Machine Tools

• Machine tool - Used to cut or shape metal.
• Lathe bed - The long part of the machine which rest on a four legs.
• Headstock - It is fastened to the left end of the bed.
• Tailstock - It can be clamped at any point of the bad.
• Carriage - It slides back and fort on the bed between the headstock and the tailstock.
• Ways - It is the v shape tracks of the bed which the carriage and tailstock slides.
• Lathe Cutting Tools - A tool used for cutting metals in the lathe.
• Facing - It is the process of cutting/squaring of the end of a piece of work.
• Center Drilling - It is done with a combination drill and a countersink.
• Straight Turning - The work is first placed on the centers, and the cutting tool is set for cutting.
• Drilling Reaming, and Counter Boring - These are commonly performed with a drill press or by a lathe.
• Knurling - It is the process of making the handles of the handtool rough in order to give a better grip.
• Boring -The cutting and enlarging of a round hole to make a more exact size and accurate with its axis.
• Threading - The process of making a threads on screw either right hand, left hand, external or internal threads.
• Shaper - Used to make flat surfaces to small work pieces. Cutting metal into shape by means of reciprocating motion of a single degree cutting tool.
• Planer- Used to make flat surface to large pieces of metal. Operates similar to shaper except that the work is used to move back and forth. Operates slower than the shaper.
• Milling Machines - They are tools which cuts metal with a multiple tooth cutting tools called milling cutter.
• Horizontal Milling Machine - They usually have a milling cutter mounted on a horizontal arbor.
• Vertical Milling Machine - In this type of milling machine, the spindle is normally positioned vertically similar to a drill press.
• Fixtures - They are workpiece holding devices used in production work that allow a worker to quickly support a clamp.
• Cutting Fluid - It is used for efficient cutting or machining of metals. Serves as a coolant to the workpiece & tool during cutting operations.