Alignment Tests for Lathe 1. Test for level of installation. (a) In longitudinal direction. (6) In transverse direction. Measuring instruments. Spirit level, gauge block to suit the guide ways of the lathe bed. Procedure. The gauge block with the spirit level is placed-on the bed ways on the front position, back position and in the cross wise direction. The position of the bubble in. the spirit level is checked and the readings are taken. _ Permissible error. Front guide ways. 0,02 mm/metre convex only. Rear guide ways, 0.01 to 0.02 convexity. Bed level in cross-wise direction £0.02/metres. Straightness of slidé ways (for machines more than 3 m turning length only, [~ i’ measurements taken by measuring taught wire "| and microscope or long straight. edge). Tailstock guide ways parallel with movement of carriage 0.02 mm/m. No twist is permitted. Fig. 12.1se suitable ste ercor in level may be corrected by setting wedges at suited points under the support feel or pads of the machine. Sghtners of Saddle in horizontal pane . brief instruments. Cylindrical test mandril (600 mm long), dial ay ‘The mandrel is held between centres, The dial indicator is mounted on the saddle. The spindle of the dial indicator is allowed to touch the mandrel. The set ther moved tenga slong the iS tthe mand Reoig ar tken a ferent places. Permissible error. 0.02 mm over ines Smane 3: Alignment ofboth he centres in the vert Measuring instruments. Cylind¥ical mandrel 600 mm long, dial gauge. Prose at an sl ern cx Gi sear mented on , Seerlsnace Semin Te PAE teil lng thn al gauge reveled oe anny slog th bel ye cor tw etre Fepothe mdr and io resgeae token gana Termite ror 02m oe 60mm gt andr i stock centre is to lie higher only). ‘ivwerming of taper cet in main apne Inacumene ro at manda wh apr sank a 900 mn lve ine ener pr i ee steps Tdi gng ie tedon the saddle. The dial gauge spindle is made to touch 4 s with the mandrel. The saddle is tien travelled 2" longitudinally along the bed ways and readings aretaken at the points and B as shown in figure. Permissible error. Position A, 0.01 mm, posi- Fig. 124 tion B 0.02 mm. 5, Parallelism of main spindle to saddle movement. (@) Ina vertical plane (ia horiontal plane Measuring instruments. Test mandrel With taper shank: and 200 mm long yndrieal measuring part, Sal gauge Procedure "The dal gauge ie mounted on the aadle, The Sal Sage Spindle is made to touch the manne aed thetaddles moved toand fo Ii thers offerte ar wall a fn HreotalACCEPTANCE TESTS FOR MACHINE Tools 39 Permissible errors. (a) 0.02/00 mm mandrel rising towards free end only. (6) 0.02/300 mm mandrel inclined at free end towards tool pressure on Movement of upper slide parallel with main spindle in vert cal plane ‘Measuring instruments, Test mandrel with taper shank and 300 mm long eylindri- en. cal measuring part, dial gauge, Procedure. The test. mandrel is fitted a into the spindle and a dial gauge clamped to the upper slide. The slide is traversed along with the dial gauge plunger on the top of the stationary mandrel. Permissible error ~ 0.02 ram over the total movement of the slide. 7. True running of locating cylinder of main spindle Measuring instrument, Dial gauge. Procedure, ‘The dil gauge is mounted onthe bet, ¢h wucagata poten met spade Fig 126 ‘The main spindle is rotated by hand and readings of ial gauge are taken. le error 0.01 Permiss 8, True running of head stock centre dsuingtrnen Dil ee Drei Te cme x iin ttc [Hr sind lig Ruel itnniv dead eee HET eta Permissible error ~ 0,01 mm Fig. 12.8, 9, Parallelism of tailstock sleeve to saddle movement Measuring instrument. Dial indicator Procedure, Teilstck sleeve i fed outwards. ‘The dial gauge is mounted on the saddle. Its spindle is touched to the sleeve at one end and then saddle is moved to and fr, itis checked in HP. and VP. also, Permissible error, (a) 001/100 mm (Tailstocke Sleeve inclined towards tool pressure only). (8) 0.01/100 mm (Tailstock Sleeve rising towards free mee end only), 10. Paralletism of tll stock sleeve taper socket to sadle move: ment (a) in V.P, (b) in HP. ae se eerMETROLOGY 300 “Measuring instruments. The mandrel with taper hank and a cytind cal measuring part of 800 mam length, dial gauge, "procedure. Test mandrel is held with its & taper shank in a tal-stock sleeve taper socket ‘True dial gauge is mounted on spindle, The dial Gauge spindle is made to touch with the saddle is then traversed lon- mandrel, The ‘itudinally along the bed way and readings are taken. Fig. 1210 Permissible error (a) 0.08/800 mm (Mandrel rising towards free end only) {@) 0.08/90 mm (mandrel inclined towards tool pressure only). ind vertical. “Alignment tests on milling machine knee type horizontal a (a) Flatness of work table (q) In longitudinal direction. ( In transverse direction Measuring instruments. Spirit level. Procedure. Aspiit levels placed directyon t the table at points about 25 to 30 «m apart, at A, B, C for longitudinal tests and D, Hand F for the transverse test. ‘The readings are noted. Permissible error : Direction A-B-C , +0.04 mm Fig.12.1 Direction D-E-F, £0.04 mm (2) Parallelism of the work table surface to the sain spindle Measuring instruments Dial indicator, test mandrel 300 mm long, spirit level Prosudure. The table is adjusted in the horizontal plane by a spirit level and is then aot in its mean Potion longitudinally; The mandrel is fixed i the Fpinde tper- A dial gauge is et on the machine table, ‘and the feeler adjusted to touch the lower surface of the mandrel. The dial gauge readings at (A) and (B) are observed, the stand of the dial gauge being moved shi the machine table remains sttions1Y- Permissible errr. 0.021800 mra, (3) Parallelism of the clamping surface ofthe work table in its longitudinal motion ne Instruments, Dial gauge, straight ed otoates [ff Fig. 1211)ACCEPTANCE TESTS FOR MACHINE T9OLS rae EA dal gauge nig tothe epinae, The dial gauge spinale js adjusted to toveh the table gurface. The table is then vs wrod in longitudinal direction and readings are noted. If The table surface is uneven it js necessary to place & \ ine jant edge on its surface and the dial gauge fecler is sarge to rest on the top surface of the straight edge i 500 mm length of rrmissile error. 0.02 up to oA 3 04 above 1000 mm traverse, 0.03 up to 1000 mm and 0. length of traverse. Fig 1212 (4) Parallelism of the cross (transverse) movement of the worktable to the main spindle (a) Ina vertical plane (@) In horizontal plane Instruments. Dial gauge, test mandrel with taper shank Procedure. The work table is set ints mean © $e position. The mandrel is held in the spindle, A dial ‘gauge fixed to the table is adjusted so that its: spindle touches the surface of the mandrel. ‘The alo ie aad te errs ‘measured in the vertical plane and also in the Fig. 1218 horizontal plane. ‘Permissible error. 0.02 for the overall traverse movement of the worktable, (6) True running of internal taper of the main spindle, Instrument 300 mm long test mandrel, dial gauge. Procedure. The test mandrel with its taper shank ae is held in the main spindle. Dial gauge is kept scanning the periphery of the mandrel. Spindle is rotated and dial gauge readings are noted at different points say A and B as shown. Fig. 12.14 Pormissible error. Position A : 0.01 mm, Position B : 0.02 mm. (6) Squareness of the centre T-slot of worktable with main spindle — Instruments. Dial gauge, special bracket, Procedure. To check the perpendicularit } nde of th locating slot and the axis of themain spindle The table should be arranged in the midéle position of its lon- itudinal movement, and a bracket with Teast 150 mm long i i cating lot, os | eet cali inserted in the locating slot, as (By Fig. 12.16METROLOGY 1 ; ane feeler bein tial gauge should be fixed in the spindle taper oeeading on sa aug eee ae af the race OPTS he ng OVE sed to fos he et near ae endo ete Tan he dal Eo rg move the bracket so hat the corresponding readings ‘be taken near the other end of the table. vero 0.025 sin 00 rim. cmtot Permissil (1) Parallelism of the Pslot with the longitudinal mo" the table ‘struments, Dial gauge, special bracket eal Procedure, The general parallelism ofthe slot with the longitudinal ovement ofthe table is checked by using 150 mm ong braked having a tenon which enters the slot. ‘The dial gauge is fixed to the spindle taper and adjusted $0 that ils feeder touches the upper sur- face of the bracket. The table is then moved lon gitudinally while the bracket is held stationary by the hand ofthe operator and dial gauge deviations from parallelism are noted down. Permissible error. 0.0125 mm in 300 mm. Mig. 1216 (8) Parallelism between the main spindle and guiding surface of the overhanging arm Instruments, Dial gauge, mandrel. Procedure, The overhanging arm is clamped in its extreme extended position. The dial gauge is fixed to the arbor support. ‘The fecler of the dial gauge is A adjusted to touch the top or ride of % the test mandrel. The arbor support ‘ean then be moved along the over- bencng erm and he eatin 4 OO) from parallelism observed on the Yoo eo} dial gauge. Fig. 12.17, Checking the overarm to the ~ \Alignment tests on pillar type dpitting machine Before carrying out the alignment tests, the machine is properly levelled in accordance with the manufacturers instructions. ‘The various tests performed on pillar drilling machine are : Instruments, Straight edge, two gauge blocks; fecler guides, 1. Flatness of clamping surface of base. The testis performed by placing a straight edge on two gauge blocks on the base plate in various positions and the exvor is noted dawn by inserting foeler gauges. Permissible error The error should not exceed 0.1/1000 mm clamping surface and the surface should be concave only 2, Flatness of clamping surface of table ‘The test is performed in the same manner ae test (1), but not on the label. The permissible error is also same.[ACCEPTANCE TESTS FOR MACHINE Toots a somone Nae | ff] 88 508 —- at Fig. 12.28, Checking flatness of lamping surface of base 43, Perpendicularity of drill guide to.the table base plate Instruments, Frame level. ‘The squareness (perpendiculsrty) of drill head guide to the table is tested. Co) In verti plane pesing through the axes of both spindle and column, at ()In plane at 90° to the plane at (a). i i Gaede), hah o ig. 12.24 Tet for perpendiolarity of vil head guide with table ‘The test is performed by placing the frame level (with graduations from 0.08 to 0.05 mm) on guide column and table ¢ in and table and the error is noted b noting the difference between the readings ofthe two levels. —METROLOGY ae yr she rot ©? 0.25/1000 mm gui ems er re Sn wp pet entume for (a) and the guide SP © Fa only, and 015/1000 mm for > oy the base plate the test re gng the perpendicular of dill de C ie similar as ng toe rryny difference being that the frame Jevel is to be Fond on the base instead of #12816 4. Perpendicularity of spindle sleeve with ‘ed in both the planes as speci ‘only difference is that the frame \d base plate, ‘crvor (i, the difference between the readings ced 0.25/1000 mm for plane (a) and the 'd 0.15/100 mm for plane base plate ified in test | (3) and in the similar manner. The evels are to be Se Ce on a tanreoget etn eae eee alm so lt ed 2 a or ted Ti Fig. 1225 Permissible error. Tho saacetnteable ro Tea-ator should et exceed 008/100 mm for machines with taper upto Morne No, 22nd 0.4/000 rm for machines with 6. Parallelism Fi 6. Parallelism of the sin: axis with its vertical movemen ments Tet mandrel dil ga sig acnaze Ti tat peti inka fv Fare and (B) at right anges to eachother. The test manérel i Sted int he ope hole of the ‘gauge is fixed othe table with its feeler touching the[ACCEPTANCE TESTS FOR MACHINE tooLs me mandrel. The spindle is adjusted in the middle position ofits travel. The spindle is moved in upper and lower diréctions of the middle position with slow vertical feed mechanism and the readings of the dial gauge are noted down. ‘ te fenee (oe ¢ f Fig, 12.26, For machines with tapper upto Morse No. 2. For machines ‘with taper largor than Morse No. 2 Possible error. For plane (A) and (B) both 0.03/106 mm, 0.05/300 mm. 7. Squareness of clamping s:i:face of table to its axis. Instruments, Dial gauge. Procedure. The dial indicator is mounted in the tapered hole of the spindle and its feeler is made to touches the surface of table, ‘The table is, then moved slowly and the readings of dial gauge noted down. | e27 Permissible en diane missible ero ‘The pense error should not exceed 005/800 am rantutreness of the spindle axis with table instruments, Straight edge, dit gaure. positions ize. This test is performed by placing the straight edge in eet 800 BB The werk table Se arranged in the mide of nile The dal gauge e mounted in the tapered hole ofthe spindle dae gle made to touch the straightedge frst at And readings aro ‘Spindle is rotated by 180° so that the feeler touches at pointMETROLOGY * fe two readings i8 zis taken, The difference of thess me nae ening i a with table. Similar readings A’ and again h ‘raight edge in position BB {he error in save taken by placing the s Fig. 12.28 pein err Te puna rr 0.09500 min with ower eta sed 0881 mm omarae memeciee So ee ee ue ban vd Se a Fg. 12.29. Positions at wy cag at take when testing paralotisn, ‘of eae vena and base plate Permissible error 0.26 yusa por