Lathe Operation:

Following are the lathe operations:

 Turning
 Tapers and Taper Turning
 Straight turning
 Profiling
 External grooving, etc.
 Facing
 Drilling
 Boring
 Counter Boring
 Taper Boring
 Reaming
 Knurling
 Chamfering
 Filling
 Parting
 ThreadingGrooving
 Forming
 Polishing

Turning:

Turning is the operation of reducing the diameter of a work piece to produce a cone -shaped
or a cylindrical surface
Taper Turning:

In a lathe, taper turning means to produce a conical surface by gradual reduction in

diameter from a cylindrical work piece.

Straight Turning:

The Straight turning produces a cylindrical surface by removing excess metal from the
work piece.

Profiling:

In profiling, the cut can be varying with regard to cutting depth, feed and speed.

External Grooving:

In external turning operations machines the outer diameter of the work piece.
Facing:

Facing is an operation of reducing the length of a work piece to produce a flat surface square
with the axis.

Drilling:

Drilling is an operation of producing a cylindrical hole in a work piece by the rotating

cutting edge of a cutter known as the drill.

Boring:

Boring is the operation of enlarge a hole or cylindrical cavity to produce circular internal
grooves.
Counter Boring:

Counter Boring is the operation of enlarging a hole through a certain distance from one end
instead of enlarging the whole drilled surface.

Reaming:
Reaming is the operation of finishing and sizing a hole which has been previously drilled or
bored.The tool uses so call as the reamer, which has multiple cutting edges.

Knurling:

Knurling is the process of embossing a diamond shaped pattern on the surface of a work
piece.
Chamfering:

Chamfering is the operation of beveling the extreme end of a work piece.

Filling:

Filling is the finishing operation performed after turning.

Parting:

Parting is the operation of cutting a work piece after it has been machining to the desired size
and shape.

Threading:

Threading is a operations to produce a helical groove on a cylindrical or conical surface by

feeding the tool longitudinally when the job is revolved between center’s or by a chuck.
Grooving:

Grooving is the process of reducing the diameter of a work piece over a very narrow surface.

Grooving Operations are:

a. Square Groove

b. Round Groove

c. Beveled Groove

Forming:

Forming is the process of turning a convex, concave or of any irregular shape.

Polishing:
It is basically a surface finishing operation to improve the surface quality of the work piece.