Experiment # 9

Objective:
To perform taper turning operation using compound rest on lathe machine.

Apparatus:
Lathe machine

Taper Turning on Lathe:

The taper turning is an operation of producing a conical surface by gradual reduction in the
diameter of a cylindrical workpiece.

Taper turning methods in lathe machine

There are four methods
1. Form tool method
2. Tailstock set over method
3. Compound rest method
4. Taper turning attachment method

Formula for taper angle

α = tan–1 ((D – d) / 2L)

Procedure:
1 This method employs the principle of turning taper by rotating the work piece on the lathe
axis and feeding the tool at an angle to the axis of rotation of the work piece.
2 The tool mounted on the compound rest is attached to a circular base, graduated in
degree, which may be swivelled and clamped at any desired angle.
3 Once the compound rest is set at the desired half taper angle, rotation of the compound
slide screw will cause the tool to be fed at that angle and generate a corresponding taper.
4 This method is limited to turning a short taper owing to the limited movement of the cross
slide. But a small taper may also be turned.
5 The compound rest may be swivelled at 45°on either side of the lathe axis enabling it to
turn a steep taper. The movement of the tool in this method is being purely controlled by
hand, thus giving a low production capacity and poor surface finish.
6 The setting of the compound rest is done by swivelling the rest at half taper angle, if this
is already known. If the diameter of the small and large end and Length of taper are
known, the half taper angle can be calculated from the equationTan α = (D-d) / 2L.