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Drilling Boring Reaming and Tapping
Drilling Boring Reaming and Tapping
Session 11
Boring
Operation of enlarging and truing drilled or cored hole with single-point cutting tool For producing special-diameter holes May be drilled in lathe, but not accurate
Drill become dull or hit hard spot and wander Reamer will follow drilled hole and be off
10. Set depth of cut for half amount of metal to be removed 11. Start lathe and take roughing cut
Slow lathe speed and increase feed if chatter
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Reaming
Quickly obtain accurately sized hole and produce good surface finish May be performed after hole drilled and bored
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Caution: Never turn lathe spindle or reamer backward for any reason. This will damage reamer!
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Tapping
One method of producing an internal thread on a lathe Tap aligned by placing point of lathe dead center in chuck end of tap to guide while tap turned by tap wrench When tapping hole in lathe, lock spindle and turn tap by hand
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Grinding on a Lathe
May do cylindrical and internal grinding
Toolpost mounted on lathe used for cylindrical and taper grinding Internal attachment permits grinding of straight and tapered holes
Should be done on lathe only when no other machine available Work rotates in opposite direction to grinding wheel so lathe must be equipped with reversing switch
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