Basic Understanding: Lathe Operations Part I

LATHE OPERATIONS PART I

To continue our Basic Understanding of the Lathe Machines. We move on to the various operations that are performed in a lathe and the job is being supported and driven by anyone of the following methods:

Lathe Operation

1. Job is held and driven by chuck with the other end supported on the tail stock center.

2. Job is held between centers and driven by carriers and catch plates.

3. Job is held on a mandrel, which is supported between centers and driven by carriers and catch plates.

4. Job is held and driven by a chuck or a face plate or an angle plate.

The above methods for holding the job can be classified under two headings namely job held between centers and job held by a chuck or any other fixture.

The operations performed in a lathe can be understood by three major categories and here we will try to understand the first category and other two will follow:

Operations, which can be performed in a lathe either by holding the work piece between centers or by a chuck are:

LATHE MACHINE OPERATIONS:

• Straight Turning
• Shoulder Turning
• Chamfering
• Eccentric Turning
  
• Thread Cutting
• Facing
• Forming
• Filing
• Polishing
• Grooving
• Knurling
• Spinning
• Spring Winding
• Taper Turning

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