Figure 15-33. Fxtemai grinding o” a lathe. A—Grinding the circumference of a workpiece. B—Grinding the end of a workpiece. (NSK America) Engage the automatic longitudinal feed. 6. Check work diameter frequently with a micro- meter. Use light cuts; otherwise, the piece might overheat and warp. Dress tive grinding wheel again before making the finai pass over the work, Allow the work to “spark out” (reach the point where the grind- ing wheel no ionger cuts) 15.7.4 Internal grinding Internal grinding is done in much the same manner as external grinding but on the inside of the Figure 15-34. With external grinding, the work turns into grind: ing wheel, work, Figure 15-35. The work and grinding wheel must rotate in opposite directions, Figure 15-36. Because the quill (shaft for mounting the grinding wheel for internal work) is quite slender, use very light cuts and slow feeds to prevent the hole from “bell mouthing,” as shown in Figure 15-37. For the same reason, it is suggested that the grinding wheel be allowed to “Spark out” on the last cut 15.8 MILLING ON A LATHE Some lathes can be fitted with a vertical milling, attachment, Figure 15-38. Such machines are pri- marily designed for home workshops, but are often used in model and experimental shops. A vise is mounted to the cross-slide which also provides tra- verse (in and out) movement while longitudinal (back and forth) feed is furnished by the carriage. ‘A special horizontal milling attachment is avail able for some iathes, It permits limited milling oper- ations to be performed, Figure 15-39.The cutter is mounted on an arbor oF fitted into the headstock Cutter depth is controlled by the adjusting screw on the device. Cutter movement is controlled by car- riage and cross-slide movements. 15.9 SPECIAL LATHE ATTACHMENTS A tracing or duplicating unit should be used when several identical pieces must be produced The duplicating unit improves the quality of the part because each is an exact duplicate of the master template. However, computer-controlled lathes are now doing the work formerly done by these units Several types of duplicating or tracing units are available. One type makes use of flat templates.