Sunday, May 30, 2010

LATHE OPERATIONS

  1. FACING: It is the operation of finishing the ends of the work to make the piece of required length.
  2. Centering : It is the operation of producing conical holes on the ends of work piece.
  3. Chamfering : It is done to remove burrs,to protect the end of the work piece from being damaged,to enable nut to pass freely on threaded work piece.
  4. Thread cutting :It is the operation of producing helical grooves on a cylindrical or conical surface.
  5. Knurling : It is the process of embossing a diamond shaped regular pattern on the surface of a work piece .
  6. Grooving : It is the process of reducing the diameter of a work piece over a very narrow surface.
  • It is also called Necking.
7. Under-cutting : It is the process of boring a groove or a large hole at a fixed -distance from the end of a hole.
  • square nose parting tool is used for this purpose.
8. Parting : It is the operation of cutting a work piece after it has been machined to the desired size and shape.
9.Boring : It is the operation of enlarging and truing a hole previously made by some other process.
10. Reaming : It is the operation of finishing and sizing a hole which has been previously drilled or bored.

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