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Respected Faculty: - Mayur N. Patel - Ruchit Patel - Ghanshyam Patel
Respected Faculty: - Mayur N. Patel - Ruchit Patel - Ghanshyam Patel
PATEL
- RUCHIT PATEL
- GHANSHYAM PATEL
Lathe is one of the oldest important machine tools in the metal
working industry. A lathe operates on the principle of a rotating work
piece and a fixed cutting tool.
A rope wound round the work with its own end attached to a flexible
branch of tree and other end being pulled by man caused job to rotate
intermittently. With its further development a strip of wood called “lath”
was used to support the rope and that is how the machine came to be
known as “lathe”.
The cutting tool is feed into the workpiece, which rotates about its own
axis, causing the workpiece to be formed to the desired shape.
- This is independent
chuck generally has
four jaws , which are
adjusted individually
on the chuck face by
means of adjusting
screws.
-Collet
chuck is
used to hold
small work
pieces.
-Thin jobs
can be held
by means of
magnetic
chucks.
Don’t touch cutter or chips while
machine is running.