Secondary machining Operations

Introduction

Lesson objectives

Identify a lathe. Identify and describe the parts of a lathe. Identify and describe the tooling used on a lathe.
Distinguish between a rotational and non rotational work piece.

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Introduction
Production methods
Production or manufacturing of any object is a value addition process. Raw material of low utility and value, due to its irregular size, shape and finish, is converted into a high utility and valued product with definite size, shape and finish imparting some desired function ability. Machining is an essential process of semi-finishing. Often finishing jobs to desired shape and dimensions. Produced by removing extra material from the preformed blanks in the form of chips (swarf) with the help of cutting tools moved past the work surfaces in machine tools.

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Introduction
Machined parts can be classified as rotational or non-rotational. A rotational workpart has a cylindrical or disk-like shape. The characteristics operation that produces this geometry is one in which a cutting tool removes material from rotating workpart. Examples include turning and boring. Drilling is closely related except that an internal cylindrical shape is created and the tool rotates in most drilling operations. A non-rotational (also called prismatic) workpart is block-like or plate like. This geometry is achieved by linear motions of the workpart. These are combined with either rotating or linear tool motion. Operations in this category include milling, shaping, planning and sawing

Rotational
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Each machining operation produces a characteristics geometry due to two factors

the relative motions between the tool and the workpart and the shape of the cutting tool. These operations may be classified as generating and forming.

In generating, the geometry of the workpart is determined by the feed trajectory of the cutting tool. Examples of generating the work shape in machining include straight turning, taper turning, contour turning, peripheral milling and profile milling. In forming, the shape of the part is created by the geometry of the cutting tool. In effect, the cutting edge of the tool has the reverse of the shape to be performed on the part surface. Form turning, drilling, and broaching are examples of the case. Forming and generating are sometimes combined in one operation, such as in thread cutting on a lathe and slot milling.

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Generating Shape in Machining

(a) Straight turning

(b) Taper turning

(c) Contour turning

(d) Plain milling

(e) Profile turning

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Forming Shape in Machining

(a)

(b)

(c)

Forming to create shape in machining (a) form turning (b) broaching and (b) drilling

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Forming & Generating Shape

(a)

(b)

Combination of forming and generating to create shape (a) slot milling and (b) thread cutting

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TURNING & RELATED OPERATIONS

Introduction
Turning is the process whereby a centre lathe is used to produce "solids of revolution". It can be done manually, in a traditional form of lathe, which frequently requires continuous supervision by the operator, or by using a computer controlled and automated lathe which does not. This type of machine tool is referred to as having computer numerical control, better known as CNC and is commonly used with many other types of machine tool besides the lathe. When turning, a piece of material (wood, metal, plastic even stone) is rotated and a cutting tool is traversed along 2 axes of motion to produce precise diameters and depths. Turning can be either on the outside of the cylinder or on the inside (also known as boring) to produce tubular components to various geometries. Although now quite rare, early lathes could even be used to produce complex geometric figures, even the platonic solids; although until the advent of CNC it had become unusual to use one for this purpose for the last three quarters of the twentieth century. It is said that the lathe is the only machine tool that can reproduce itself.

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Basic Turning Operations

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Basic Turning Operations

Contour turning: Instead of feeding the tool along a straight line parallel to the axis of rotation as in turning, the tool follows a contour that is other than straight, thus creating a contoured form in the turned part.

Facing

Contour turning

Form turning: In this operation, sometimes called forming, the tool has a shape that is imparted to the work by plunging the tool radially into the work.
Form turning
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Basic Turning Operations

Chamfering: The cutting edge of the tool is used to cut an angle on the corner of the cylinder, forming what is called a chamfer.
Chamfering

Cutoff: The tool is fed radially into the rotating work at some location along its length to cut off the end of the part. This operation is sometimes referred to as parting.

Cutoff
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Basic Turning Operations

Threading: A pointed tool is fed linearly across the outside surface of the rotating workpart in a direction parallel to the axis of rotation at a large effective feed rate, thus creating threads in the cylinder. Threading Drilling: Drilling can be performed on a lathe by feeding the drill into the rotating work along its axis. Reaming can be Drilling performed in a similar way. Knurling: This is not a machining operation because it does not involve cutting of material. Instead, it is a metal forming operation used to produce a regular cross hatched pattern in the work surface. Knurling
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Basic Turning Operations

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Types of Lathe
Speed Lathes

Limited to headstock, tailstock, and simple tool post. Limited to 3-4 speeds High spindle speeds, For light work such a wood turning, metal polishing, or metal spinning Most common type Variable in design from low to high power designs Broad range of lengths up to 60ft long Specialized Engine lathe with greater accuracy. Broader range of speeds and feeds Greater versatility for tool and die manufacturing Turret on tool post rotates to position a variety of tools Capstan wheel used to pull to away from work piece to position next tool A number of tools set up on machine, each brought up in quick succession to complete the part in a single setup
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Engine Lathes

Tool room Lathes

Turret Lathes

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