LESSON PLAN

Trade: TURNER Module/Unit: 1

Date: 02.02.2021 Time: 40 minutes
Lesson No: 1

I. PREPARATION:

Title: LATHE TOOLS, ANGLES AND TYPES

1) Objectives: (At the end of the lesson the trainees will be able to)

1) Define Cutting Tools.

2) Explain the angles of Cutting Tools
3) State the types of Cutting Tools
4) State Care & Maintenance of Cutting Tools

2) Teaching Aids: White board, marker pen, duster, pointer, chart, and cutting tools to show
3) Introduction
a) Review: Workshop safety, Tools & Equipments of Turner trade
b) Motivation: As per the working condition and operation, cutting tools are designed or
ground to different angles and manufactured in different types.

II. PRESENTATION:

Developments / Information Points Hints

Topics
Cutting tools is a tool which is used to
1) Definition remove material from work piece to
obtain desired shape it is made of Projector,
various materials, shapes and angles. Computer system,
screen
1. Front clearance angle 6° to 10°
2) Angles of single point Purpose – Avoid rubbing action between
cutting tool cutting tool and work piece
2. Side clearance angle up to 6°
Purpose – Free feeding of cutting tool and
to prevent tool from rubbing action.
3. Side rake angle 12° to 14°.
Purpose – Controls chip flow away from
cutting area.
4. Side cutting edge angle ground to 30°
Purpose – More depth of cut can be given

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 Developments /
Topics Information Points Hints

5. End cutting edge angle ground to 30°.

Purpose – cutting edge formation and to Ask questions, invite
transmit heat from cutting area. question from learners,
6. Top rake angle 2° to 4°. link previous
Purpose - shearing action, to cut off the
knowledge to the
material
present topic, motivate
1. Solid tool learner by telling the
3) Types 2. Inserted tools purpose of learning
3. Brazed tools with example
4. Throw-away type tools

4) Care & maintenance 1. Use recommended grinding wheel

2. Use recommended speed and feed
3. Should not held too tight nor over
hanged
4. With draw the feed before stopping the
machine
5. After use keep the tools in the separate
box

III. APPLICATION:
1) What is cutting tool?
2) Name any two angles of cutting tool?
3) What is the purpose of side rake angle?
4) Name any two kinds of cutting tool?

Summary: Summarize the lesson with reference to the objectives

IV. TEST:
Assignment:
1) Draw a neat sketch of single point cutting tool and indicate their angles
2) How you care and maintain lathe cutting tools

Reference: Turner Book Published by NIMI

Next Lesson: Effect of wrong setting of cutting tool.

Prepared by: A Chandrasekhar, ADT NSTI, Bangalore

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