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    This document provides a practical exercise with questions about lathe operations and components. It asks about common features of lathes, main components of an engine lathe, types of crossfeeds and toolposts, uses of turret lathes, parts that provide a base, types of tapers and metals used for cutter bits, how threads are cut, and how pitch is measured. It contains 26 multiple choice or short answer questions testing knowledge of lathe parts and operations.

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    Lathe Operations - Od1645 - Lesson 1/pe 1

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    LATHE OPERATIONS - OD1645 - LESSON 1/PE 1

    PRACTICAL EXERCISE 1

    1. Instructions

    On a plain piece of paper, respond to the requirements listed below.

    2. Requirement

    Successful completion of this exercise provides an indication of successful


    progress in the subcourse. Check your answers against those provided on the
    answer page following the questions.

    a. What do all lathes, (except the turret lathe) have in common?

    b. The engine lathe consists mainly of what components?

    c. Which type of crossfeed does a floor-mounted lathe usually have?

    d. What is a turret lathe extensively used for?

    e. What part of the lathe provides a base for the working parts?

    f. Which type of taper is bored into the tailstock spindle?

    g. When cutting threads, what components in the lathe apron engage and
    disengage the lead screw?

    h. What are three popular types of toolposts used on lathes?

    i. Which type of metals are alloyed with high speed steel cutter bits?

    j. The quality of work on the lathe depends largely on what part of the
    cutter bits?

    k. What type cutter bits are tungsten carbide, tantalum carbide, oxide or
    ceramic?

    l. What type of tool forms a depressed pattern on the workpiece?

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    m. What lathe accessory exerts pressure on the workpiece to hold it secure


    to the headstock or tailstock spindle?

    n. What lathe accessory is the most accurate means of holding small


    workpieces in the lathe?

    o. What type cutter bit is the proper one used for squaring the shoulder of
    a workpiece?

    p. What is the toolpost grinding machine used for?

    q. Where is the milling cutting lathe fixture mounted on the lathe?

    r. Backlash is removed from the Metal Cutting Lathe Fixture either by


    eliminating the end play in the top cap or by __________________________.

    s. What type of screw is used to mount the versa-mil to the lathe compound?

    t. How is the arbor held in the spindle of the versa-mil?

    u. How is the pitch of a thread measured?

    v. How many pitch series are used in the American (National) Standard
    thread form?

    w. What point angle must the tool bit be ground to for an Acme thread?

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