Lathe Accessories
The lathe accessories are used for holding
and supporting the work or for holding
the cutting tool.
Lathe Accessories are 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
Centre lathes :
1. Chucks,
2. Collets,
3. Face Plate,
4. Steady And Follower Rests,
5. Centres,
6. Tool Holders Etc.
Centres.
a) There are two types of centres i.e., live
centre and dead centre.
b) A centre which fits into the headstock
spindle and revolves with the work is
called live centre.
c) The centre which is used in a tailstock
spindle and does not revolve is called
dead centre.
Chucks.
a) It is an important device used for holding
and rotating the workpiece in lathes.
b) The work pieces which are too short
cannot be held between centres are clamped
in a chuck.
c) It is attached to the lathe spindle by means
of two bolts with the back plate screwed on
to the spindle nose.
d) There are many types of the chuck, but the
following two are commonly used.
Most commonly used lathe chucks
Three-jaw universal
Four-jaw independent
Collet chuck
Three Jaw Universal Chuck
Holds round and hexagonal work.
Grasps work quickly and accurate within
few thousandths/inch
Three jaws move simultaneously when
adjusted by chuck wrench
Caused by scroll plate into which all three
jaws fit
Two sets of jaw: outside chucking and
inside chucking
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.
Headstock Spindle Types
1. Threaded spindle nose
Screws on in a clockwise direction
2. Tapered spindle nose
Held by lock nut that tightens on chuck
3. Cam-lock spindle nose
Held by tightening cam-locks using T-
wrench
Chuck aligned by taper on spindle nose
Drive plate
The drive plate, as shown in Fig. is a
circular plate which is bored out and
threaded so that it can be attached to the
spindle nose.
It also carries a hole for the pin which is
used only when the work is held in a
lathe dog having straight tail.
When benttail dog is used, this pin is
taken out and the bent portion of the tail
is inserted into the hole
Lathe dog or carrier
The work placed on a mandrel or held
between centres is rotated positively by
clamping the dog or carrier to the end of
the work.
This is engaged with a pin attached to the
drive plate or face plate.
The lathe dog or carrier may be of
straight type or bent type as shown in Fig.
Drive plate
The drive plate, is a circular plate which is
bored out and threaded so that it can be
attached to the spindle nose.
It also carries a hole for the pin which is
used only when the work is held in a
lathe dog having straight tail.
When benttail dog is used, this pin is
taken out and the bent portion of the tail
is inserted into the hole.
Face Plate
The face plate is similar to drive plate
except that it is larger in diameter.
It contains more open slots or T-slots so
that bolts may be used to clamp the
workpiece to the face of the plate.
The face plate is used for holding work
pieces which can not be conveniently held
in a chuck.
