“CAPSTAN ANDTURRETLATHE"

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ted
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ti
alFulf
il
lmentofthe
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rementsFortheDegreeof

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PLOMA
I
n

MECHANI
CALENGI
NEERI
NGMAI
NTENANCE

by

ABHI
SHEKSI
NGH
(Enr
oll
mentno.:
E1730834500027)

Undert
heSuper
visi
onof

Mr .VI
RENDRASINGH
Mr.SAURABHKUMAR
(
Lect
ureI
nMechani
calEngi
neer
ingDepar
tment
)

GOVERNMENTPOLYTECHNI
CGHATAMPURKANPUR(
UP)

t
othe

MECHANI
CALENGI NEERI
NGMAINTENANCE
Boar
doft
echni
cal
educati
onut
tarpr
adeshl
ucknow
Apr
il
,2020
 DECLARATI
ON

Iherebydecl
aret
hatthewor kpresentedint hi
sreportenti
tl
ed“CAPSTANAND
TURRETLATHES",
wascarr
iedoutbyme. Ihavenotsubmitt
edt hemat t
erembodi
edint
his
repor
tfort
heawar
dofanyotherdegreeordiplomaofanyotherUniver
sit
yorI
nst
it
ute.

Ihave given due cr edi

tt ot he or
igi
nalaut hor
s/sources f
orallthe wor ds,ideas,di
agrams,
graphi
cs,
comput erprograms.experi
ments.resul
ts.
th‹
it
arcnot
my or
igi
nalcontr
ibuti
on.I have used
quotat
ionmarkst oidentif
yverbati
m sentencesandgivencredi
ttotheori
ginalauthor
s,'
sources.

Iaffi
rmt hatnopor t
ionoflnywor kispl agi
ari
zed,andt heexper
imentsandr esult
s
repor
ted int hercponarenotm‹ i
nipu1uted.Inthe eventofacomplai
ntof’plagiar
ism
und t he nnt
nipu1‹
it
ion ofthe eXperil
rentsand results,Ishal
lbe ful
l
yr esponsibl
e
andanswerable.

Name:
ABHI
SHEKSI
NGH
Enr
oll
mentNo.
:E1730834500027
Br
anch:
MECHANI
CALENGI
NEERI
NGMAI
NTENANCE

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’
EDBY

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eSi
gnat
ure)
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FICATE

Cert
if
iedthatABHI SHEKSINGH ( E1730834500027)hascar ri
edoutthev ill
agesur v
ey
workpresent
edinthist
hesi
sentit
led“CAPSTAN AND TURRET LATHES”f ortheawar dof
DIPLOMAI NMECHANI CALENGI NEERINGMAI NTENANCERomGOVERNMENT
POLYTECHNI C CiHATAMPUR KANPUR NAGAR undermy super vision.Thet hesis
embodi esresult
soforigi
nalwor k,andstudiesarecarr
iedoutbythest udenthimself
andt hecontent
softhethesi
sdonotf or
m thebasisfortheawurd ofanyot herdegree
tot hec‹
mdidateortoanybodyel sefr
om thisoranyotherUni
ver
sit
y /
Inst i
tuti
on.

Si
gnat
ure
Dat
e:
(
Mr.
SAURABHKUMAR)

(LECT.MECH.
ENGG.)
Gov
ernmentpol
ytechni
cghatampurKanpur
(UP)
Capst anandTur retLat he:Wor
king,
Adv
ant
ages,
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Feedi ngMechani sm ( Wi
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Capst
anandTur
ret
Lat
he:
Acapst
anandturr
etlathei
saproduct
ionl
athe.
It
isusedt
omanuf
act
ureany
numberof
identi
calpiecesi
nthemini
mumt ime.

Theselat
heswer
efi
rstdev
e)opedi
ntheUni
tedSt
atesofAmer
icabyPr
attand
Whitneyini
g6o.

Capst
anl
athei
soneoft
het
)pesofsemi
-aut
omat
icl
athe.

I
nsemi
-aut
oni
ati
clat
hesmachi
ninxoper
ati
onsar
edoneaut
omat
ical
l
y.

Funct
ionsot
hert
hanmachini
ngli
kel
oadi
ngandunl
oadi aj
ngof ob,
theposi
ti
oni
ngof
tool
scoolantoperat
ionsaredonemanually.

Theturr
etheadi
smount
edont
her
am f
it
tedwi
tht
urr
etsl
i
desl
ongi
tudi
nal
l
yon
thesaddl
e.

Tur
ret
headhasahexagonal
blockhavi
ngsi
xfaceswi
thabor
efor
mount
ingsi
xor
moret
hansixt
oolsatat
ime.

Thet
hreadedhol
eont
hesef
acesi
susedt
ohol
dthet
ool
s.

InthecaseofaCapst
anLathe,
thehexagonalt
urr
eti
smount
edonashor
t
sli
deorr
am whi
chagai
nfi
tt
edwithasaddl
e.

Thesaddl
ecanbemoveaccor
dingl
ythr
oughout
thebedwaysandcanbef
ixedt
othebed
i
fnecessary
’.

I
tisspeci
all
yusedf
orbart
ypej
obs.

Buti
nthecaseof
Turret
Lat
he,
thehexagonaltur
ret
dir
ect
lymount
edont
he
saddl
e.Thesaddl
ecanbemov
ethroughthebedwa3s.

Tur
retl
athei
sgener
all
yusedf
orchucki
ngt
ypewor
k.

Schemat
icDi
agr
am ofaCapst
anLat
he:
1/8
 .
-.
..,•—...
SCHEMATI
CDL4GRAM OFCAPSTANLATHE

Schemat
icDi
agr
am ofaTur
retLat
he:

SCHE3IATIC
DIAGRAM
OFTURRET
LATHE

Capst
anandTur
retLat
heWor
king:

Thewor
kpi
eceishel
dincol
l
etor
chuckswhi
char
eact
uat
edhydr
aul
i
cal
l
yor
pneumati
cal
ly.

Al
ltheneededt
ool
sar
ehel
dint
her
espect
ivehol
esont
het
urr
ethead.

Accor
dingt
othesequenceof
oper
ati
on,
thet
ool
i
smovedwi
tht
hehel
pof
atur
ret
head.

Dr
il
li
ng,
bor
inq.
tur
ning.
reami
ne,
thr
eadi
ngt
ool
sar
emount
edont
het
urr
ethead.

For
ming,
char
ter
ing,
knur
li
ngt
ool
sar
emount
edont
hef
rontendoft
het
urr
et.

ThePar
ti
ngt
ooli
smount
edi
nani
nver
tedposi
ti
onont
her
earendoft
het
urr
et.

Af
ter
complet
ingeachoper
ati
onthet
urr
etheadi
smovedbackt
oit
sini
ti
alposi
ti
onwhi
ch
i
ndexest
hetool saut
omatical
l
y .

Capst
anandTur
retLat
heAdv
ant
ages:
Theadv
ant
agesofCapst
anandTur
retLat
hei
sthef
oll
owi
ng:

•Theruteofptoductiotii
shigher
•Diff
erentrangesofspeedsor eobtai
ned.
•Anumbero[ t
oolscrinbeoccommodot ed.
•Chuckingoff orgermor kpiecescatibeél
oti
e.
•Opei’at
orsoflessskitloi’
er equi
i’
edhencelowerst
hel
ciboi
’
cost
.
• Hi
gherri
giél
it
ysocont r
it
/i
sf ni
idñenuyl
ands.

BarFeedi
ngMechani
sm i
nCapst
anandTur
ret
Lat
he:
I
nthebarf
eedi
ngmechani
sm,
thebar
ispushedaf
ter
thechucki
srel
easedwi
thoutst
oppi
ng
t
heLat heMachi
ne.
Weuset
hismechani
sm f
ormi
nimi
zi
ngt
heset
ti
ngt
ime.

Thebarispassedthr
oughthepedest
albushi
ng,
barhol
dingchuck,
headst
ockspindl
e,andthecol
l
etchuck.

Thecoll
etchuckisscr
ewedontheheadst
ockspi
ndl
eandhol
dingt
hef
eed
barandalsohel
psthebart
orot
atesasperspi
ndl
espeed.

Bar
hol
dingchuckr
olat
eswi
thi
nthesl
i
dingbl
ockwi
tht
her
otat
ionof
thef
eedi
ngbar
.

Al
so,
youcanseear
opeandadeadwei
ghti
nthi
smechani
sm.

Onesi
deoft
heropei
satt
achedwit
hthesli
dingbl
ockwit
hthehel
pofpi
nandanot
her
si
deofr
opepassest
hroughadi
ff
erentpul
leysandt
henconnect
ingwit
hadeadwei
g
htati
tsend.

Sonowwhent hecol
l
etchuckrel
eased
bythelev ert
hedeadweightt
endstomovei
nthedownwar
ddirect
ion,
duetothi
sit
exertst hrustonthebarholdingchuckandfeedt
hebarunti
li
ttouches
thewor kshop.

Aswealready
haveseenthatCapst
an
Lat
heisbestf
orbar
typesjobst
hat'
swhy
wear
e gener
all
y seei
ng BarFeedi
ng
Mechanism onCapstanLathe.

BARFEEDI
NGMECHANI
SM I
NCAPSTANLATHE

Tool
susedi
nCapst
anandTur
retLat
he:
Col
lectChuck:
Thi
sisusedf
orgri
pingory
oucanhol
dinganysmallbar
sinCapst
anand
Tur
retLat
he(Mai
nlywhenwedoMassproduct
ion)
.

Thesi
zeofcol
l
etchucksi
sdi
ff
erentcor
respondi
ngt
othebarsi
zes.

Thej
awsoft
hecol
l
etchuckar
egr
ippedt
hewor
kpi
ecebyi
tsspr
ingi
ngnat
ure.

I
tisat
hinst
eel
brassbushi
nghav
ingsl
otsont
heout
ersi
det
hroughouti
tsl
engt
h.

HowaCol
l
ectChuckl
ooksl
i
ke
Rol
l
erBoxSt
eadyTur
ningTool
:
Thi
sty
peof
tool
i
s usedonbar
workandwhenaconsi
der
abl
eamount
ofst
ock
i
stoberemovedfrom thej
ob.

Rol
l
erboxconsi
stsof
thebackr
est
ort
ravel
i
ngt
wor
oll
erst
eadi
est
hat
canbeadj
ust
edas
per
requi
rement.

Asi
nglepoi
ntcut
ti
ngt
ool
i
spr
esent
inf
ront
oft
wor
oll
ersandgi
vesr
igi
dit
ytot
he
workpi
ece.

Duet
othi
sri
gidsuppor
t,dept
hofcut
,tur
ning,
etc.canbeper
for
medv
erysmoot
hly
.

Thi
sisacost
lyt
oolonl
yusedi
nmasspr
oduct
ion.

ROI
.I
.F.
RBOXSTEADYTURNI
NGTOOLUSEDI
NCAPSTANANDTURRETLATHE

Sel
f-
openi
ngDi
eHead:
Thi
stool
isusedespeci
all
yforcuHi
ngext
ernalt
hreads.

Thepi
tchoft
hecut
ti
ngedgesi
sdet
ermi
nedaccor
dingt
other
equi
redt
hreadpi
tcht
obe
cut
.

Chaser
smaybet
ri
angul
ar,
tangent
ial
,andci
rcul
art
ypes.

Thefunct
ionoft
hesel
f-
openi
ngdiei
sit
openedaut
omat
ical
l
ywhent
het
ool
tr
avel
i
s
stoppedafter
thescr
ewcutt
ingoperati
on.

SELF—OPENI
NGDI
EHEAD

Di
ff
erenceBet
weenCapst
anandTur
retLat
heMachi
ne:

4/8
Capst
anLat
he Tur
retLat
he

I
ncapstanlat
he,t
hetur
rett
ool
headismount
ed Intur
ret
bathe,
thetur
ret
tool
head
overt
her am andthatismountedovert
he i
smount edovert
hesaddlel
i
kea
saddl
e. singl
eunit
.

For
prov
idi
ngf
eedt
othet
ool
.r
ami
smov
ed. Forpr
ovi
dingf
eedt
othet
ool
,a
saddl
eismoved.

Capst
anl
athei
saLi
ght
wei
ght
machi
ne. Tur
ret
Lat
hei
saLi
ght
wei
ght
machi
ne.

Thetur
ret
headcannot
bemov
edi
nthel
ater
al Thetur
retheadcanbemoved
di
recti
onofthebed. crosswisei.e.i
nt hel
ateral
di
recti
onofbedinsometurr
et
bathe.
I
ncapstanlat
he,t
hecol
l
eti
sused Int
urr
etbat
he,
powerJawchucki
s
t
ogrippingtheJob. usedtogri
ppi
ngtheJob.

Capst
anbat
hei
susual
l
yhor
izont
all
athes. Tur
retlat
hesareavai
labl
e
i
nhorizont
alandvert
ical
lat
hes.

Becauseofnosaddledi
spl
acement ,
Movement Turr
ettoolheadmov esalongwit
h
oft
urr
ettoolheadovert
hel
ongi
tudinal
dir
ect
ion thesaddleov ertheenti
r ebedin
ofbedissmal lalongwit
htheram. thel
ongitudinaldi
recti
on.

Forindexi
ngturr
ett
ool
head,
thehandwheel
of Fori
ndexingtur
rett
oolhead,a
ther am i
srever
sedandtur
rettooli
ndex tur
ret
isrotat
edmanual ly
after
automat i
cal
ly. rel
easingclampinglever.

Capstanl
atheworki
ngoper
ati
onsar
efast
er Turretlat
hewor ki
ngoper
ati
ons
becauseoflight
eri
nconst
ruct
ion. areslowerbecauseof
heav
ier
in
const r
ucti
ons.

Capstanl
atheusedf
orshor
terwor
kpiece Tur
retlatheusedf orlonger
becauseoflimit
edrammov ement. workpiecebecauseofsaddle
mov ementalongt hebed.

InCapst
anl
atheusedformachi
ningwor
kpi
ece I
nTurr
etlatheusedf
ormachi
ning
upto60mmdi ameter. wor
kpieceupt o120mm
i
ndiamet er.

Hea¥ycut
sontheworkpi
ececannot
begi
ven Heav y
cutsontheworkpi
ececan
becauseofnon-r
igi
dconstr
ucti
on. begivenbecauseof
ther
igidconst
ructi
onoft
he
machine.

Let
’sseethedi
ffer
encebet
weenCapst
anandTur
ret
Lat
hef
romt
he
EngineLathe:

SB
ENGI
NELATHE CAPSTANANDTURRETLATHE

Thedi
rect
ionof
rot
ati
oni
smost
lyant
i- I
tcanr
otat
einbot
hdi
rect
ions.
cl
ockwise

Requi
redl
esspowerasthese Requied4-
5ti
mesmorepower
becauseof
machi
nesaredesi
gnfordoingasi e handal
ngl i
ng2-3oper
ati
onsatati
me.
oper
ati
onatat
ime.

Lessnumberofspindlespeed Thevast
amount
ofspi
ndl
espeedsar
e
avai
labl
eint
heset
ypesofl
athe avai
l
able

Set
ti
ngandmachi
ningt
imei
shi
gher
. Setti
ngandmachiningti
meformass
producti
oni
sveryless,
asit
shandl
esev
aral
operati
onatat
ime.

Theski
l
ledoper
atorneeded. Semi-
ski
l
ledoper
ator
scanber
unt
he
machi
ne

Thel
eadscrewpr
esent
int
heset
ypes Leadscr
ewi
snot
present
butshor
tthr
eads
ofl
atheisl
ong canbeeasi
l
ycutbychaser
.

Anyt
ypeof
taper
tur
ningcanbedoneby Onl
yshor
tl
engtht
aper
canbedonewi
tht
he
t
hismachi
ne hel
pofthefor
mtool.

Summar
y:

Whatiscapst
anandt urr
etlat
he?
Acapst
anandtur
retl
atheisaproduct
ionl
athe.I
tisusedt
omanuf
act
ureanynumber
ofi
dent
ical
piecesi
nthemi
nimum t
ime.
Thesel
atheswer
efi
rstdev
elopedi
ntheUni
tedSt
atesofAmer
icabyPr
attandWhi
tney
i
n1960.

Whati sthewor kingpri

ncipleofCapst anandTur r
etlat
he?
I
ntheset
ypesof
alat
he,t
hewor
kpiecei
shel
dincoll
etor
chuckswhi
char
eact
uat
ed
hydrauli
call
yor
pneumatical
l
y.Al
lt
heneededtool
sarehel
dint
herespect
iveholeson
thet
urrethead.
Accor
dingtot
hesequenceof
operati
on,t
hetool
ismovedwiththehel
pofat
urr
ethead.

Whatar
etheadv
ant
agesofCapst
anandTur
retLat
he†
Theadv ant
agesofCapst anandTur r
etLathei
sthefol
lowi
ng:
Therat eof[
ptoductiotti
shi yher
Diff
erentranyesofspee‹ lsrri
eohtri
ined.
Anumberoft oolscanbeaccom
modat ed.Chuckiti
go) “l
ar geiuorkpieces
catsbedone.
Operototsofl essskil
loreteguiredhet i
cet st
ower hel
oborcost
.
Higherrigi
dit
ysocanwi thstandheciuyloads.
Concl
usi
on:
Aswesawi
nthisart
icl
ethat
thesemachinesar
ethemodi
fi
cat
ionof
anEngi
neLat
h,
al
sother
eisnolongleadscrewint
hist
ypeoflat
he.

Capst
anandt
urret
lat
hesar
enowusedv
ast
lyi
ntheManuf
act
uri
ngt
ool
topr
oducemassproduct
s.
 Ty
pesof
Scr
ewThr
eads

Capst
anandTur
retLat
he
Acapst anandturret
lat
hei
susedtomanuf
actur
eanynumber
ofident
ical
workpi
ecesi
nthel
ess
ti
me. Theselathesaret
hedev
elopmentof
enggnel
athes.
For
thefi
rst
timei
n1B60,
Prat
tandWhit
neydev
.e
opeclt
hecapst
anlat
he.

Thecapst
anandt
urr
etl
atheconsi
stsof
:

1. Bed
2. Allgearedheadstock
3. Asaddleprovidedonwhicha4-
stationtool
-postismountedtohold4dif
ferentt
ool
s.
4. Atool-
postfi
ttedatt
hebackoft
hecar ri
age.It
holdsapart
ingtool
inaninvert
edposit
ion.
Thetoolpostmountedonthecrosssli
deisindexedbyhand.
5. Thismachinehasnotail
stock,
butinit
splace,ahexagonalt
urret
ismount edonasl
i
dewhi ch
restsupont hebed.

Al
l6f
acesofthet
urret
canhotd6oranumberofdiff
erentt
ools.Thetur
ret
canbeaut
omati
call
y
i
ndexedandeachtool
broughti
nli
newitht
helatheaxisi
naregular
sequence.
Theworkpi
ecesar
e hel
d
i
ncoll
etsorinchuck5.

Readal
so'
Tyoesofl
athemachi
ne

Tur
ret
Lat
heMachi
ne Capst
anLat
heMachi
ne

Thel
ongit
udi
nalandcr
ossf
eedmov
ement
oft
het
urr
etsaddl
eandcr
osssl
i
dear
eregul
atedby
adj
ustabl
est
ops.

Thesestopsenabl edi
ff
erentt
oolsset
atdi
ff
erentst
ati
onstomoveby
afi
xedamountf
orperf
orming
di
fferentoperationsonrepeti
ti
ve workpieceswit
houtmeasuri
ngthel
engt
hordiameter of
the
machinedsurf aceineachcase.

Thesespeci
alchar
act
eri
sti
csof
acapst
anandt
urr
etl
atheenabl
eit
toper
for
maser
iesof
oper
ati
onssuchas:

1. Turning.
2. Dri
ll
ing.
3. Bori
ng.
4. Threadcutt
ing.
5. Reami ng.
6. Necking.

TheEngi
neer
sPosLcom Pagel
 Ty
pesofScr
ewThr
eads

7. Chamf eri
ng.
8. Cutt
ing-off.
9. Andmany other
oper
ati
onsi
nar
egul
arSequencet
opr
oduceal
argenumber
ofi
dent
ical
pi
ecesi nalessamountoft
ime.

Readal
so:
14Di
ff
erentTy
pesofLat
heCut
ti
ngTool
s

TheCapst
anorRam Ty
peLat
he
Thecapstanor
ramt
ypel
athei
sshowni
nthef
igur
e.Thi
smachi
necar
ri
est
hehexagonal
tur
ret
onr
am or
ashortsl
i
de.

CAPSTAM LATHEMACHI
NE

Ther
amsli
deslongi
tudi
nal
lyonasaddl
eposi
tionedandcl
ampedonl
athebedways.
Thi
sty
peof
machinei
sli
ghteri
nconst
ructi
onandissui
tablefor
machini
ngbari
ssmal l
erdi
ameter
.

Thet
ool
sar
emount
edont
hesquar
etur
retand6f
acesoft
hehexagonal
tur
ret
.

Thefeedi
ngmov ementi
sobtainedwhent
her
ammov esfr
oml efi
tot
heri
ght.
Andwhentherami
s
movedbackwardsthet
urret
indexesaut
omati
cal
l
yandthetoolmountedont
henext
facecomes
i
ntooperat
ion.

TheTur
retorSaddl
eTy
peLat
he
Thet ur
retlathei
sanothertypeoflathemachine.Itisusedf orrepet
it
iveproductionofsame
dupl
icat
eparts,
whi
chbyt
henat
ureof
thei
rcut
ti
ngpr
ocessareusual
l
yrepl
aceabl
e.Thehexagonalt
urr
etas
shownint hefi
gur
e.

Spi
ndl
eSpeed Squar
eTur
ret
Sel
ect
or
Hexagon
For
ward (main)Tur
ret
and
Reveme
Ram
Tur
retSt
ops
St
op
Tur
nst
il
e(Capst
an
r
odFeed wheel
)
FeedSel
ect
ors
Shaf
t
Longi
tudi
nal Cross-
sft
deCross-f
eed
FeedLev
er HandwheelLever
Carr
iage
I
-I
andwneeI

TURRETLATHEMACHI
NE
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neer
sPost
.com Page2
 Typesof
Scr
ewThr
eads

I
ti
smount
eddi
rect
lyonasaddl
eandt
hewhol
euni
tmovesbackandf
ort
hont
hebed-
way
stoappl
y
f
eed.

Thist
ypeofturr
etbathemachi
neisheavier
inconst
ruct
ion.I
ti
sparti
cular
lyadaptedf
orl
arger
diameter
bar workandchucki
ngwork.Themachinecantakei
nlongerworkpiecest
hant
hatina
capstanl
athe.

Readal
so:7TYoesOfLat
heMachi
neChucks

Pr
inci
plePar
tsofCapst
anAndTur
retLat
hes
Thet
urr
etbat
hehasessenti
all
ythesamepar
tsl
iketheengi
nelat
heexceptfort
hetur
retand
compl
exmechani
sm i
ncorporat
edinitf
ormaki
ngitsui
tabl
eformassproducti
onwork.

Fol
lowi
ngar
ethemai
npar
tsofacapst
anandt
urr
etl
athe,

L aed.
2. Headstock.
3. Crosssli
deandsaddi
e.
4. Thet
urr
etsaddl
eandauxi
l
iar
ysl
i
de.

1.Bed
Thebedisal
ongboxli
kecast
ingprovidedwithaccurategui
dewaysuponwhicharemountedthe
carr
iageandt
urret saddle.Thebedisde5ignedt
oensurest
rengt
h,ri
gidi
tyandper
manency
of
ali
gnmentunderheav ydutyservices.

2.Headst
ock

Theheadstocki
samadeupof l argecast
ing.
It
isl
ocatedatt
helef
t-
handend of
the bed.
The
di
ffer
entty
pesofheadst
ocksi
ncapst
anandturr
etl
atheareasf
oll
ows:

1. St
epconspul
eydr
ivsnheadst
ock.
2.Directel
ectri
cmot ordri
venheadstock.
3. Al
lgearedheadstock.
4. Pr
eoptiveorpreselect
iveheadst
ock.

2.
1St
epConePuheyDr
ivenHeadst
ock
0ccent
rl
c
shew

.
., i
plndl
a

BackGear
edHeadst
ock

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neer
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.coi
n Page3
 Ty
pesof
Scr
ewThr
eads
Thisi
sthesimplestt
ypeofheadstockandisf
it
tedwithsmal
l
capst
anl
athes wherethel
athei
s
engagedinmachi ni
ngsmallandalmostconstant
diameter
ofwor
kpi
eces.
Onl
ythr
eeor
four
stepsof
thepul
leycancatert
otheneedsofthemachine.

Themachinerequir
esspeci
alcount
ershaf
tunl
i
kethat
ofanengi
nel
athe,
wher
est
art
ing,
stoppi
ng
andr
eversingofthemachinespindl
ecanbeaff
ectedbysi
mplypr
essingaf
oot
pedal.

2.
2El
ect
ri
cMot
orDr
ivenHeadst
ock

Inanelect
ri
cmotordr
ivenheadst
ock,
bot
hspi
ndl
esoft
hemachi
ne,
andt
hear
mat
ureshaf
toft
he
motorareoneandthesame.

Anyspeeddi
ff
erenceor
reversal
isachievedbydi
rect
lycontr
oll
i
ngthemotor.
Threeorf
ourare
avai
labl
eandt
hemachineissuit
ableforsmall
erdi
amet er
ofworkpi
ecesr
otatedat
highspeeds.

2.
3Al
lGear
edHeadst
ock

Al
lGear
edHeadSt
ock
Onthel
arger
lat
hes,theheadstocksar
egearedandthedi
ffer
entmechani
smisemploy
edfor
speed
changi
ngbyactuat
inglever
s.Thespeedchanginghasdonebywit
houtst
oppi
ngthemachi
ne.

2.
4Pr
eopt
iveorPr
esel
ect
iveHeadst
ock

I
tisanal
lgear
edheadst
ockwi
thpr
ovi
sionsf
orr
api
dst
oppi
ng,
star
ti
ngandspeedchar
gingf
or
di
ff
erentoper
ati
onsandf
orpushi
ngabut
tonorpul
l
ingal
ever
.

for
diff
erentoper
ati
onsandfor
tur
ningdif
fer
entdi
ameter,
thespeedoft
hespindl
emustchange.
Therequi
redspeedfor
thenext
operat
ioni
sselect
edbef
orehandandthespeedchangi
nglever
ispl
aced
attheselectedposit
ion.

Afterthef
ir
stoperationi
scompl et
e,abutt
onoraleveri
ssimplyactuatedandthespi
ndlestar
ts
rot
at i
ngat
thesel
ectedspeedrequir
ed foit
hesecondoperati
onwithoutst
oppi
ngthemachi
ne.
Thi
s
nov elmechanismi saff
ectedby f
rict
ionclut
ches.

Readal
so:
22Di
ff
erentTy
pesofLat
heMachi
neOper
ati
ons

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eEngi
neer
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 Ty
pesofScr
ewThr
eads
3.€r
oss-
sli
deandsaddl
e

I
nsmal l
capstanlathes,hand-
oper at
edcrosssli
dei
susedwhicharecl
ampedonthelat
hebedat
the
requi
redposi
tion.Thelargerl
athesandheavy-dut
ytur
ret
lat
hesareequippedwi
thusual
ly
two designs
ofthecarri
age.

1.Convent
ionalt
ypecarr
iage
2.Si
dehungt ypecarr
iage

3.
1Theconvent
ionalt
ypecar
ri
age

Theconventi
onaltypecarr
iagebri
dgest hegapbet weent hefrontandr earbed-waysandis
equi
ppedwit
hfour
stati
ont
ypetool
postat
thefr
ont
,andonerear
toolpostat
thebackof
thecrosssl
i
de.

3.
2Thesi
de-
hungt
ypecar
ri
age

Theside-hungt
y pecarr
iageisgenerall
yfit
tedwit
hheavy-dut
ytur
retl
atheswherethesaddleri
des
onthetopandbot t
omgui deway sonthef
rontoft
helathebed.
Thedesignfaci
li
tatesswingi
ngof
l
argerdiameteroftheworkpiecewi t
houtbeingi
nterf
eredbyt
hecrosssli
de.Thesaddleandthe
crossslidemay befedl
ongi tudinall
yorcrosswisebyhandorpower .

Thelongit
udinalmovementofeachtoolmayberegul
atedbyusingstop-barsorshahsset
agai
nst
thestopfi
tt
edonthebedandcarr
iage.Thesest
opsaresetsothateachtoolwil
lf
eedintot
hework
tothedesi
redlengt
hfor
thepurposeofdupli
cat
ingthej
obwithout checki
ngthemachi ni
ngl
engt
h f
or
diff
erentoperati
onseachti
me.

Thesestopthefi
rstt
ri
poutt
hefeedandthenserv
easadead-st
opforsmall
headoper
ated
movement oft
hetool
tocompl
etethecut
.Thest
opbar
sarei
ndexedbyhandt
osynchr
oni
sewi
th t
he
i
ndexingoft het
ool.

Thetool
saremount
edont
het
oolpostandcor
recthei
ght
sar
eadj
ust
edbyusi
ngar
ocki
ngor
par
kingpi
ece.

ReadAl
so:
Cut
ti
ngspeed,
Feed,
Dept
hofcut
,M achl
ninet
imei
nlat
hemachi
ne

4.Thet
urr
etsaddl
eandauxi
l
iar
ysl
ide

I
nacapstanl
athe,
thet
urret
saddlebr
idgesthegapbet
weentwobed-
ways,
andt
het
opf
acei
s
accur
atelymachinedtoprov
ideabearingsurfacef
ort
heauxi
li
arysl
i
de.

Thesaddlei
sadj
ust
edoni
athebed-
way
sandcl
ampedat
thedesi
redposi
tÏ
Dn.
Thehexagonal
tur
ret i
s
mount edontheauxi
li
arysli
de.

I
nat
urr
eti
sdi
rectl
ymount
edont
het
opof
thesaddl
eandany
movement
oft
het
urr
eti
saf
fect
ed by t
he
movementofthesaddl
e.

Themovementoft
het
urr
etmaybeef
fect
edbyhandor
power
.Thet
urr
eti
sahexagonal
l
yshaped
tool
hol
deri
ntendedf
orhol
dingsi
xormoret
ools.

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i
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neer
sPosLcom PageS
 Ty
pesof5cr
ewThr
eads
Headst
ock
Spi
ndl
eRevol
yea

Rear
Tol
l
Poat

Ram

Hexagonal
Squnr Tur
rat
Turr
at

RenchOvt
r
Cofri
npo Bad

Eachfaceof
thetur
reti
saccur
atel
ymachi
ned.
Throught
hecentr
eod,eachfaceaccur
atel
ybor
ed
holesarepr
ovidedfor
accommodat i
ngshanksofdi
ff
erentt
oolholders.

Thecentreli
neofeachholecoinci
deswit
htheaxi
softhel
athewhenali
gnedwit
htheheadstockspindl
e.
In addit
ion tot hese holes,there arefourt apped holes on each f
ace oft he tur
retfor
securi
ngdi f
fer
enttool
holdingatt
achments.Att
hecentreoft
hetur
ret
onthet
opofit
,t
herei
sa
cl
ampi nglever
whi chl
ocksthetur
retont
hesaddle.

Sixst
opbar
smountedont
hesaddlewhi
chr
est
ri
ctst
hemovementofeacht
oolmountedoneach
faceoft
hetur
rett
obefedtoapredet
ermi
nedamountf
ordupl
icat
ingworkpi
ece.

Aneroneoperati
oni
scompleted,
ast
hetur
ret
isbroughtbackawayf
romthespi
ndl
enose,
the
t
urreti
ndexesautomati
cal
l
y byamechani
smincorporatedont
hebedandi
ntur
ret
saddl
e,
sothat
t
het ool
mount edont
henext f
acei
sali
gnedwiththewor k.
LATHETYPES
Capst
anandTur
retLat
hes

Tur
retandcapst
anlathesarethenatur
aldevelopment
oft
he
enginelat
he,wher ethetail
stockisreplacedbyan
i
ndexablemulti
stati
ont oolhead,calledthecapstanor
theturret
.

Thi
sheadcar
ri
esasel
ecti
onofstandar
dtool
hol
der
sand
speci
alatt
achments.

Asquar
eturr
etismountedonthecr
osssli
deinpl
aceoft
he
usualcompoundr
estinengi
nelat
he.
LATHETYPES
Capst
anandYur
ret
Lat
hes

Somet
imesaf
ixedtoolhol
deri
salsomount
edont
heback
endofthecr
osssl
ide.

Dimensi
onal
contr
oli
seff
ectedby
meansofl
ongi
tudi
nal
(f
or
l
engt
hs)andtr
aversal
(for
diameter
s)adj
ust
ablest
ops.

Capstanandt ur
retl
athesbr
idgethegapbet weenmanual
engi
nelat
hesandautomatedl
athesandaremostpr
acti
calf
or
batchandshor
t-r
unproducti
on.
LAYHETYPES
Capst
anandTur
retLat
hes

Capstanandtur
retlathesareadv ancementsov ercenter
l
athes.Themac hini
ngofaj obonac enterl
athetakes
consider
ablet
ime, whichisavoidedont hesel
athesbyt he
i
ncorporati
onoffaci l
i
tiesforcarryi
ngeightormor etools.

Capstanandtur
retl
athesarecapabl
eofper f
ormingmul
tipl
e
cut
ti
ngoperati
onsont hesamewor kpiece(tur
ning,
bor
ing,
dri
ll
i
ng,threadcut
ti
ng,facing)
LATHEWPES
Capst
anandTur
ret
Othes
Square
turzet t
urzet

e
LATHETVPES
CapomnanäTur
ret
Lat
hes
LATHETYPES
Capst
anandTur
retLat
hes
LATHETYPES
Capst
anandTur
ret
Lat
hes

Yhemai
nadv
a nt
agesoft
urr
e tandcapst
anl
athes
i
ncludet
hefol
lowing:

•Less-
ski
l
ledoper
ator
sareneeded,
ascompar
edwi
th
cent
erlathes

•Noneedt
ochangetool
ingormov etheworkt
oanother
machi
ne,
asmanyoperati
onscanbeper f
ormedwi
thout
t
heneedtochangetooli
nglay
out
LATHETYPE S
Capst
anandTur
ret
Lat
hes

1. Capst
anorRam Ty
peLat
he

2. Tur
retorSaddl
eTy
peLat
he
LATHETYPES
Capst
anandTur
retLat
hes
Tur
retl
I‹
•‹
i‹
t
t
.Capst
anorRam Ty
peLat
he

•I
tispr
oduct
ionl
athe

•Usedf
orl
i
ghtdut
ywor
kpi
eces

•Smallinsi
zeascompar
edt
o
tur
ret
lathe
LATHETYPE S
Capst
anandTur
ret
Lat
hes

1.Capst
anorRam Ty
peLat
he

Capst
anorr am ty
pelat
heconsi stsofahexagonaltur
reton
aram thatsli
deslongi
tudi
nal
lyonasaddl eposit
ionedand
cl
ampedont helathebedways.

Thi
sty
peofmachi
neisl
ighti
nconst
ructi
onandsui
tabl
efor
machi
ningbarsofsmal
ldiamet
er.

Thet
ool
saremount
edonal l
thef
acesofthet
urr
et
(commonl
y,squar
eorhexagonal
).
LATHETYPE S
Capst
anandTur
ret
Lat
hes

1.Capst
anorRam Ty
peLat
he

Thesaddl
emov ementissui
tablycontr
oll
edinsuchaway
t
hatt
hesaddleneednotbemov edbackoff ort
happr
eci
abl
y
tobri
ngthetoolt
oacut ti
ngposit
ion.

Whentheram i
smovedbackalitt
leandthenmoved
f
orwar
d,thenextt
ool
indexesaut
omat i
cal
l
yf ort
henext
operati
on.
LATHETYPES
Capst
anandTur
ret
Lat
hes

1.Capst
anorRam Yy
peLat
he
Onthecaps t
anlathe,t
hedrivet
oturr
etispr
ovidedfor
m an
auxi
l
iarysl
idecl
ampedt othetopofthebed.Theturr
eti
s
adj
ustabl
e,sothatitsdi
stancefr
om themachinenosecan
bevari
ed.
Bedway
s
Capst
an Sl
i
dectampi
ng
head- Capeun
l
ever

Sl
i
de
Saddl
B

g gb Mount
ingt
hecapst
anhead
LATHETYPE S
Capst
anandTur
ret
Lat
hes

2.Tur
retorSaddl
eTy
peLat
he
•I
tismor er
igidandhencemost
TURRET HEAD
suitabl
ef orheav i
er wor ks.
•Jobsupt o300mm di amet er
canbemachi nedoni t.Its
designeliminatest het urret
sli
deov er
hang pr obl em
i
nher entinther am- typelathes.
•Thepowerr apidtrav erse
reducestheoper ator’shandl ing
effort
.
LATHETYPES
Capst
anandTur
retLat
hes

2.Tur
retorSaddl
eTy
p eLat
he
I
nat ur
retorsaddl
etypel
athe,t
hehexagonalt
urr
eti
s
mounteddir
ectl
yonthesaddleandthewholeuni
tmoves
backandfolhonthebedway st
oapplythef
eed.

Theapr
onont
hef
ront
oft
hesaddle,
housesal
l
thecont
rol
sof
thetur
rethead.
LATHETYPES
Capst
anandTur
retLat
hes

2.Tur
retorSaddl
eTy
p eLat
he
Atur
retorsaddl
ety
pemac hi
neisheav
erthanacapst
anor
ram t
ypemac hi
neandist
hususedforheavi
erandl
onger
pr
oduct
ionj
obs.
Tur
rethead

Ci
amp•
‹g Tur
ret Theturr
etofthetur
retlat
he
i
smountedonthesaddle
thatsl
i
desdi
rect
lyonthebed
i
nthesamewayasal
athe
saddl
e.
St
arhand
LATHETYPE S
Capst
anandTur
ret
Lat
hes

2.Tur
retorSaddl
eTy
peLat
he

1.Chuck, 2.Gearbox, 3.El

ectri
calpushbuttonstarter
,4.Overarm
support,5.Fronttoolpost,6.Reartoolpost
,7.Handwheel forcross-
sl
ide,8.Handwheel f
orlongit
udinalf
eed,9.Carri
age,10.Feedbar,
11.
Saddl e,
12.Turrethead,13.Leverf
orlockingthesli
de
 LATHETYPES
Capst
anandTur
ret
Lat
hes

DI
FFERENCEBETWEENATURRETLATHEAND
ANENGINELATHE

1
. Theheadstockofat urr
etlat
hei ssimil
art
oanengi nel
athein
const
ructi
on,exceptintherangeofspeeds.Atur r
etlat
he
possessesawi derrangeofspeeds.

. Thet
2 ail
stockofatur
retl
atheconsi
stsofaturret
.Itr
esemblesa
bi
gsix-si
dednutandcancarrysi
xtool
sf ortur
ningajob.The
t
ail
stockofanengi
nel
athecanhol
donl
yonet
ool
ofl
i
mit
edsi
ze.
LATHETYPES
Capst
anandTur
retLat
hes

DI
FFERENCEBETWEENATURRETLATHEANDAN
ENGI
NELATHE

.Thet
3 ool
postofat
urr
etl
athecanhol
dfourt
ool
sthat
may bei
ndexedby90°.I
nadditi
on,t
hereisareartoolpost
that
can
holdf
ourmoret
ool
s.I
nanengi
nelat
he,t
heusual
pract
icei
stohold
onetoolatati
me.

.I
4 nacapst
anort
urr
etl
athe,
thef
eedmov
ementi
sregul
atedby
st
opsorf
eedt
ri
ps.Thi
senabl
esdupl
icat
ionofwor
kwi
thout
fu l
hermeasureme nt
.
LATHETYPES
Capst
anandTur
ret
Lat
hes

DI
FFERENCEBETWE ENATURRETLATHEANDAN
ENGINELATHE

5
.Thet
imer
equi
redt
ofi
nishacomponentonacapst
anort
urr
et
l
athei
slessthanonanengi
nelathe,
i.
e.componentspr
oduced
onacapst
anortur
retlat
hearecheaper
.

.Onat
6 urr
etorcapst
anl
athe,
twoormor
ecut
scanbet
akenata
t
ime.I
nacent
erl
athe,
thisty
peofar
rangementi
squi
te
uncommon.
LATHETYPES
Capst
anandTur
retLat
hes

DI
FFERENCEBETWEENATURRETLATHEAND
ANENGI
NELATHE
.Onac
7 apst
anl
athe,
thr
eadsar
eusual
l
ycut
bydi
eheadsor
taps,
whi
chenabl
esspeedy
oper
ati
on.
.Ca
8 pst
anort
urr
etl
athesar
edesi
gnedt
oactaspr
oduct
ion
machi
nes,
whereasanengi
nel at
heisdesi
gnedtomachinemany
t
ypesofj
obs,
withi
nli
mit
s.Thus,anengi
nelat
heisageneral
purposemachi
ne.
.Thec
9 hucki
ngandr
echucki
ngofj
obsi
sti
meconsumi
ngi
nan
engi
nel
athewhi
l
ethet
urr
etl
athewor
ksaut
omat
ical
l
y.
LATHETYPES
Capst
anandTur
retLat
hes

DI
FFERENCEBETWEENCAPSTANANDTURRET
LATHES
Theworki
ngprinci
ple,
worki
ngmechanism anddesi
gnofcapst
an
andtur
retl
athesarealmostthesame,exceptf
orthemannerof
mount i
ngmult
itool
hol
dingdevi
ces.

Thesel
athesar
esemi-aut
omat
icandusedformassorbat
ch
pr
oducti
onofi
dent
ical
part
s.

Theselathesareprovi
dedwithamul t
ipl
etoolholdi
ngdevi
ce
cal
l
edtheturret
headi
ncaseof
aturr
etl
atheandcapst
anheadi
ncase
ofacapstanl
athe.
LATHETYPES
Capst
anandTur
ret
Lat
hes

DI
FFERENCEBETWEENCAPSTANANDTURRET
LATHES
Thecapstanheadi susuall
ycyli
ndricalinshapeandcar
ri
essix
equiaxedbor
edhol esalongit
speriphery.Theheadcanbeswi veled
inthehori
zont alaswellastheincl
inedpl ane.Theaxi
softheslotis
alwayshorizontal
,ir
respect
iveoft hemet hodoff xedt
i hehead.

At
urr
etheadisusedi nsquare,hexagonalandoct agonalshapesbut
t
hehexagonalshapeismostcommon.Thet urretheadi salway
s
mount
edwi t
hit
saxi sinthevert
icaldi
recti
on,exceptinthecaseofa
v er
ti
caltur
retl
athe.
LATHETYPES
Capst
anandTur
retLat
hes

DI
FFERENCEBETWEENCAPSTANANDTURRET
LATHES
Capst
anandt
urr
etl
athesal
sodi
ff
erinthemethodofmount
ing
thecapst
anandtur
retheads.

Thecapst
anheadi smountedonar am orsli
de.I
t sli
desint
he
way
sprovi
dedont hesaddl
e.Thesaddlecanbef i
xedany
where
al
ongthebed.Theoperat
ingtrav
erseoft hetooli
smadeby
mov i
ngt
hesli
deandnott
hesaddle.

Thet
urr
etheadofat
urr
etl
athei
sdi
rect
lymount
edont
hesaddl
e.
LATHETYPES
Capst
anandTur
retLat
hes

DI
FFERENCEBETWEENCAPSTANANDTURRET
LATHES

Acapstanlathei
susedforsmallsi
zedprecisi
oncomponentsand
i
smai nlyusedf
orbarwor kwhi
leaturretl
athei
susedfor
produci
ngcompar at
ivel
ylar
gercomponentsinthefor
m of
casti
ngsandfor
gings.

Theaccuracyofcomponent
sproducedonat
urretl
athei
s
comparati
vel
ylesst
haninacapst
anl
athe.
LATHETYPES
Capst
anandTur
retLat
hes

DI
FFERENCEBETWEENCAPSTANANDTURRET
LATHES

3quar
etu=etoncr
osssce

Tumetsl
i
deov
erhang
LATHETYPE S
Capst
anandTur
retLat
hes

DI
FFERENCEBETWEENCAPSTANANDTURRET
LAYHES
%9uaneM’
s;
oncmsza
Hexag‹
:r
•alt
urr
et

Mcuabl
esadc.
e
HRadst
ock

Tuv
et
LATHETYPE S
Capst
anandTur
ret
Lat
hes

PRI
NCI
PALELEMENTSOFCAPSTANANDTURRET
LATHES

1.
Headst
ock
2.
Bed
3.
Turr
etSaddle
4.
Tool
ingAccessor
ies
5.
WorkHol
ding Attachment
s
LATHETYPES
Capst
anandTur
ret
Lat
hes

PRI
NCI
PALELEMENTSOFCAPSTANANDTURRET
LATHES
1.Headst
ock
Theheadst
ockconsi
stsof
apr
ovi
sionf
orr
api
dly
stoppi
ngt
he
work.
Thespeedchangi
ngdev
icei
scompl
exandqui
ck.
Thest
art
ingoft
hemachi
nei
seasi
er.
I
tincor
por
atesani
nst
antr
ever
sal
mechani
sm.
LATHETYPES
Capst
anandTur
ret
Lat
hes

PRI
NCI
PALELEMENTSOFCAPSTANANDTURRET
LATHES
1.Headst
ock
LATHETYPE S
Capst
anandTurr
etLat
hes

PRI
NCI
PALELEMENTSOFCAPSTAN ANDTURRET
LATHES
1.Headst
ock
Theheadst ockofacaps tanorturr
etl
athec anbecl
assifiedas:
1.
MuI ti
speedel ectr
icmotordri
venheadstock
2.Al
l-
gear edheadstock
3.Pr
e-selecti
veheadstock.I
nthissyst
em thespeedrequiredis
selectedbef or
ehandbyset t
ingapoi nt
eronani ndi cati
ngdial
.
Whenanot herspeedisdesir
ed,themovementoanot herlever
causest hespi ndl
etochangespeed.
LAYHEYYPES
Capst
anandTur
ret
Lat
hes

PRI
NCI
PALELEMENTSOFCAPSTANANDTURRET
LATHES
2.Bed
Thebedofatur
retl
atheconsist
sofal
ongbox-
li
kecast
ing
prov
idedwi
thaccur
ateguideways.

Ov
ert
hebedar
emount
edt
hecar
ri
ageandt
urr
etsaddl
e.

Thebedofat ur
retmustber
igi
dst
rongandpossessgood
dampingcapaci
ty.
LATHETYPE S
Capst
anandTur
ret
Lat
hes

PRI
NCIPALELEMENTSOFCAPSTANANDTURRET
LATHES
3.Turr
e t
Saddl
e
Thetur
retsaddl
erepl acest
het
ail
stockofacent
erl
atheand
i
smount edonthelathebedont
hes ames i
deast
he
tai
l
stockinacent
erlathe.

Thetur
retheadisusuall
yhexagonal
int
urr
etl
athesand
ci
rcul
arincapst
anlathes.
LATHETYPE S
Capst
anandTur
ret
Lat
hes

PRI
NCIPALELEMENTSOFCAPSTANANDTURRET
LATHES
3.Tur
retSaddl
e
Thepil
otsorshanksoft het
ool
sareinser
tedintotheholes
ofatur
retheadandfast
enedbymeansofscrewsorsui
tabl
e
fast
eni
ngdevices.

Thet
ool
sar
efi
xedpr
oper
lyi
nthesehol
esandi
ndex
edf
or
cont
rol
l
edmot
ion.
LATHETYPES
Capst
anandTur
retLat
hes

PRI
NCIPALELEMENTSOFCAPSTANANDTURRET
LATHES
3.Turr
e t
Saddl
e
Theindexingoft het
ooli
sinthecl
ockwisedi
rect
ion.Aft
er
i
ndexing,theautomati
cfeedcanbeengagedandproduct
ion
oper
ationsstar
ted.
LATHETYPE S
Capst
anandTur
ret
Lat
hes

PRI
NCIPALE LEME NTSOFCAPSTANANDTURRET
LATHES
4.Tool
ingAccessor
ies
I
naddit
iont
ov ar
ioustool
sandaccessori
esusedi
nacent
er
l
athe,
thefol
lowingtoolsar
eusedf orpr
oducti
onworkona
capst
anortur r
etlat
he:
1.Mult
it
oolhol
derhavings i
xslot
s
2.Longandshort
holders
3.Sha1toolhol
der( str
aight)
4.Sha1tool
hol
der(adjustabl
e)
LATHETYPES
Capst
anandTur
retLat
hes

PRI
NCI
PALELEMENTSOFCAPSTANANDTURRETLATHES
4
.Yool
i
ngAccessor
ies
5.Shafttoolholder(
incl
ined)
6.Adjustabl
et oolholder
7.Spli
tbushes
8.Adaptersleeves
9.Reartoolholder
10.
Tapanddieholder
11.
Adapterfl
ange
LATHETYPE S
Capst
anandTur
ret
Lat
hes

PRI
NCI
PALELEMENTSOFCAPSTANANDTURRET
LATHES
4.Yool
i
ngAccessor
ies
12.Centeringandf acingtoolholder
13.Recessingt oolholder(handoperat
ed)
1.Rol
4 l
erst eadycent eri
ngandchamf eri
ngt
ool
hol
der
(and
operated)
1.Bor
5 i
ngheads
16.Roll
ersteady
17.Floatingr eamer sholder
LATHEWPE S
Capst
anandTur
retLat
hes

PRI
NCI
PALELEMENTSOFCAPSTAN
ANDTURRETLATNES
4.Tool
i
ngAccessor
ies

Tur
ningt
ool
c
LATHETYPE S
Capst
anandTur
ret
Lat
hes

PRI
NCI
PALELEMENTSOFCAPSTANANDTURRET
LATHES
5.WorkHoldi
ngAtt
achments
Sincetheturretl
atheisapr oducti
onmachine,theprocess
ofholdingtheworkbet weencentersf
indsnoplaceini
ts
pract
ice.Practi
cal
lyalltheworkishel
dinthespindl
einone
form offi
xtureortheother.

Chucks:Al
lthechucksusedi
naturr
etl
athear
eofself
-
cent
eringv
ar i
etywi
ththr
eeandsometi
mestwojaws.
LATHETYPE S
Capst
anandTur
retLat
hes

PRINCI
PALELEMENTSOFCAPSTANAND
TURRETLATHES
5.Wor
kHol
dingAt
tachment
s
Anessent
ialr
equi
rementofthechuckusedi
ntur
retl
athesi
s
thati
tmustbestr
ongandri
gid.

Chucksareclassif
iedaccor
dingt
ocont
rol
l
ingmechani
sm as
(a)pneumaticchucks,
(b)mechanicalchucks,
and
(c)hydr
aul
icchucks.
LATHETYPE S
Capst
anandTur
ret
Lat
hes

PRINCI
PALELEMENTSOFCAPSTANANDTURRETLATHES
5.WorkHoldi
ngAtt
achments
Co/let
: Acoll
etisus edforfeedi
ngthebart hrought he
holl
ows pi
ndleforturni
ngandpar t
ingoffoper at
ions. The
coll
etscommonl yusedareei t
herairoperat
edorhand
operated.Theequipmenti sprovi
dedwi thas pecialhandleto
easi
lyloosenandt ightenthebarst
ockbymov i
ngi tl
ehwar d
andr i
ghtward.Thishelpsinthequickgrippi
ngandr eli
evi
ng
ofwork.
LATHETYPES
Capst
anandTur
ret
Lat
hes

PRI
NCIPALELEMENTSOFCAPSTANANDTURRET
LATHES
S.WorkHoldi
ng At
tachme nt
s
Arbor
s:Arbor
sareusedtoholdshor
tpi
ecesofst
ockhav
ng
accur
ateprev
iousl
ymachinedhol
es.

Fźxfnres:
Special
ori
rr
egul
arcomponent
srequi
respeci
al
holdingdevi
ces.
LATHETYPE S
Capst
anandTur
retLat
hes

PRINCIPALELEMENTSOFCAPSTANAND
TURRETLATHES
5.WorkHol
dingAt
tachment
s
Work:stopsor6arstops:Forthemasspr oducti
onofidenti
cal
part
s,i
tisnecessarythatthesamelengthofthebarstockbe
proj
ectedouteachtime.Althoughi
tisnotdiff
icul
ttoadjustthe
l
engthev er
yti
me, butiti
stimeconsuming.Forsuchpur poses,
workst
opsorbarst opsareused.

(
g) (
b)
LATHETYPES
Capst
anandTur
retLat
hes

PRI
NCI
PALELEMENYSOFCAPSYANANDTURRET
LATHES
5.Wor
kHol
dingAt
tachment
s
Centeringandchamf er
ingt ools:Thecommonl yused
centeri
ngt ool
sar e(a)flatcenteringtool
,(b)r
ollerst
eady
centeri
ngt ool
,and(c)combi nedbar st
opandcenteri
ng t ool.
A//atcenteri
ngtoolconsistsofasoli
dshankprov
idedwithafl
at
dri
ll
atitsfr
ont.
Aroll
ersteady
cent
eri
ngtool
consi
stsof
themai
nbody
havingtheshankati
tsback.
LATHETYPES
Capst
anandTur
retLat
hes

PRI
NCI
PALELEMENTSOFCAPSTANANDTURRET
LATHES
5.Wor
kHol
dingAt
tachment
s
Centeri
ngandchamf er
ingt ool
s:Thecommonl yused
centeri
ngt oolsar
e(a)//atcenteri
ngt ool
,(b)rol
lersteady
centeri
ngtool,
and(
c)combinedbarstopandcenteri
ngLoo/.A
fl
atcenter
ingtool
consi
stsofasol
idshankprovi
dedwitha
fl
atdri
l
latitsfront.
Arol
ler
steadycenteri
ngtool
consi
stsof
themai
nbody
havi
ngtheshankati tsback.
LATHETYPE S
Capst
anandTur
ret
Lat
hes

PRI
NCI
PALELEMENTSOFCAPSTANANDTURRET
LATHES
S.Wor
kHoldi
ngAttachme nt
s
Acombinedbarstopandcenter
ingt
oolconsi
stsofacast
bodyhavi
ngtheshankati
tsr
earandcar
ryi
nganadjust
abl
e
dri
l
latit
scent
er.

Acommonlyusedchamferi
ngt
oolconsi
stsofacastbody
f
it
tedwit
haconical
bushandacutter
.Onat ur
reti
tisused
f
orchamfer
ingatarapi
drat
ewit
hheavyfeeds.
LATHETYPES
Capst
anandTur
ret
Lat
hes

PRI
NCI
PALELEMENTSOFCAPSTANANDTURRET
LATHES
5.WorkHol
dingAt
tachments
Dril
landr
eamerholder:Thecommonlyuseddri
l
land
reamerhol
dersar
e( a)plai
ndri
l
lhol
der,
and(b)fl
oat
ingdr
il
l
andreamerhol
der
.

Aplaindr
il
lhol
derconsi
stsofahol
l
owcy
li
ndr
ical
bodyanda
shank.
LATHETYPES
Capst
anandTur
retLat
hes

PRI
NCI
PALELEMENTSOFCAPSTANANDTURRET
LATHES
5.Wor
kHol
dingAt
tachment
s
The//oat
ingho/deri
smadei ntwopi
ecestoenableitt
o
makesli
ghtadj
ustment
int
hedri
ll
orr
eamerposi
ti
onssoasto
makeitconcentr
icwit
hworkpi
ece.

Animprovedf
ormof adr
il
landreamerhol
der
ist
hese/F-
Center
ingdri
llchuek.Thispossessesaf i
rm gr
ipand
automati
call
ybringsthedr i
l
l orr
eamerintotherequi
red
al
ignment.
LATHETYPES
Capst
anandTur
retLat
hes

PRI
NCI
PALELEMENTSOFCAPSTANAND
TURRETLATHES
5.Wor
kHol
dingAt
tachment
s
"*
”^ f
R^td di
eholders.•al
argevar
iet
yoftapanddiehol
ders
areusedont ur
rets.Thecommonl yusedonesare(a)
sensi
ti
vet y
petapholder,b)sel
( f
-r
eleasi
ngt
ypetapholder
,
and(c)coll
apsi
bletypetaphol
der.

Thet
wot y
pesofdi
ehol
der
sar
ethesel
f-
openi
ngt
ypeandt
he
combinati
onty
pediehol
der
.
LATHETYPES
Capst
anandTur
retLat
hes

PRINCIPALELEMENTSEIFCAPSTANANDTURRET
LATHES
5.WorkHo l
dingAt
tachment
s
Tapandr
fźehol
der
s:

Tap