
conventional chuck
• Fitted to an adapter mounted on
headstock spindle
• Used only for light cuts and for special
grinding applications

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Magnetic Chucks

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Faceplates

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Faceplates

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• It is usually a cast iron disc, having a threaded
hole at its centre so that it can be screwed to
the head stock spindle.
• It consists of number of holes and slots to
hold the work piece.
• A number of other things like bolts, nuts,
washers and clamping plates are for holding
the job.
 Steadyrest
• Used to support long work held in chuck
or between lathe centers
– Prevent springing
• Located on and aligned by ways of the
lathe
• Positioned at any point along lathe bed
• Three jaws tipped with plastic, bronze or
rollers may be adjusted to support any
work diameter with steadyrest capacity
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Steadyrest

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 Follower Rest
• Mounted on saddle
• Travels with carriage to prevent work
from springing up and away from
cutting tool
– Cutting tool generally positioned just
ahead of follower rest
– Provide smooth bearing surface for two
jaws of follower rest

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Follower Rest

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 Lathe Dogs

• Drives work machined between

centers
• Has opening to receive work and
setscrew to fasten the dog to work
• Tail of dog fits into slot on driveplate
and provides drive to workpiece
• Made in variety of sizes and types to
suit various workpieces

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 Standard bent-tail lathe dog

• Most commonly used for

round workpieces
• Available with square-head
setscrews of headless
setscrews

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 Standard bent-tail lathe dog

• Bent tail engages in slot on

drive plate

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 Straight-tail lathe dog

• Driven by stud in driveplate

• Used in precision turning

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 Safety clamp lathe dog

• Used to hold variety of work

• Wide range of adjustment

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 Heavy Duty Lathe Dog

• Wider range than others

• Used on all shapes

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 Super Quick-Change Toolpost

• Provides fast, accurate, and reliable

method of quickly changing and setting
various toolholders for different
operations
• Locking system has two sliding gibs
forced out against toolholder
– Handle pulled into lock position
– Provides rigid, positive lock with zero
backlash
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Super Quick-Change Toolpost

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 summary

 Lathe is the most important and common machine tool

found in practically all machine shops.

 A large variety of lathes have been developed to cater

for different processing requirements.

 A lathe consists of a bed, headstock, tailstock and a

carriage as major components along with a few other
items that provide the necessary support and motions.
 summary

 A variety of chucks such as universal 3-jaw, independent 4-

jaw, and faceplate, are used to locate and support work
pieces in a lathe for common machining applications.

 There are a variety of tools available depending upon the

type of surface that needs to be generated.

 There are a large variety of operations such as turning,

facing, knurling, contouring, etc. that can be carried out in a
lathe. In fact practically all types of surfaces can be
generated in a lathe.
 summary
 Taper turning is a special type of operation that
requires the tool to be moved in two different direction
simultaneously to generate the surface.

 For this purpose, a variety of methods are used in a

lathe such as compound slide, tailstock offset or a
special attachment.

 Precision threads can be cut in a lathe using the lead

screw and special methods
 summary
• There are various special attachments such as
milling attachment, grinding attachment, etc.
have been developed that enhance the range
of surfaces that can be generated in a lathe.

• Machining time for different operations can

be estimated using the cutting process
parameters and the geometry of the part