UNIT - 2

Lathe – The turning Machine

1. Block diagram of a Lathe

2. Main parts of a Lathe

3. Turning parameters

4. Lathe specifications
 Lathe – Turning Machine

Turning:

“It is defined as a manufacturing

process where material is removed from a
rotating work piece with the help of a tool
which moves linearly”.
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PICTORIAL VIEW OF A LATHE

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PICTORIAL VIEW OF A LATHE

(with various parts marked)
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BLOCK DIAGRAM OF A LATHE

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Tool
Head Stock Tail Stock
Post

Carriage Guide ways

LATHE BED
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LATHE BED
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Guide ways

LATHE BED
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Head Stock

Guide ways

LATHE BED
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Head Stock Tail Stock

Guide ways

LATHE BED
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Head Stock Tail Stock

Guide ways

LATHE BED
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Live Center

Lathe Axis
Head Stock Tail Stock

Guide ways

LATHE BED
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Head Stock Tail Stock

Guide ways

LATHE BED
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Head Stock Tail Stock

Carriage Guide ways

LATHE BED
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Live Center Dead Center

Tool
Head Stock Tail Stock
Post

Carriage Guide ways

LATHE BED
 Lathe – Turning Machine

Live Center Dead Center

Tool
Head Stock Tail Stock
Post

Carriage Guide ways

LATHE BED
 Lathe – Turning Machine

Live Center Dead Center

Tool
Head Stock Tail Stock
Post

Carriage Guide ways

LATHE BED
 Lathe – Turning Machine

Live Center Dead Center

Tool
Head Stock Tail Stock
Post

Carriage Guide ways

LATHE BED
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Main Parts of a LATHE

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Tool
Head Stock Tail Stock
Post

Carriage Guide ways

LATHE BED
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Main Parts of a LATHE
1. Lathe Bed & Guide ways

2. Head Stock

3. Tail Stock

4. Carriage & Tool Post

5. Feed Mechanism

6. Thread Cutting Mechanism

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Live Center Dead Center

Tool
Head Stock Tail Stock
Post

Carriage Guide ways

LATHE BED
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Guide ways

LATHE BED
Lathe Bed & Guide Ways
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Head Stock

Guide ways

LATHE BED
Head Stock
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Head Stock Tail Stock

Guide ways

LATHE BED
Tail Stock
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Tool
Head Stock Tail Stock
Post

Carriage Guide ways

LATHE BED
Carriage & Tool post
 Lathe – Turning Machine

Live Center Dead Center

Tool
Head Stock Tail Stock
Post

Carriage Guide ways

LATHE BED
 Lathe – Turning Machine
Main Parts of a LATHE
1. Lathe Bed & Guide ways

2. Head Stock

3. Tail Stock

4. Carriage & Tool Post

5. Feed Mechanism

6. Thread Cutting Mechanism

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Turning Parameters
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Turning Parameters

1. Speed

2. Feed

3. Depth of Cut
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Lathe Tool

Lathe Spindle
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Lathe Tool

Lathe Spindle
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Lathe Tool

Lathe Spindle
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Lathe Tool
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Lathe Spindle

Lathe Tool
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Lathe Spindle

Lathe Tool
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Lathe Spindle

Lathe Tool
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Lathe Spindle

Lathe Tool
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Turning Parameters

1. Speed Longitudinal Feed

2. Feed
Cross Feed
3. Depth of Cut
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Turning Parameters:
TOP VIEW

Speed

LATHE Lathe
Spindle
Head Stock Axis
Depth of Cut

Feed

Lathe
Tool
 Lathe Specifications

Main Specifications of a LATHE

 Lathe Specifications
Main Specifications of a LATHE

1. Height of the centers

2. Swing diameter over the bed
3. Swing over the carriage
4. Length between the centers
5. Maximum bar diameter
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Length b/n centers

Tool
Head Stock Tail Stock
Post

Carriage Guide ways

LATHE BED
 Lathe Specifications
Main Specifications of a LATHE

1. Length between the centers

“It is the measure of the
maximum length of the work piece
that can be fixed between the lathe
centers”.
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Height of the centers

Tool
Head Stock Tail Stock
Post

Carriage Guide ways

LATHE BED
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Main Specifications of a LATHE

2. Height of the centers

“It is the distance between
the lathe axis and the lathe bed”.
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Swing diameter over the bed

Tool
Head Stock Tail Stock
Post

Carriage Guide ways

LATHE BED
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Main Specifications of a LATHE

3. Swing diameter over the bed

“It is the maximum
diameter of the work piece that
can be turned on a lathe
without hitting the lathe bed”.
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Swing diameter over the carriage

Tool
Head Stock Tail Stock
Post

Carriage Guide ways

LATHE BED
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Main Specifications of a LATHE

4. Swing diameter over the carriage

“It is the maximum diameter of
the work piece that can be turned
on a lathe without hitting the
carriage”.
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Main Specifications of a LATHE

5. Maximum bar diameter

“It is the maximum diameter
of the work piece that can be
passed through the hole in the head
stock”.
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Tool
Head Stock Tail Stock
Post

Carriage Guide ways

LATHE BED
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Work piece passing through the hole of the HEAD STOCK

Tool
Head Stock Tail Stock
Post

Carriage Guide ways

LATHE BED
 Lathe – Turning Machine
Work piece passing through the hole of the HEAD STOCK

Tool
Head Stock Tail Stock
Post

Carriage Guide ways

LATHE BED
 Lathe – Turning Machine
Work piece passing through the hole of the HEAD STOCK

Tool
Head Stock Tail Stock
Post

Carriage Guide ways

LATHE BED
 Lathe – Turning Machine
Work piece passing through the hole of the HEAD STOCK

Tool
Head Stock Tail Stock
Post

Carriage Guide ways

LATHE BED
 Lathe – Turning Machine
Work piece passing through the hole of the HEAD STOCK

Tool
Head Stock Tail Stock
Post

Carriage Guide ways

LATHE BED
 Lathe – Turning Machine
Work piece passing through the hole of the HEAD STOCK

Tool
Head Stock Tail Stock
Post

Carriage Guide ways

LATHE BED
 Lathe – Turning Machine
Work piece passing through the hole of the HEAD STOCK

Tool
Head Stock Tail Stock
Post

Carriage Guide ways

LATHE BED
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Maximum diameter of the Work piece that can be passed
through the hole of the HEAD STOCK

Tool
Head Stock Tail Stock
Post

Carriage Guide ways

LATHE BED
1. Block diagram of a Lathe

2. Main parts of a Lathe

3. Turning parameters

4. Lathe specifications