Chapter 1: Introduction to Lathe Machine

Chapter 1: Introduction to Lathe Machine

Used to machine cylindrical work piece

single point tool is used for cutting

Operation on lathe turning, facing, tapering, threading, drilling,
boring etc.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Lathe Machine
Lathe size

Can be determine by :-

maximum diameter of work piece over ways

maximum distance between centers.

distance between work center and bed


bed length


Chapter 1: Introduction to Lathe Machine
Chapter 1: Introduction to Lathe Machine
Parts On Lathe
Major parts group
HEADSTOCK
TAILSTOCK
CARRIAGE
QUICK CHANGE GEARBOX
BED
Chapter 1: Introduction to Lathe Machine
The main parts on lathe machine are:-

1) Bed











Made from casting material


Parts On Lathe
To support two major lathe components carriage and tailstock
machined ways - guide and align the major parts of the lathe.

machine ways
2) Headstock

It consist of spindle and gears
work holding devices is fitted to the spindle nose to hold workpiece
drive the work piece control the speed of spindle rotation (C)











Spindle nose
3-jaw chuck
driven either by a stepped pulley and a belt, or by transmission
gears in the headstock.

3) Quick-change Gearbox

containing a number of different sized gears
control the feed rate






the feed rod advances the carriage for turning operations

the lead screw advances the carriage for thread-cutting operations

used when machining in auto feed
4) Carriage

allow tool movement in X and Z axis


consists of three main parts:

the saddle - mounting of the cross-slide and the apron.

cross-slide - provides a manual or automatic cross movement for the cutting tool.

apron consist of gears and feed clutches that transmit movement from the feed
rod/lead screw to the carriage

SADDLE
APRON
CROSS SLIDE
other parts on carriage:

1. Compound slide 6. Automatic Feed lever
2. Tool post
3. Cross slide screw handle
4. Compound slide screw handle
5. Apron handwheel
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4
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5) Tailstock
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1. Tailstock spindle
2. Tailstock spindle clamp lever
3. Tailstock clamp lever
4. Tailstock hand wheel
Main functions of tailstock :-
to support long work piece
to locate tools
to perform tool centering