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FUNDAMENTAL MANUFACTURING PROCESSES

Turning & The Lathe

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SCENE 2. Always read the operating manual and

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manufacturing equipment.
Make sure all machine guards are in place,
and follow all safety procedures when
working with or near manufacturing
equipment.

SCENE 3.
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SCENE 4. MUSIC UP AND UNDER

FMP04A, FMP open, with music
TU04B, edited peter carey narration NARRATION (VO):

THE FUNDAMENTAL MANUFACTURING PROCESSES

VIDEO SERIES, EXAMINING THE TOOLS AND

TECHNIQUES OF PRECISION MANUFACTURING.

SCENE 5. NARRATION (VO):

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TU05A, CGS: Turning & The Lathe THIS PROGRAM EXPLORES THE FUNDAMENTALS OF
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FMP05B, blue background TURNING AND THE LATHE.
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SCENE 6. NARRATION (VO):

TU06A, FTD022, 02:18:04:00-02:18:14:00
work being turned TURNING ON THE LATHE IS ONE OF THE OLDEST,

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AND MOST COMMON METALCUTTING OPERATIONS.

SCENE 7. NARRATION (VO):

TU07A, FTD021, 01:05:55:00-01:07:31:00
turning operation, edit at multiple IN TURNING, A WORKPIECE IS ROTATED ABOUT
points
TU07B, FTD004, 04:14:26:00-04:14:38:00 ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS, WHILE SINGLE-POINT
zoom out, boring of turned part
CUTTING TOOLS ARE FED INTO THE WORKPIECE,

SHEARING OFF UNWANTED MATERIAL AS IT

TURNS. THIS CREATES A PART OF DESIRED

DIMENSIONS AND SHAPE THAT IS SYMMETRICAL

AROUND ITS TURNING AXIS. TURNING CAN ALSO

BE PERFORMED ON THE EXPOSED END OF THE

PART AND ITS INTERNAL SURFACES.

SCENE 8. NARRATION (VO):

TU08A, FMP016, 17:02:53:00-17:03:10:00
wide, zoom in, vertical turning operation TURNING IS PERFORMED ON THE LATHE, ONE OF
TU08B, SME2650, 01:05:24:00-01:05:45:00
turning long part THE MOST VERSATILE OF ALL MACHINE TOOLS

FOR SHAPING MATERIALS. LATHES ARE

PARTICULARLY SUITED TO MACHINING

RELATIVELY LONG, CYLINDRICAL WORKPIECES,

YET CAN CREATE A VARIETY OF PARTS.

SCENE 9. NARRATION (VO):

TU09A, SME2520, 04:01:28:00-04:01:44:00
zoom out, watch works THE SIZE OF TURNED PARTS VARIES WIDELY
TU09B, zoom out, propeller shaft
TU09C, SME3453, 21:24:56:00-21:26:40:00 FROM SMALL WATCH COMPONENTS...,
zoom in, turning operation using multiple
cutting on plastic parts, edit at TO MASSIVE PROPELLER SHAFTS.
multiple points
HIGH-VOLUME PARTS ARE MADE USING AUTOMATED

COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL, OR ‘CNC’

LATHES. THESE SYSTEMS TYPICALLY HAVE

MULTIPLE CUTTING TOOLS THAT ARE APPLIED

AUTOMATICALLY AGAINST THE WORKPIECE,

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ACCORDING TO THE PART’S PROGRAMMED

MACHINING REQUIREMENTS.

SCENE 10. NARRATION (VO):

TU10A, FMP002, 02:01:53:00-02:02:23:00
zoom out, turning operation TURNING CAN PRODUCE HIGHLY ACCURATE PARTS,
TU10B, SME3519, 14:28:45:00-14:29:02:00
zoom out, gear hobbing of blanks THOUGH IT MAY ALSO BE USED AS AN

INTERMEDIATE PROCESS FOR MAKING A PART,

RATHER THAN THE FINAL PROCESS. FOR

EXAMPLE, GEAR BLANKS REQUIRE TURNING

BEFORE THE GEAR TEETH ARE CUT.

SCENE 11. NARRATION (VO):

TU11A, FTD012, 11:05:12:00-11:05:32:00
zoom in, turning operation THE KIND OF PART THAT CAN BE TURNED ON A
TU11B, still, lathe chuck, arrows, lines
appear LATHE IS DETERMINED BY THE WORKPIECE’S
TU11C, CGS: Swing
TU11D, still, lathe chuck and tailstock, INITIAL DIMENSIONS AND THE LATHE’S
arrows, lines appear
TU11E, CGS: Distance Between Centers DIMENSIONS. TWO IMPORTANT MEASURES OF A

LATHE’S WORK CAPACITY ARE THE MAXIMUM

DIAMETER WORK THE LATHE CAN TURN, OR

‘SWING’...,

AND THE MAXIMUM LENGTH OF WORK THE LATHE

CAN HOLD, OR THE ‘DISTANCE BETWEEN

CENTERS’.

SCENE 12. NARRATION (VO):

TU12A, SME3447, 15:15:53:00-15:16:17:00
zoom in, turning operation on a plastic TURNING ON A LATHE IS EFFECTIVE FOR
part with a lot of chips
TU12B, micrography, continuous soft steel CUTTING A VARIETY OF MATERIALS, RANGING
turning
TU12C, micrography, discontinuous cast FROM SOFT PLASTICS TO HARD STEELS.
iron turning
TU12D, SME2650, 01:12:11:00-01:12:33:00 WORKPIECE MATERIAL IS REMOVED AS CHIPS
cast iron turning
THAT FORM AS THE TOOL MAKES CONTINUOUS

CONTACT WITH THE PART. A ‘CONTINUOUS’ CHIP

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IS FORMED WHEN TURNING DUCTILE MATERIALS,

SUCH AS SOFT STEELS OR ALUMINUM.

‘DISCONTINUOUS’ CHIPS ARE FORMED WHEN THE

MATERIAL IS NOT DUCTILE ENOUGH TO DEFORM

CONTINUOUSLY, BUT INSTEAD FRACTURES AHEAD

OF THE CUTTING TOOL. DISCONTINUOUS CHIPS

ARE COMMONLY FORMED WHEN MACHINING BRITTLE

MATERIALS SUCH AS CAST IRON.

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SCENE 13.
TU13A, CGS: Basic Lathe Turning
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SCENE 14. NARRATION (VO):

TU14A, FMP013, 13:01:46:00-13:02:02:00
pan of engine lathe ONE WAY TO ILLUSTRATE THE BASIC PRINCIPLES
TU14B, FMP013, 13:46:54:00-13:47:14:00
zoom out, engine lathe in operation OF TURNING IS TO EXAMINE THE GENERAL-
TU14C, FMP004, 04:33:54:00-04:34:13:00
c.u. high production lathe turning part PURPOSE ENGINE LATHE. THIS MANUAL MACHINE

TOOL IS NOW ONLY USED FOR LIMITED PARTS

PRODUCTION, BUT IT EFFECTIVELY ILLUSTRATES

THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF TURNING. MOST OF

THESE PRINCIPLES ARE ALSO RELEVANT TO

HIGH-PRODUCTION, AUTOMATED LATHES.

SCENE 15. NARRATION (VO):

TU15A, FMP013, 13:56:36:00-13:57:12:00
chuck with workpiece being turned, tool BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR LATHE WORK INCLUDE
post brought in, facing operation, edit
at multiple points A MEANS FOR HOLDING AND ROTATING

WORKPIECES...,

AND A MEANS FOR HOLDING AND MOVING CUTTING

TOOLS.

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SCENE 16. NARRATION (VO):

TU16A, FMP013, 13:07:52:00-13:08:31:00
workpiece in chuck, starting to spin A WORKPIECE APPROPRIATE FOR TURNING IS
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USUALLY CYLINDRICAL OR AT LEAST RELATIVELY

SYMMETRICAL ALONG ITS MAIN AXIS. IT IS

GRIPPED IN THE LATHE AT ONE OR BOTH ENDS,

AND ROTATED. CUTTING TOOLS OF VARIOUS

SHAPES ARE FED INTO THE ROTATING STOCK,

REMOVING MATERIAL.

SCENE 17. NARRATION (VO):

TU17A, FMP014, 15:13:38:00-15:13:50:00
spindle ROTATION IS PROVIDED BY A SPINDLE...,
TU17B, CGS: Spindle
TU17C, CGS: arrow WHICH IS MOUNTED IN THE HEADSTOCK.
TU17D, FMP014, 15:13:18:00-15:13:32:00
headstock THIS SPINDLE IS DRIVEN BY A MOTOR AND GEAR
TU17E, CGS: Headstock
TU17F, FMP013, 13:30:42:00-13:30:51:00 TRAIN.
pan, gear train

SCENE 18. NARRATION (VO):

TU18A, SME2518, 01:06:43:00-01:06:47:00
chuck holding workpiece LATHE WORKHOLDING DEVICES INCLUDE THE
TU18B, SME2518, 01:21:55:00-01:21:59:00
collet placed in spindle CHUCK...,
TU18C, SME2645, 04:04:11:00-04:04:14:00
mandrel holding part COLLET...,
TU18D, SME2644, 03:19:07:00-03:19:16:00
between centers turning with lathe dog MANDREL...,
TU18E, SME2650, 01:01:10:00-01:01:15:00
turning with face driver AND A MEANS OF ROTATING THE WORK FOR

BETWEEN-CENTER TURNING, SUCH AS A LATHE

DOG...,

OR A FACE DRIVER.

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SCENE 19. NARRATION (VO):

TU19A, FMP013, 13:27:15:00-13:27:30:00
empty spindle CHUCKS ATTACH TO THE SPINDLE NOSE OF THE
TU19B, FMP013, 13:28:12:00-13:28:21:00
chuck on spindle LATHE, AND ARE EITHER MANUALLY OR POWER
TU19C, SME2518, 01:04:56:00-01:05:10:00
part placed in three-jaw chuck

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TU19D, SME2644, 03:14:45:00-03:14:56:00 OPERATED. THREE-JAW OR ‘UNIVERSAL’ CHUCKS

2-jaw chuck holding non round part
TU19E, SME2644, 03:14:16:00-03:14:26:00 ARE THE MOST COMMON. THE CHUCK’S THREE
4-jaw chuck jaws being adjusted
independently JAWS MOVE TOGETHER TO CENTER AND CLAMP A

ROUND WORKPIECE. IRREGULAR WORKPIECES MAY

BE HELD IN TWO...,

OR FOUR-JAW CHUCKS, IN WHICH THE JAWS ARE

ADJUSTED INDEPENDENTLY.

SCENE 20. NARRATION (VO):

TU20A, SME2520, 03:06:58:00-03:07:24:00
collet being placed into spindle, work COLLETS, WHICH USUALLY SEAT IN THE SPINDLE
placed in collet, collet tightening, edit
at multiple places OF THE LATHE, ARE HOLLOW CYLINDRICAL
TU20B, FMP013, 13:50:30:00-13:50:45:00
zoom out, collets DEVICES WITH SLOTS ALONG MOST OF THEIR
TU20C, SME2645, 04:06:11:00-04:06:16:00
square collet, part placed in it LENGTH. A COLLET OPENS UNDER ITS OWN

SPRING TENSION AND IS CLOSED SECURELY TO

GRIP THE STOCK ON-CENTER. THE MOST COMMON

TYPE OF COLLET GRIPS CYLINDRICAL BAR

STOCK, BUT THERE ARE COLLETS FOR SQUARE

AND OTHER SHAPED STOCKS.

SCENE 21. NARRATION (VO):

TU21A, SME2648, 21:19:32:00-21:19:40:00
multisize collet SOME COLLETS ARE MULTISIZED, AND CAN
TU21B, SME2643, 02:02:35:00-02:02:43:00
part turning in multisize collet ACCOMMODATE A RANGE OF FRACTIONAL,

DECIMAL, METRIC, AND NON-STANDARD BAR

SIZES.

SCENE 22. NARRATION (VO):

TU22A, SME2644, 03:25:59:00-03:26:15:00
mandrel expanding to hold part, turning MANDRELS, ALSO CALLED ARBORS OR EXPANSION
TU22B, SME2645, 04:04:11:00-04:04:11:01
freeze frame, thin part held by mandrel COLLETS, EXPAND TO GRIP ROTATIONAL PARTS
TU22C, SME2645, 04:05:00:00-04:05:12:00
thin part in mandrel, being turned FROM THE INSIDE DIAMETER. A MANDREL WORKS

WELL FOR THIN-WALLED WORKPIECES AND ALLOWS

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ACCESS TO THE FULL EXTERIOR OF THE

WORKPIECE.

SCENE 23. NARRATION (VO):

TU23A, SME2520, 05:05:35:00-05:05:48:00
long shaft being turned LONGER PARTS, SUCH AS SHAFTS, MAY REQUIRE
TU23B, SME2519, 02:07:56:00-02:08:00:00
center holes on ends of stock, loop if ‘BETWEEN-CENTER’ TURNING, IN WHICH BOTH
necessary
TU23C, SME2518, 01:24:00:00-01:24:10:00 ENDS OF THE PART ARE SUPPORTED. THIS
tailstock with conical pin
TU23D, SME2519, 02:08:04:00-02:08:13:00 METHOD REQUIRES A CONICAL CENTER HOLE TO
move tailstock, place work between
centers BE DRILLED INTO THE TAILSTOCK END OF THE
TU23E, SME2644, 03:18:40:00-03:19:00:00
drive dog turning shaft WORKPIECE PRIOR TO TURNING. THIS END OF
TU23F, SME2520, 05:04:56:00-05:05:10:00
center mount in headstock spindle THE WORKPIECE CAN THEN BE SUPPORTED BY A

CENTER THAT IS MOUNTED IN THE TAILSTOCK,

WHILE THE HEADSTOCK END IS GRIPPED BY A

CHUCK OR COLLET, OR SUPPORTED BY A CENTER

MOUNTED IN THE HEADSTOCK SPINDLE.

SCENE 24. NARRATION (VO):

TU24A, SME2520, 05:04:40:00-05:04:53:00
headstock as work turns HEADSTOCK CENTERS ALWAYS ROTATE WITH THE
TU24B, SME2519, 02:09:28:00-02:09:39:00
live center LATHE SPINDLES AND THE WORKPIECES, WHILE
TU24C, SME2519, 02:10:19:00-02:10:28:00
dead center TAILSTOCK CENTERS MAY BE EITHER ‘LIVE’,

ROTATING WITH THE WORKPIECE...,

OR ‘DEAD’, REMAINING STATIONARY.

SCENE 25. NARRATION (VO):

TU25A, SME2644, 03:23:25:00-03:23:44:00
zoom out, steady rest assisting between IF THE WORK IS LONG AND REQUIRES MORE
centers turning
SUPPORT TO RESIST THE CUTTING FORCES, A

STEADY REST MAY BE USED TO MINIMIZE

DEFLECTION AWAY FROM THE CUTTING TOOL.

SCENE 26. NARRATION (VO):

TU26A, SME2650, 01:01:08:00-01:01:16:00
c.u. face driver, freeze last frame ANOTHER TECHNIQUE TO TURN SHAFTS IS TO USE
TU26B, SME2650, 01:01:41:00-01:01:53:00

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c.u. face driver, part secured to it A FACE DRIVER--A TOOL WITH A CENTER POINT
TU26C, SME2650, 01:03:27:00-01:03:36:00
med, face driver turning AND SEVERAL DRIVING PINS, WHICH DIG INTO

THE END OF THE SHAFT. THE FACE DRIVER

PROVIDES THE TORQUE, WHILE A LIVE CENTER,

HELD IN THE TAILSTOCK, PROVIDES SUPPORT.

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SCENE 27. NARRATION (VO):

TU27A, FMP013, 13:21:41:00-13:22:04:00
cutting tool being fed into work CUTTING TOOLS BROUGHT TO THE ROTATING WORK
TU27B, FMP014, 15:01:15:00-15:01:33:00
static, carriage, cross slide and MAY MOVE IN ONE OR MORE DIRECTIONS. THE
compound rest
TU27C, CGS: Carriage BASIC TOOL MOVEMENTS ON AN ENGINE LATHE
TU27D, CGS: Cross Slide
TU27E, CGS: Compound Rest ARE ACCOMPLISHED WITH THE CARRIAGE,

CROSS SLIDE,

AND COMPOUND REST.

SCENE 28. NARRATION (VO):

TU28A, FMP014, 15:06:10:00-15:06:44:00
med, carriage traveling in the z axis, THE CARRIAGE AND APRON ASSEMBLY ON AN
stopped
TU28B, CGS: Z Axis ENGINE LATHE TRAVELS ALONG THE BEDWAYS
TU28C, CGS: z axis arrows
PARALLEL TO THE WORKPIECE AXIS, KNOWN AS

THE ‘Z’ AXIS.

SCENE 29. NARRATION (VO):

continue previous shot, zoom into cross
slide as it is moved in x axis MOTION PERPENDICULAR TO THE WORKPIECE AND
TU29A, CGS: X Axis
TU29B, CGS: x axis arrows LATHE AXIS IS CALLED THE ‘X’ AXIS. ON AN

ENGINE LATHE, THIS MOTION IS PROVIDED BY

THE CROSS SLIDE, ON TOP OF THE CARRIAGE.

SCENE 30. NARRATION (VO):

TU30A, FMP014, 15:08:22:00-15:09:00:00
compound rest being rotated and secured ON THE CROSS SLIDE IS THE COMPOUND REST,
TU30B, FMP014, 15:10:08:00-15:10:26:00
c.u. tool post being secured WHICH CAN BE ROTATED TO ANY ANGLE AND
TU30C, CGS: Tool Post
TU30D, FMP014, 15:02:55:00-15:03:10:00 SECURED. IT ALLOWS MOVEMENT AT AN ANGLE TO
zoom in, drill mounted in tailstock

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TU30E, CGS: Tailstock THE WORKPIECE AXIS AND CARRIES THE TOOL

POST, WHERE TOOLS ARE MOUNTED. OTHER TOOLS

MAY BE MOUNTED IN THE TAILSTOCK FOR END-

WORKING OPERATIONS.

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SCENE 31.
TU31A, CGS: Lathe Types
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SCENE 32. NARRATION (VO):

TU32A, FMP002, 02:55:54:00-02:56:05:00
pan, large turning operation TURNING PARTS PRODUCTIVELY REQUIRES USING

THE RIGHT MACHINE FOR THE JOB.

SCENE 33. NARRATION (VO):

TU33A, SME2519, 02:21:20:00-02:21:56:00
engine lathe, turning work THE ENGINE LATHE IS USED LARGELY FOR

SINGLE, PROTOTYPE, AND LOW-QUANTITY PARTS,

RATHER THAN HIGH-VOLUME PRODUCTION.

SCENE 34. NARRATION (VO):

TU34A, FMP016, 17:19:08:00-17:19:23:00
zoom out, vertical turret lathe operator COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL OR ‘CNC’ LATHES
at controls
TU34B, FMP016, 17:17:35:00-17:17:48:00 OFFER THE PRODUCTIVITY AND FLEXIBILITY
vertical turret lathe operation
THAT ARE NEEDED FOR PRECISION MACHINING

AND LARGE PRODUCTION RUNS. THEY ARE

TODAY'S MAIN PRODUCTION LATHES AND COME IN

MANY DESIGNS, OFFERING MANY CUTTING

OPERATIONS.

SCENE 35. NARRATION (VO):

TU35A, SME3983, 10:12:35:00-10:12:55:00
zoom out, contour turning operation ‘CNC’ LATHES CAN CREATE TAPERS, ARCS,
TU35B, FMP016, 16:04:57:00-16:05:14:00
operator at machine controls CONTOURS, OR OTHER PART FEATURES THAT
TU35C, FTD021, 01:09:20:00-01:10:25:00
turning operation, edit at multiple WOULD BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO CREATE
points

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ON A MANUAL LATHE. THESE MOTIONS ARE

DEFINED MATHEMATICALLY, THEN PROGRAMMED

AND STORED AS TOOL PATHS IN THE MACHINE’S

COMPUTER MEMORY. A PROGRAMMED PATH

INCLUDES MACHINE SLIDE MOTIONS AND CUTTING

TOOL MOTIONS, COMBINING BOTH LINEAR AND

ROTARY MOTIONS PRECISELY.

SCENE 36. NARRATION (VO):

TU36A, FTD101, 11:36:05:00-11:36:22:00
zoom out, turning operation ‘CNC’ LATHES CAN RUN THROUGH ONE OR MORE
TU36B, FTD101, 11:32:30:00-11:32:49:00
operator performing hardness test PART PROGRAMS COMPLETELY UNATTENDED,
TU36C, SME3983, 10:23:51:00-10:24:06:00
zoom in, turning operation LEAVING THE MACHINIST FREE TO PERFORM

OTHER TASKS. WORKPIECES PRODUCED BY ‘CNC’

PROGRAMS WILL BE ACCURATE AND IDENTICAL,

EXCEPT FOR PROCESS VARIATIONS CAUSED BY

TOOL WEAR AND MATERIAL INCONSISTENCIES.

SCENE 37. NARRATION (VO):

TU37A, FTD101, 11:44:52:00-11:45:25:00
zoom out, 2 axis single turret turning THE TWO-AXIS, SINGLE-TURRET ‘CNC’ LATHE IS

THE SIMPLEST KIND OF ‘CNC’ TURNING

MACHINE. HERE, ALL CUTTING TOOLS ARE HELD

IN ONE TURRET, WHICH IS ON A SLIDE THAT

MOVES IN TWO AXIS DIRECTIONS, PERFORMING

ONE CUTTING OPERATION AT A TIME.

SCENE 38. NARRATION (VO):

TU38A, FMP016, 16:05:53:00-16:06:10:00
two-turret, four-axis cnc lathe, part THE TWO-TURRET, FOUR-AXIS ‘CNC’ LATHE
checked and operation starting, edit at
multiple points ALLOWS TOOLS FROM SEPARATE TURRETS, EACH

ON ITS OWN SLIDE, TO CUT SIMULTANEOUSLY.

THIS REDUCES CYCLE TIME.

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SCENE 39. NARRATION (VO):

TU39A, FMP009, 09:17:02:00-09:17:28:00
advanced cnc lathe using two-turrets and FOR GREATER PRODUCTIVITY, THESE KINDS OF
sub-spindle
MULTI-TASKING CAPABILITIES ARE BUILT INTO

ADVANCED ‘CNC’ LATHES. SUCH MACHINES USE

SUB-SPINDLES AND C-AXIS AND Y-AXIS MOTIONS

TO PERFORM MULTIPLE METALCUTTING

OPERATIONS IN A SINGLE MACHINE SETUP.

THUS, SEVERAL SINGLE-POINT TOOLS ARE

BROUGHT TO THE WORKPIECE IN ONE MACHINE

CYCLE, IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY.

SCENE 40. NARRATION (VO):

TU40A, FMP004, 04:32:20:00-04:32:42:00
zoom in, turning then milling on lathe FOR EXAMPLE, TURN-MILL LATHES HAVE BOTH
TU40B, FMP009, 09:42:27:00-09:42:40:00
zoom in, milling on lathe MILLING AND TURNING CAPABILITIES. FOR

MILLING, THE WORKPIECE IS HELD FIXED OR

ROTATED SLOWLY, WHILE ROTATING OR ‘LIVE’

TOOLS ARE BROUGHT TO IT. THE MAIN BENEFIT

OF THE TURN-MILL LATHE IS THAT MORE

COMPLEX WORKPIECES CAN BE FINISHED ON A

SINGLE MACHINE.

SCENE 41. NARRATION (VO):

TU41A, FMP009, 09:32:37:00-09:33:14:00
wide, lathe with sub-spindle, edit at ‘CNC’ LATHES HAVING A SECONDARY SUB-
multiple points
SPINDLE ACCEPT PARTIALLY FINISHED WORK

FROM THE MAIN SPINDLE. THEN ANOTHER

WORKPIECE IS FED TO THE FIRST SPINDLE, AND

BOTH SPINDLES ARE RUN SIMULTANEOUSLY.

SCENE 42. NARRATION (VO):

TU42A, FMP007, 07:32:43:00-07:32:53:00
pan of twin-opposed spindle machine THE TWIN-OPPOSED SPINDLE MACHINE, SIMILAR
TU42B, FMP007, 07:35:30:00-07:35:54:00

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twin-opposed spindle machine handing off TO THE SUB-SPINDLE LATHE, HAS TWO SPINDLES
part between spindles
OF EQUAL POWER. SUB-SPINDLE AND OPPOSED-

SPINDLE LATHES TYPICALLY ARE USED TO

COMPLETE A WORKPIECE ON BOTH ENDS,

ELIMINATING SECONDARY OPERATIONS.

SCENE 43. NARRATION (VO):

TU43A, FTD032, 12:39:44:00-12:40:03:00
zoom out, single spindle screw machine AUTOMATIC SCREW MACHINES ARE FOR HIGH-

PRODUCTION TURNING AND UNATTENDED

OPERATION. CUTS ON THE END OF THE WORK ARE

COMBINED WITH CUTS FROM THE SIDE FOR RAPID

PRODUCTION. THERE ARE SINGLE-SPINDLE AND

MULTI-SPINDLE TYPES.

SCENE 44. NARRATION (VO):

TU44A, FMP005, 05:25:20:00-05:25:54:00
zoom out, multi-spindle automatic THE MULTI-SPINDLE AUTOMATIC IS THE PREMIER

HIGH-PRODUCTION TURNING MACHINE. IT CAN

MACHINE MULTIPLE PARTS SIMULTANEOUSLY. IN

SOME DESIGNS, SIX OR EIGHT SPINDLES ARE

HELD IN A ROTATING SPINDLE DRUM. DURING

PROCESSING, THIS DRUM ROTATES THE SPINDLES

AND POSITIONS EACH WORKPIECE WITH THE

REQUIRED CUTTING TOOL.

SCENE 45. NARRATION (VO):

TU45A, SME3453, 21:12:05:00-21:13:02:00
swiss machine used for machining plastic THE SWISS-TYPE ‘CNC’ LATHE MAKES PARTS
part
THAT ARE LONG AND THIN. STOCK IS FED

LONGITUDINALLY BY A SLIDING HEADSTOCK

THROUGH A BUSHING, WHERE IT IS CUT BY

RADIALLY-ARRANGED TURNING TOOLS. THUS,

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LONG, THIN PARTS CAN BE TURNED WITHOUT

DEFLECTION, BECAUSE ALL TURNING IS DONE

ADJACENT TO THE BUSHING THAT SUPPORTS THE

ROTATING BARSTOCK.

SCENE 46. NARRATION (VO):

TU46A, FMP016, 17:15:44:00-17:16:04:00
zoom out, vertical turret lathe operation VERTICAL TURRET LATHES, OR VTL'S, ARE
TU46B, FMP016, 17:12:54:00-17:13:22:00
zoom in, vertical turret lathe operation COMMONLY USED FOR LARGE DIAMETER ROUND

PARTS NOT SUITABLE FOR HOLDING IN THE

CHUCK OF A HORIZONTAL LATHE. THE WORKPIECE

IS CLAMPED SECURELY ONTO A TABLE AND

ROTATED. TOOLS IN TOOLBLOCKS OR TURRETS

ARE THEN FED FROM ABOVE, OR FROM THE SIDE,

INTO THE ROTATING WORK. LIKE HORIZONTAL

LATHES, VTL’S CAN BE FITTED WITH MULTIPLE

‘LIVE’ SPINDLES FOR MILLING, DRILLING, OR

ADDITIONAL OPERATIONS.

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SCENE 47.
TU47A, CGS: Automation & Tool
Arrangements
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SCENE 48. NARRATION (VO):

TU48A, FMP007, 07:04:06:00-07:04:22:00
barstock loaded to chuck RAW WORK STOCK IS LOADED INTO LATHES IN A

VARIETY OF WAYS.

SCENE 49. NARRATION (VO):

TU49A, FMP017, 17:14:16:00-17:14:50:00
wide, zoom in, barstock loaded to lathe BAR STOCK IS COMMONLY LOADED BY AN
TU49B, FMP017, 17:15:20:00-17:15:47:00
med, barstock loaded to lathe AUTOMATIC LOADER, THROUGH THE SPINDLE
TU49C, FMP005, 05:12:55:00-05:13:09:00
zoom out, multiple bar stock feeders BORE, AND INTO THE CHUCK OR COLLET. BAR

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FEEDERS MAY CARRY A SINGLE BAR OR MULTIPLE

BARS FOR HIGH PRODUCTION OPERATIONS.

SCENE 50. NARRATION (VO):

TU50A, SME2518, 01:05:48:00-01:05:55:00
hand loading slug into a chuck SHORT LENGTHS OF RAW MATERIAL, CALLED

SLUGS, ARE HAND LOADED OR AUTOMATICALLY

LOADED TO A CHUCK.

SCENE 51. NARRATION (VO):

TU51A, SME3453, 21:28:42:00-21:28:57:00
pan, turning plastic stock between WHILE STOCK FOR LONG PARTS OR SHAFTS IS
centers
TYPICALLY LOADED INTO THE CHUCK PLUS

TAILSTOCK CENTER.

SCENE 52. NARRATION (VO):

TU52A, FMP003, 03:40:35:00-03:40:57:00
non-cylindrical shape being turned NON-CYLINDRICAL OR NON-SYMMETRICAL SHAPES

SUCH AS CASTINGS AND FORGINGS OFTEN

REQUIRE SPECIALLY DESIGNED CHUCKS OR

FIXTURES.

SCENE 53. NARRATION (VO):

TU53A, FMP007, 07:34:13:00-07:34:37:00
gantry transfer system AUTOMATED GANTRY HANDLING SYSTEMS ARE USED

TO LOAD WORKPIECES WITHIN A LATHE AND TO

TRANSFER PARTS TO ANOTHER LOCATION.

SCENE 54. NARRATION (VO):

TU54A, FTD015, 15:15:54:00-15:16:08:00
zoom out, turning operation AUTOMATION IS ALSO USED TO VERIFY THAT A
TU54B, FTD100, 10:32:20:00-10:32:50:00
sensor reading tool location TURNING OPERATION IS PERFORMING ACCURATELY

AND RELIABLY. FOR EXAMPLE, SENSORS AND

PROBES MAY BE USED TO SET TOOL LOCATION,

CONFIRM THE PRESENCE AND CURRENT

DIMENSIONS OF THE WORKPIECE, AND DETECT

BROKEN TOOLS.

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SCENE 55. NARRATION (VO):

TU55A, FMP007, 07:04:36:00-07:06:12:00
lathe turning part, edit at multiple SIMILARLY, AUTOMATION IS ALSO USED TO
points
BRING VARIOUS CUTTING TOOLS TO THE

WORKPIECE IN PRODUCTION LATHES.

SCENE 56. NARRATION (VO):

TU56A, FMP013, 14:03:45:00-14:04:31:00
toolholding turret rotating tools, edit TURRETS, THE MOST COMMON TOOLHOLDING
at multiple points
TU56B, SME2537, 01:00:48:00-01:01:41:00 ARRANGEMENT ON PRODUCTION LATHES, HOLD A
wide, lathe turning part, edit at
multiple points MULTITUDE OF TOOLS. A TURRET ROTATES ON

COMMAND TO BRING THE NEXT REQUIRED TOOL

INTO POSITION.

SCENE 57. NARRATION (VO):

TU57A, SME3453, 21:11:29:00-21:11:49:00
ganged tools on a small lathe, machining GANG TOOLING TYPICALLY HOLDS FROM 4 TO 10
plastic
TU57B, FMP012, 12:05:09:00-12:06:40:00 TOOLS ON A SLIDE, AND IS COMMON ON COMPACT
gang tooling, turret, milling tool
combination moving around swiss type LATHES. GANG TOOLING AND TURRET
lathe, edit at multiple points
ARRANGEMENTS COMBINED ONTO ONE LATHE ALLOW

THE MACHINING OF MORE COMPLEX PARTS. THESE

MACHINES COMBINE THE PRECISION ACTION OF

SWISS-TYPE MACHINES WITH THE FLEXIBILITY

OF TURRET LATHES. SUCH LATHES MAY INCLUDE

DRIVEN TOOLING FOR PERFORMING MILLING AND

DRILLING OPERATIONS IN A SINGLE SETUP,

THUS BECOMING TRUE MULTI-TASKING MACHINES.

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SCENE 58.
TU58A, CGS: Turning Operations
white text, centered on background
FMP01B, motion background

SCENE 59. NARRATION (VO):

TU59A, FTD016, 16:10:24:00-16:11:02:00

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zoom out, turning operation EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL TURNING OPERATIONS

TU59B, CGS, ROLL: Straight Turning
Taper Turning CAN BE BROKEN DOWN INTO A NUMBER OF BASIC
Contour Turning
Forming CUTS. THE PRIMARY TYPES INCLUDE:
Chamfering
Grooving STRAIGHT TURNING,
Thread Chasing
Facing TAPER TURNING,
Holemaking
Reaming CONTOUR TURNING,
Boring
Tapping FORMING,
Parting Off
Picking Off CHAMFERING,

GROOVING,

THREAD CHASING,

FACING,

HOLEMAKING,

REAMING,

BORING,

TAPPING,

PARTING OFF,

AND PICKING OFF.

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SCENE 60. NARRATION (VO):

TU60A, CGS: Straight Turning
TU60B, FTD012, 11:11:17:00-11:11:38:00 IN STRAIGHT TURNING, THE TOOL IS FED
zoom out, chipbreaking turning operation
TU60C, FTD012, 11:23:34:00-11:24:06:00 PARALLEL TO THE AXIS OF THE WORK TO REDUCE
carbide finish turning operation
ITS DIAMETER SO THAT THE FINAL DIAMETER IS

THE SAME AT EACH END. REMOVING A

SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MATERIAL IN ONE PASS

IS CALLED ROUGH TURNING; THE FINAL,

LIGHTER CUT THAT CREATES A SMOOTH SURFACE

FINISH IS CALLED FINISH TURNING.

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SCENE 61. NARRATION (VO):

TU61A, CGS: Taper Turning
TU61B, FMP014, 14:23:18:00-14:23:37:00 TAPER TURNING PRODUCES A TAPER ALONG THE
taper turning operation
AXIS OF THE WORKPIECE. TAPERS ARE PRODUCED

BY OFFSETTING THE TAILSTOCK FROM

CENTERLINE OR BY USING A TAPER ATTACHMENT.

SHORT, STEEP TAPERS CAN BE TURNED USING A

COMPOUND REST.

SCENE 62. NARRATION (VO):

TU62A, CGS: Contour Turning
TU62B, FTD021, 01:03:25:00-01:03:50:00 CONTOUR TURNING, OR PROFILING, WAS
zoom out, contouring
FORMERLY PERFORMED BY HAVING THE SINGLE-

POINT CUTTING TOOL TRACE A TEMPLATE OF THE

DESIRED PROFILE SHAPE. THIS HAS LARGELY

BEEN REPLACED BY ‘CNC’ TURNING, IN WHICH

THE DESIRED CONTOUR IS SIMPLY PROGRAMMED

INTO THE MACHINE, WHICH DIRECTS A CUTTING

TOOL TO CUT THE CONTOUR.

SCENE 63. NARRATION (VO):

TU63A, CGS: Forming
TU63B, FTD017, 17:21:20:00-17:21:35:00 FORMING IS ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE FOR
zoom in, forming tool on multi-spindle
automatic GENERATING COMPLICATED SHAPES. THE TOOL
TU63C, FMP005, 05:30:20:00-05:30:54:00
zoom in, multi-spindle automatic HAVING THE DESIRED FORM OR GEOMETRY IS

ADVANCED PERPENDICULAR TO THE AXIS OF

ROTATION, REPRODUCING THE TOOL SHAPE IN

THE WORKPIECE. FORMING IS COMMONLY

PERFORMED ON AUTOMATIC SCREW MACHINES.

SCENE 64. NARRATION (VO):

TU64A, CGS: Chamfering
TU64B, FMP013, 13:19:10:00-13:19:23:00 CHAMFERING ELIMINATES SHARP CORNERS FROM A
chamfering of workpiece
WORKPIECE, AND IS A GOOD SAFETY MEASURE.

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TYPICALLY CHAMFERING BREAKS CORNERS AT A

45 DEGREE ANGLE.

SCENE 65. NARRATION (VO):

TU65A, CGS: Grooving
TU65B, FTD021, 01:02:43:00-01:03:04:00 GROOVING CREATES A GROOVE OR RECESS USING
plunge grooving operation
TU65C, FTD007, 06:20:44:00-06:21:06:00 A TOOL THAT IS USUALLY THE SIZE AND SHAPE
grooving operation, tool widening groove
OF THE REQUIRED GROOVE. SOME GROOVING

TOOLS CAN ALSO WIDEN A GROOVE BY

TRAVERSING SIDE TO SIDE AFTER PLUNGING

INTO THE WORKPIECE.

SCENE 66. NARRATION (VO):

TU66A, CGS: Thread Chasing
TU66B, SME2537, 01:19:08:00-01:19:19:00 THREAD CHASING MAKES REPEATEDLY DEEPER
thread chasing operation
CUTS IN THE SAME HELICAL GROOVE, USING A

TOOL WITH THE DESIRED THREAD FORM.

SCENE 67. NARRATION (VO):

TU67A, CGS: Facing
TU67B, SME3984, 11:05:51:00-11:06:21:00 FACING SQUARES UP THE END OF A WORKPIECE.
facing operation
IT ALSO FINISHES THE WORK, OR A SINGLE

DIAMETER, TO THE DESIRED LENGTH.

SCENE 68. NARRATION (VO):

TU68A, CGS: Holemaking
TU68B, SME3453, 21:22:09:00-21:22:31:00 HOLEMAKING OPERATIONS ON A LATHE ARE
holemaking operation on plastic part
TU68C, SME2537, 01:18:48:00-01:19:00:00 USUALLY PERFORMED WORKING FROM THE END OF
stationary drill advanced into work
TU68D, SME2506, 01:04:20:00-01:04:42:00 THE PART. ON A LATHE, THIS IS MOST
stationary drill advanced into work
COMMONLY DONE BY ADVANCING A NON-ROTATING

DRILL INTO THE END OF A ROTATING

WORKPIECE.

SCENE 69. NARRATION (VO):

TU69A, SME3453, 21:25:43:00-21:25:59:00
cross holes being drilled in plastic part CROSS-HOLES AND ANGLED HOLES ARE PRODUCED
TU69B, SME2538, 02:29:49:00-02:30:20:00
cross holes being drilled BY HOLDING THE WORKPIECE IN A FIXED

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POSITION AND ADVANCING A ROTATING DRILL

INTO THE WORK. IN SOME CASES BOTH WORK AND

DRILL ROTATE. MULTI-AXIS LATHES MAY ALSO

ALLOW A HOLE TO BE DRILLED OFF-CENTER OR

AT AN ODD ANGLE TO THE ‘Z’ AXIS.

SCENE 70. NARRATION (VO):

TU70A, FMP013, 13:16:58:00-13:17:14:00
drill advanced into workpiece BECAUSE DRILLING PRODUCES A FAIRLY ROUGH

HOLE SURFACE OF LIMITED DIMENSIONAL

ACCURACY, IT MAY BE FOLLOWED BY A HOLE

FINISHING OPERATION.

SCENE 71. NARRATION (VO):

TU71A, CGS: Reaming
TU71B, FMP013, 13:18:03:00-13:18:20:00 REAMING ENLARGES AND FINISHES A PREVIOUSLY
reaming of drilled hole
DRILLED HOLE BY REMOVING A SMALL AMOUNT OF

MATERIAL WITH A FLUTED TOOL OF THE FINAL

HOLE DIAMETER.

SCENE 72. NARRATION (VO):

TU72A, CGS: Boring
TU72B, FTD004, 04:07:23:00-04:07:49:00 BORING ENLARGES AND FINISHES A HOLE WITH A
zoom out, boring operation on lathe
SINGLE POINT CUTTING TOOL. THE BORING BAR

MOVES ALONG THE AXIS OF THE PART, AS IN

TURNING, BUT INSIDE A DRILLED HOLE.

SCENE 73. NARRATION (VO):

TU73A, CGS: Tapping
TU73B, SME2631, 01:19:00:00-01:19:17:00 TAPPING CUTS THREADS INSIDE A PREVIOUSLY
zoom in, tapping on the lathe
DRILLED HOLE USING A TAP, WHICH COMBINES

BOTH ROTARY AND AXIAL CUTTING MOTIONS.

SCENE 74. NARRATION (VO):

TU74A, CGS: Parting Off
TU74B, FMP007, 07:13:20:00-07:13:35:00 PARTING OFF, OR CUTTING OFF, IS SIMILAR TO
parting off operation
GROOVING, EXCEPT THAT THE NARROW TOOL

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ADVANCES ALL THE WAY TO THE WORKPIECE’S

CENTER, CAUSING THE FINISHED PART TO FALL

OFF.

SCENE 75. NARRATION (VO):

TU75A, CGS: Picking Off
TU75B, FMP012, 12:30:25:00-12:31:17:00 WITH PICKING-OFF, THE PART IS GRABBED
picking off of part, edit at multiple
points BEFORE IT IS CUT OFF...,

ONCE CUT-OFF IS COMPLETE, THE PART IS

TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER LOCATION, SUCH AS A

SECOND SPINDLE.

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SCENE 76.
TU76A, CGS: Cutting Tool Factors
white text, centered on background
FMP01B, motion background

SCENE 77. NARRATION (VO):

TU77A, FTD012, 11:29:45:00-11:30:00:00
turning operation with long, stringy THE TURNING OPERATION AND CUTTING TOOL
chips
TU77B, SME2661, 02:15:01:00-02:15:18:00 ITSELF INFLUENCES THE PRODUCTION OF CHIPS,
turning operation with good chip flow
TU77C, FMP002, 02:15:21:00-02:15:47:00 WHICH CAN BE LONG AND DIFFICULT TO HANDLE.
long chip being created and removed
THUS IT IS IMPORTANT TO SELECT TOOLS THAT

BREAK CHIPS BEFORE THEY GET TOO LONG.

SMALL CHIPS ARE EASILY CONTROLLED AND

COLLECTED. LONG STRINGY CHIPS CAN SNARL

AND CAUSE WORKPIECE DAMAGE, AMONG OTHER

PROBLEMS.

SCENE 78. NARRATION (VO):

TU78A, FTD004, 04:26:16:00-04:26:34:00
lathe facing operation THE CHOICE OF CUTTING TOOL IS ALSO
TU78B, FTD012, 11:17:45:00-11:18:03:00
zoom out, chipbreaking turning operation INFLUENCED BY THE TOUGHER, HARDER ALLOY

WORKPIECES THAT ARE BEING TURNED. COMMON

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ALLOYS AND STEELS WITH HARDNESS OF UP TO

45 ROCKWELL ‘C’ CAN BE TURNED WITH

STANDARD CARBIDE OR COATED-CARBIDE CUTTING

TOOLS.

SCENE 79. NARRATION (VO):

TU79A, SME2661, 02:23:47:00-02:24:27:00
cbn machining alloy steels HOWEVER, HARDENED STEEL, STAINLESS STEEL,
TU79B, CGS: Ceramics
Polycrystalline Diamond/PCD AND NICKEL SUPERALLOYS MAY REQUIRE
Cubic Boron Nitride/CBN
TU79C, FTD022, 02:18:44:00-02:18:57:00 ALTERNATIVE CUTTING TOOL INSERT MATERIALS,
pcd insert being used to turn hard
material SUCH AS CERAMICS, POLY-CRYSTALLINE
TU79D, SME2662, 03:04:51:00-03:05:13:00
machining with round cbn insert DIAMOND, OR ‘PCD’, OR CUBIC BORON NITRIDE,

OR ‘CBN’. TURNING WITH A CUTTING EDGE MADE

FROM ONE OF THESE MATERIALS CAN ELIMINATE

THE NEED FOR GRINDING OR OTHER SECONDARY

OPERATIONS. ALTHOUGH THEY CAN BE

EXPENSIVE, THESE CUTTING TOOLS ALSO LAST

LONGER AND CUT METAL FASTER, COMPENSATING

FOR THEIR COST.

SCENE 80. NARRATION (VO):

TU80A, SME2673, 07:17:14:00-07:17:24:00
55 degree toolholder THE GEOMETRY, OR SHAPE, OF THE CUTTING
TU80B, SME2673, 07:15:14:00-07:15:24:00
triangle toolholder TOOL ALSO PLAYS A ROLE IN DETERMINING
TU80C, SME2673, 07:16:00:00-07:16:08:00
round tool holder CUTTING SPEEDS AND SURFACE FINISH, WITH
TU80D, SME2673, 07:17:43:00-07:17:53:00
trigon toolholder ‘WIPER’ AND MULTI-CORNER GEOMETRIES
TU80E, SME2673, 07:18:13:00-07:18:37:00
35 degree toolholder BECOMING POPULAR FOR DIFFICULT TURNING
TU80F, SME2537, 01:06:52:00-01:07:03:00
55 degree insert contouring SITUATIONS.

SCENE 81. NARRATION (VO):

TU81A, SME2650, 01:04:30:00-01:04:48:00
coolant used on lathe MANY TURNING OPERATIONS ARE SUPPORTED BY
TU81B, SME2650, 01:09:20:00-01:09:50:00
cast iron turning THE USE OF CUTTING FLUID, WHICH COOLS THE
TU81C, SME2660, 01:25:03:00-01:25:22:00
cast iron turning

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WORK AND CUTTING TOOL, FLUSHES AWAY CHIPS,

AND LUBRICATES THE POINT WHERE TOOL AND

CHIP MEET. HOWEVER, THE TURNING OF CAST

IRON AND OTHER HARD MATERIALS IS TYPICALLY

PERFORMED ‘DRY,’ WITHOUT CUTTING FLUID.

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SCENE 82.
TU82A, CGS: Operating Parameters
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FMP01B, motion background

SCENE 83. NARRATION (VO):

TU83A, FTD015, 15:41:29:00-15:42:08:00
c.u. turning operation starting HOW WELL A TURNING OPERATION IS PERFORMED
finish stock turning
TU83B, CGS: Cutting Speed DEPENDS, IN PART, ON USING THE RIGHT
Feed Rate
Depth of Cut OPERATING PARAMETERS. ON A LATHE, THE KEY

OPERATING PARAMETERS ARE:

CUTTING SPEED,

FEED RATE,

AND DEPTH OF CUT.

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SCENE 84. NARRATION (VO):

TU84A, CGS: Cutting Speed
TU84B, SME2538, 03:22:28:00-03:22:53:00 CUTTING SPEED IS THE RATE AT WHICH THE
facing operation
TU84C, SME2538, 03:09:13:00-03:09:26:00 SURFACE OF THE WORK MOVES PAST THE CUTTING
facing operation, 103%
TU84D, SME2538, 03:09:23:00-03:09:23:01 TOOL. IT IS MEASURED IN SURFACE FEET OR
freeze frame for graphic, 103%
TU84E, CGS: quarter circle with lines METERS PER MINUTE. IT IS THE SPEED OF
representing cut and uncut circumference
and arrows SPINDLE ROTATION, IN REVOLUTIONS PER
TU84F, CGS: Speed of Spindle Rotation/
Revolutions per Minute MINUTE, TIMES WORKPIECE CIRCUMFERENCE.
X
Workpiece Circumference THIS SPEED CHANGES AS THE TOOL PLUNGES

INTO THE PART.

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SCENE 85. NARRATION (VO):

TU85A, CGS: Feed Rate
TU85B, SME2537, 01:11:41:00-01:12:16:00 FEED RATE IS THE SPEED AT WHICH THE TOOL
turning part with multiple cutting tools
ADVANCES INTO THE PART LONGITUDINALLY. IT

IS MEASURED IN INCHES OR MILLIMETERS PER

REVOLUTION. FEED RATE INFLUENCES CHIP

THICKNESS AND HOW THE CHIP BREAKS. THE

MACHINE, TOOL, PART STRENGTH, AND FINISH

REQUIRED ON THE FINAL SURFACE INFLUENCE

THE FEED RATE CHOSEN. FINISH CUTS

TYPICALLY REQUIRE MUCH SLOWER FEED RATES

THAN ROUGHING CUTS.

SCENE 86. NARRATION (VO):

TU86A, CGS: Depth of Cut
TU86B, FTD007, 06:17:09:00-06:17:35:00 DEPTH OF CUT IS THE THICKNESS OF THE
turning operation
TU86C, SME2537, 01:15:50:00-01:16:06:00 MATERIAL REMOVED FROM THE WORK SURFACE
c.u. turning operation, freeze last
frame, dissolve to translucent original DURING A TOOL PASS. THUS WHEN TURNING
to show depth of cut on both sides
CYLINDRICAL WORK, THE WORKPIECE DIAMETER

IS REDUCED BY TWICE THE DEPTH OF CUT; SO

IF THE TOOL IS ADVANCED FOR A 4-MILLIMETER

DEPTH OF CUT, THE DIAMETER WILL BE REDUCED

BY 8 MILLIMETERS.

SCENE 87. NARRATION (VO):

TU87A, FMP002, 02:36:10:00-02:36:47:00
zoom out, turning operation OTHER FACTORS INFLUENCING THE TURNING
TU87B, CGS: Machinability of the Work
Material PROCESS INCLUDE:
Material & Geometry of the
Cutting Tool THE MACHINABILITY OF THE WORK MATERIAL,
Angle that the Cutting Tool
Enters the Work THE MATERIAL AND GEOMETRY OF THE CUTTING
Type of Operation
Power & Condition of the TOOL,
Lathe
THE ANGLE THAT THE CUTTING TOOL ENTERS THE

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WORK,

THE TYPE OF OPERATION,

AND THE POWER AND CONDITION OF THE LATHE.

THESE SHOULD ALL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT

WHEN SELECTING TURNING SPEEDS AND FEEDS.

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SCENE 88. MUSIC UP AND UNDER

FMP RVW, CGS: Review
white text, centered on background NARRATION (VO):
FMP01B, motion background
LET’S REVIEW THE MATERIAL CONTAINED IN

THIS PROGRAM.

SCENE 89. NARRATION (VO):

TU07A, FTD021, 01:05:55:00-01:07:31:00
turning operation, edit at multiple IN TURNING, A WORKPIECE IS ROTATED ABOUT
points
TU07B, FTD004, 04:14:26:00-04:14:38:00 ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS, WHILE SINGLE-POINT
zoom out, boring of turned part
CUTTING TOOLS ARE FED INTO THE WORKPIECE,

SHEARING OFF UNWANTED MATERIAL AS IT

TURNS. THIS CREATES A PART OF DESIRED

DIMENSIONS AND SHAPE THAT IS SYMMETRICAL

AROUND ITS TURNING AXIS. TURNING CAN ALSO

BE PERFORMED ON THE EXPOSED END OF THE

PART AND IT’S INTERNAL SURFACES.

SCENE 90. NARRATION (VO):

TU17A, FMP014, 15:13:38:00-15:13:50:00
spindle THE BASIC PARTS OF THE LATHE ARE THE
TU17B, CGS: Spindle
TU17C, CGS: arrow SPINDLE...,
TU17D, FMP014, 15:13:18:00-15:13:32:00
headstock HEADSTOCK...,
TU17E, CGS: Headstock
TU27B, FMP014, 15:01:15:00-15:01:33:00 CARRIAGE...,
static, carriage, cross slide and
compound rest CROSS SLIDE...,
TU27C, CGS: Carriage
TU27D, CGS: Cross Slide COMPOUND REST...,
TU27E, CGS: Compound Rest

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TU30B, FMP014, 15:10:08:00-15:10:26:00 TOOL POST...,

c.u. tool post being secured
TU30C, CGS: Tool Post TAILSTOCK...,
TU30D, FMP014, 15:02:55:00-15:03:10:00
zoom in, drill mounted in tailstock AND A WORKHOLDING DEVICE.
TU30E, CGS: Tailstock
TU16A, FMP013, 13:07:52:00-13:08:31:00
workpiece in chuck, starting to spin

SCENE 91. NARRATION (VO):

TU33A, SME2519, 02:21:20:00-02:21:56:00
engine lathe, turning work LATHE TYPES IN COMMON USE INCLUDE MANUAL
TU37A, FTD101, 11:44:52:00-11:45:25:00
zoom out, 2 axis single turret turning ENGINE LATHES...,
TU38A, FMP016, 16:05:53:00-16:06:10:00
two-turret, four-axis cnc lathe TWO-AXIS, SINGLE-TURRET COMPUTER NUMERICAL
TU40B, FMP009, 09:42:27:00-09:42:40:00
zoom in, milling on lathe CONTROL, OR ‘CNC’ LATHES...,
TU41A, FMP009, 09:32:37:00-09:33:14:00
wide, lathe with sub-spindle, multiple TWO-TURRET, FOUR-AXIS ‘CNC’ LATHES...,
TU42A, FMP007, 07:32:43:00-07:32:53:00
pan of twin-opposed spindle machine TURN-MILL LATHES...,
TU45A, SME3453, 21:12:05:00-21:13:02:00
swiss machine used for machining plastic SUB-SPINDLE ‘CNC’ LATHES...,
part
TU46B, FMP016, 17:12:54:00-17:13:22:00 TWIN-SPINDLE TYPE ‘CNC’ LATHES...,
zoom in, vertical turret lathe operation
TU44A, FMP005, 05:25:20:00-05:25:54:00 SWISS-TYPE ‘CNC’ LATHES...,
zoom out, multi-spindle automatic
VERTICAL LATHES...,

AND SINGLE AND MULTI-SPINDLE AUTOMATIC

LATHES.

SCENE 92. NARRATION (VO):

TU19C, SME2518, 01:04:56:00-01:05:10:00
part placed in three-jaw chuck WORKHOLDING ARRANGEMENTS ON LATHES INCLUDE
TU20C, SME2645, 04:06:11:00-04:06:16:00
square collet, part placed in it VARIOUS CHUCKS...,
TU22A, SME2644, 03:25:59:00-03:26:15:00
mandrel expanding to hold part, turning COLLETS...,
TU23A, SME2520, 05:05:35:00-05:05:48:00
long shaft being turned MANDRELS...,
TU26B, SME2650, 01:01:41:00-01:01:53:00
c.u. face driver, part secured to it BETWEEN CENTERS...,
TU52A, FTD003, 03:40:35:00-03:40:57:00
non-cylindrical shape being turned FACE DRIVERS...,

AND SPECIALLY DESIGNED CHUCKS OR FIXTURES.

SCENE 93. NARRATION (VO):

TU56A, FMP013, 14:03:45:00-14:04:31:00
toolholding turret rotating tools, edit TOOL ARRANGEMENTS ON PRODUCTION LATHES
at multiple points

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TU57A, SME3453, 21:11:29:00-21:11:49:00 INCLUDE ONE OR MORE TURRETS...,

ganged tools on a small lathe, machining
plastic GANG TOOLS...,
TU40A, FMP004, 04:32:20:00-04:32:42:00
zoom in, turning then milling on lathe AND MULTITASKING ARRANGEMENTS THAT INCLUDE

STANDARD SINGLE-POINT TOOLS, AND DRIVEN,

‘LIVE’ TOOLS.

SCENE 94. NARRATION (VO):

TU60A, CGS: Straight Turning
TU60B, FTD012, 11:11:17:00-11:11:38:00 THE BASIC OPERATIONS IN TURNING INCLUDE:
zoom out, chipbreaking turning operation
TU61A, CGS: Taper Turning STRAIGHT TURNING...,
TU61B, FMP014, 14:23:18:00-14:23:37:00
taper turning operation TAPER TURNING...,
TU62A, CGS: Contour Turning
TU62B, FTD021, 01:03:25:00-01:03:50:00 CONTOUR TURNING...,
zoom out, contouring
TU63A, CGS: Forming FORMING...,
TU63B, FMP005, 05:30:20:00-05:30:54:00
zoom in, multi-spindle automatic CHAMFERING...,
TU64A, CGS: Chamfering
TU64B, FMP013, 13:19:10:00-13:19:23:00 GROOVING...,
chamfering of workpiece
TU65A, CGS: Grooving THREAD CHASING...,
TU65B, FTD021, 01:02:43:00-01:03:04:00
plunge grooving operation FACING...,
TU66A, CGS: Thread Chasing
TU66B, SME2537, 01:19:08:00-01:19:19:00 HOLEMAKING...,
thread chasing operation
TU67A, CGS: Facing REAMING...,
TU67B, SME3984, 11:05:51:00-11:06:21:00
facing operation BORING...,
TU68A, CGS: Holemaking
TU70A, FMP013, 13:16:58:00-13:17:14:00 TAPPING...,
drill advanced into workpiece
TU71A, CGS: Reaming PARTING OFF...,
TU71B, FMP013, 13:18:03:00-13:18:20:00
reaming of drilled hole AND PICKING OFF.
TU72A, CGS: Boring
TU72B, FTD004, 04:07:23:00-04:07:49:00
zoom out, boring operation on lathe
TU73A, CGS: Tapping
TU73B, SME2631, 01:19:00:00-01:19:17:00
zoom in, tapping on the lathe
TU74A, CGS: Parting Off
TU74B, FMP007, 07:13:20:00-07:13:35:00
parting off operation
TU75A, CGS: Picking Off
TU75B, FTD012, 12:30:25:00-12:31:17:00
picking off of part, edit at multiple
points

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SCENE 95. NARRATION (VO):

TU83A, FTD015, 15:41:29:00-15:42:08:00
c.u. turning operation starting PROCESS VARIABLES IN TURNING INCLUDE:
finish stock turning
TU83B, CGS: Cutting Speed CUTTING SPEED,
Feed Rate
Depth of Cut FEED RATE,

AND DEPTH OF CUT.

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SCENE 96. Produced By:

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Society of Manufacturing Engineers
TU CRX, CGS, ROLL: credits
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FMP EXM, extended motion background
Executive Producer:
Kristine Nasiatka

Producer/Director/Cameraman:
Jerome T. Cook

Written By:
Michael Tolinski,
MText Technical Editing
Frederick Mason

Technical & Editorial Consulting:

Gary Walters,
Macomb Community College

Equipment Access Provided By:

Advanced Industries Inc.
Advanced Machine & Engineering Co.
Atlas Manufacturing
Bernard & Company
Bowden Manufacturing
Burr Oak Tool Inc.
D-M-E Company

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DMG America
DMG Chicago Inc.
Huron Automatic Screw Company
Ingersoll Cutting Tools
Machining Efficiencies, Inc.
Master Unit Die
Protomatic
Quality Rolls
Ringmasters
Scot Forge
Washtenaw Community College

SCENE 97. Some machinery in this program had safety

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equipment removed to allow better
FMP DIS, CGS: disclaimer
white text, centered on background recording of certain processes.
Always read the safety information
provided in the manufacturers' manual
before machine operation.

SCENE 98.
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