LAGOS CITY POLYTECHNIC, IKEJA

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE

DEPARTMENT OF ELECT/ELECT ENGINEERING
2015/2016 SEMESTER EXAMINATION

COURSE TITLE: MACHINE TOOLS NO OF QUESTION:

6
COURSE CODE: MEC 124 TIME: ALLOWED:
2HRS
FOR WHOM: ND YR II EE PT
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer any

4 Questions
1. (a) Find the cutting speed of 50mm diameter drill running at 250rev/min
(b) At what spindle speed would a 450mm diameter High Speed Steel Milling cutter
be
run to machine a steel workpiece, if the cutting speed is 40m/min?

2. (a) Discuss the theory of metal cutting

(b) With labelled diagram show the forces acting on a cutting tool
(c) State two characteristic of Cutting Fluid

3. (a) Mention three chips formed during metal cutting

(b) With diagrams discussed the three chips formation mentioned in 3a above.
(c) With diagrams differentiate between the clearance angle and the rake angle.

4. (a) State five cutting tools materials known to you

(b) With a well labelled diagram show a centre lathe machine.
(c) State four important or advantages of using cutting fluid during machine
operation.

5. (a) Mention four principal parts of a lathe machine

(b) A lathe is set to give a feed of 0.35 mm/rev

Find how far the tool will move in 100 revolutions of the workpiece
(c) List four types of cutting fluid that can be used in machining process.

6. (a) A cylindrical job 100mm diameter is to be turned at a cutting speed of 35m/min,

the feed
being 1.5 mm/rev. If the length of the job is 150mm, find the time required for 1
cut.
(b) A milling cutter has 14 teeth and a feed of 0.12mm per tooth is to be used. If the
cutter
makes 90 rev/min. Calculate
(i) The feed in millimetres per revolution
(ii) The feed in millimeters per minutes