Drawing diagrams are mandatory for all the questions

Module 1

1. List out various types of Lathe attachments and explain

2. Explain the working principle of slotter
3. What are the different specifications of a Lathe, shaper, slotter, planner, etc.
4. What is mean by semiautomatic lathes, differentiate capstan and turret lathes.
5. Define the terms ‘Cutting speed’, ‘feed’ and ‘depth of cut’?
6. Tool holding devices in lathe
7. What are the use of face plate and angle plate in a lathe?
8. What are work holding devices in lathe.
9. Draw sketch of a crank shaper, mark the important parts and explain their functions.
Explain how quick return mechanism works.
10. Discuss the significant machining parameters for shaping machine.
11. Draw a drill signature (Drill bit nomenclature), name the important angles and explain
each function and explain plaining of guide gibs.
12. Write a note on vertical and horizontal multispindle lathes.
13. Difference between planner, slotter and a shaper.
14. Discuss the different operations in Lathe, shaper, planner, slotter
15. Explain planning of guide gibs and slotting of keyways.
16. Discuss hydraulic type quick return mechanism and their advantages.
17. Write a note on work holding devices for lathe, shaper, planner, slotter.
18. What are the different tool and work holding devices in drilling and boring machine.
19. Discuss the types of drilling machines
20. What is the difference between drilling, boring and reaming?
21. Classify the boring machines
22. What are the different operations using a drilling tool.
23. Explain counter sinking and trepanning.
Module 2

1. Specifications of milling machine

2. Draw and explain the parts of a milling machine
3. Types of milling operations, Explain any 5 in detail with neat sketches
a) Slot and groove milling, b) profile milling c) thread milling
4. Attachments for milling machine
5. Calculation of milling time
6. Types of milling cutters
7. Milling tool nomenclature
8. With a sketch, show rake angle of milling cutter and chip breaker.
9. Differentiate Up and down milling operations.
10. What is indexing? What are the Different indexing methods and explain simple indexing
in detail with an example.
11. Differentiate Grinding, honing and lapping, mention their advantages and disadvantages.
12. What is the difference between rough grinding and precision grinding?
13. How are abrasives selected for grinding operation?
14. Why a coolant used in grinding work?
15. How the grinding wheel is selected for a particular job?
16. Describe the nomenclature of hob.
17. surface roughness obtainable in grinding, honing, lapping and burnishing
18. What is centerless grinding? Advantages and disadvantages of centerless Grinding
19. Mechanism of grinding
20. Compare glazing and loading
21. What is truing of a grinding wheel
22. What is dressing of a grinding wheel
23. What is the difference between grinding wheel dressing and truing
24. Why do we need better surface finish?
25. How do we specify the grinding wheels?
26. What are the different types of abrasives used in grinding wheels?
27. Types of bonding materials used in grinding wheels.
28. Discuss about the marking system of grinding wheels
29. How to we select grinding wheels for a finishing operation?
30. What are ‘Through Feed’, ‘In Feed’, and ‘End Feed’ in centreless grinding operations?
31. What is the need of better surface finish and how honing, lapping and burnishing process
are different in its features and roughness obtainable, explain with sketches.
Module 3

1. What are the different types of broaching machines

2. Differentiate internal and external broaching.
3. What the differences in pull and push type broaching.
4. What are the different types of broaching tools?
5. Nomenclature of broaching tool.
6. Explain any three thread production processes.
7. What is mean by gear shaping? What are the different gear shaping operations?
8. Differentiate gear shaping and hobbing.
9. What is the principle of Gear shaping? Explain.
10. Write note on gear errors.
11. Explain different types of gear hobbing machines, explain any one with a neat sketch.
12. Why gear finishing processes are required? Write down the advantages and limitations of
gear shaving and gear lapping process with neat sketches.
13. Describe the different methods of manufacturing various types of gears
14. Stages of gear making
i. Preforming
ii. Producing gear teeth by machining
iii. Finishing gear teeth.
15. What are the different methods for bevel gear cutting
16. What are the methods for worm gear cutting
Module 4

1. A shaft is manufactured within the specified limits of 30.02 and 29.98 mm. Find the high and low
limits of the bush to give a maximum clearance of 0.10 mm and minimum clearance of 0.02 mm.
2. Describe the GO and NOGO gauge design procedure with neat sketch.
3. Discuss all the principles of achieving accuracy.
4. Explain all types of errors.
5. Describe Taylor’s principle of gauges.
6. Discuss about the classification errors
7. Differentiate systematic error and random error.
8. What are the sources of errors.
9. Explain the classification of tolerances with suitable examples.
10. Explain the applications of slip gauge, ring gauge and snap gauges
11. Compare interchangability and selective assembly.
12. Define precision, accuracy, sensitivity and calibration
13. Discuss the hole basis and shaft basis systems with neat diagrams.
14. Discuss the principle of gauge tolerance
15. Differentiate static and dynamic errors
16. Compare line standard with end standard.
17. Discuss the different types of fit with examples.
18. Write a note on fundamental deviation
19. What is mean by Tolerance grade.
20. Requirements of Gauge Materials.
21. What is allowance. What are the allowances given to a measuring gauge.
22. Draw and explain the working of a Dial indicator.
23. What is mean by wringing of slip gauges
24. What are the advantages of wavelength standard over Standard of meter.
25. Why system of limits, fits and tolerance is required?
26. Discuss the working of dial indicator.
27. Determine limit dimensions for a clearance fit between mating parts of diameter 40 mm,
providing a minimum clearance of 0.10 mm with a tolerance on the hole equal to 0.025mm and
on shaft 0.05mm using both systems.
28.

29.

30. In a vernier calliper, the main scale reads in millimetres with a least count of 0.1 mm. Ten
divisions on the vernier correspond to nine divisions of the main scale. Determine the least count
of the calliper.
Module 5
1. Is assessment length greater/lesser than transverse length in surface roughness
measurements? Why?
2. A surface tested under an optical flat using interferometer shows the following
interference fringe pattern. Intercept the nature of the surface.

3. Explain the process of wringing of slip gauges.

4. Write the importance of cut off length in surface roughness measurement
5. Explain the principle of measurement by light wave interference method and the
working of optical flat.
6. Discuss the construction and working of an autocollimator
7. Discuss the angle measuring process using a sine bar with a neat sketch
8. Discuss any three angle measuring instruments
9. Discuss the construction and working of an angle dekkor
10. Discuss the working of a Pneumatic comparator and its advantages
11. State the principle of interferometry, discuss the working of N.P.L flatness
interferometer
12. Discuss the working of optical comparator
13. Construction and working of a Laser Interferometer
14. What is a comparator? Discuss the working of any three mechanical comparators
15. How are CMM classified based on their construction? With neat sketches explain the
merits and applications any one of them.
16. Discuss the different types of probes used in CMM
17. What are the stages in Machine vision, explain them in detail with the help of a block
diagram
18. Indication of surface texture
19. What are difference between Rt and Rz with neat sketches
20. Define the following terms in surface texture measurements: -
(i) Primary Texture.(ii) Secondary Texture.(iii) Lay (iv) Sampling Length.
21. Describe the method of evaluating roughness using (i) Peak to valley high method.
(ii) C.L.A. method. (iii) ten point height method.
22. Working of surface profilometer.
23. The construction and working of Taylor-Hobson Talysurf (Contact type)
24. Draw a screw thread and mark the terminologies associated to it.
25. Define, Major diameter, Minor diameter, Effective or Pitch diameter, Pitch, Addendum,
Dedendum
26. Methods for measuring major, minor and pitch diameter of a screw thread
27. Tool makers microscope and profile projector.
28. Gear Terminology
29. Working of Parkinson Gear Tester