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Drilling Boring Reaming and Tapping
Drilling Boring Reaming and Tapping
Boring,
Reaming, and
Tapping
Session 11
Spotting Work in a
Chuck
1. Mount work true in chuck
2. Set lathe to proper speed for type of
material
3. Check tailstock and make sure in line
4. Spot hole with center drill or spotting
tool
Spotting Work in a
Chuck
5. To gage depth of hole, use
graduations on tailstock spindle, or
measure depth with steel rule
6. Withdraw drill frequently to break
and/or remove chips and measure
depth of hole
7. If hole is through, always ease force
on feed as drill breaks through work
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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
To Bore Work in a
Chuck
1. Mount work in chuck; face, spot, and
drill hole approximately .060 in
undersize
2. Select boring bar as large as possible
and have it extend beyond holder only
enough to clear depth of hole to be
bored
3. Mount boring bar holder in toolpost on
left-hand side of compound rest
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Reaming
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Reaming Work on a
Lathe
1. Mount work in chuck; face, spot, and drill
hole to size
Reaming Work on a
Lathe
3. Set lathe to approximately half drilling
speed
4. Bring reamer close to hole and lock
tailstock in position
5. Start lathe, apply cutting fluid to
reamer and slowly geed it into drilled
or bored hole with tailstock handwheel
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Reaming Work on a
Lathe
6. Occasionally remove reamer from hole
to clear chips from flutes and apply
cutting fluid
7. Once hole reamed, stop lathe and
remove reamer from hole
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
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