Lathes are machines that remove metal from a workpiece to shape it. There are many types of lathes including engine, turret, and CNC lathes. A lathe consists of a bed, headstock, carriage, apron, tailstock, and other components. It performs operations like turning, facing, boring, drilling, tapering, and thread cutting. The document provides details on the components, types, operations, and accessories of lathe machines.
4. TYPES OF LATHES
Speed Lathe :
It is the simplest type lathe. It is mainly used for metal
spinning, polishing etc.
Bench Lathe :
It is small sized engine lathe mounted on bench. It is used
for turning small and light weight workpiece.
Tool Room Lathe :
It is used for production of small tools, gauges, fixtures and
accurate parts in tool room.
5. Turret Lathe :
These lathes are used in mass production and for
heavy duty workpieces.
Capsten Lathe :
These lathes are used in mass production used for
light duty workpieces.
Special Purpose Lathe :
These lathes are modification of engine lathes
developed for machining special types of workpices.
7. COMPUTER NUMERICALLY CONTROLLED LATHE
Computer Numerical Controls (CNC)
Equipped with one or more turrets
Each turret is equipped with a variety of tools
Performs several operations on different surfaces of the workpiece
8. TURRET LATHE
Capable of performing multiple
cutting operations on the
same workpiece
Turning
Boring
Drilling
Thread cutting
Facing
Turret lathes are very versatile
Types of turret lathes
Ram-type: ram slides in a
separate base on the
saddle
Saddle type:
more heavily
constructed
Used to machine large
workpeiceces
11. PARTS OF LATHE
Bed : Supports all major components
Carriage: 際際滷s along the ways and consists of the cross-slide,
tool post, apron
Headstock : Holds the jaws for the work piece, supplies power to
the jaws and has various drive speeds
Tailstock : Supports the other end of the workpiece
Feed Rod and Lead Screw : Feed rod is powered by a set of
gears from the headstock
13. HEADSTOCK
Clamped on left-hand end
of bed
Headstock spindle
Hollow cylindrical shaft
supported by bearings
Provides drive through
gears to work-holding
devices
14. CARRIAGE
Used to move cutting
tool along lathe bed
Consists of three
main parts
Saddle
Cross-slide
Apron
17. ACCESSORIES
Chucks :
Three jaw chuck
Four jaw chuck
Collet chuck
Centres:
Live centre
Dead centre
Tipped centre
Ball centre
Mandrels :
Plain mandrel
Stepped mandrel
Collared mandrel
Screwed mandrel
18. Chucks :
Three Jaw Chuck (Self Centering Chuck) :
This chuck is used to hold circular
workpiece and is available in sizes from
100mm to 600 mm.
Four Jaw Chuck (Independent Chuck) :
It is used to hold rectangular,
sqare and irregular shaped workpieces .
ACCESSORIES
19. Collet Chuck :
Pull poerating rod
Push poerating rod
It is ideal for holding tube and thin
walled workpieces.
20. Centres:
Live Centre
Dead Centre
Ball Centre
Pipe Centre
Half Centre
Tipped Centre
24. BORING
Boring produces circular internal profiles in hollow workpieces
Boring mills are used for large workpieces
Holes can be bored up to 20M if needed
See fig. 22.20
Machines are available with a variety of features
Horizontal boring machines
Jig borers
25. TURNING
Forces in turning
Cutting force: acts downward on the tool tip
Thrust force: acts in the longitudinal direction
Radial force: acts in the radial direction
Roughing and Finishing Cuts
Rough cut: high speed cut with little regard for dimensional
tolerance
Finishing cut: lower feed rate and depth of cut
Tool Materials, Feeds, and Cutting Speeds
Cutting Fluids
26. CONCEPT OF SPEED, FEED AND DEPTH OF CUT
Cutting speed=dn mm/min
1000
Feed :
It is expressed in mm/rev
Depth of cut :
t=D-d mm
2
27. SINGLE POINT CUTTING TOOL GEOMETRY
Clearance
Rake
End cutting
edge angle
Side cutting
edge angle