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Lathe
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grooving
Industrial machinery; Lathe
Similar to parting, except that grooves are cut to a specific depth by a form tool instead of severing a completed/part-complete component from the stock.
faceplate
Industrial machinery; Lathe
A cast plate that threads onto the spindle nose. A workpiece can be bolted to it as an alternative to using a chuck for holding irregularly shaped work. It has three slots to drive a drive dog.
facing
Industrial machinery; Lathe
A lathe turning operation in which the cutting tool moves at right angles to the axis of rotation and removes metal from the end of workpiece to create a smooth perpendicular surface, or face.
dead centers
Industrial machinery; Lathe
#1 and #0 Morse arbors have a 60° point and are used to locate and hold work "between centers" on the lathe. The #1 Morse arbor rotates with the headstock, but because the tailstock spindle does not ...
feed rate
Industrial machinery; Lathe
Velocity at which the cutter is fed,i.e., advanced against the workpiece (units: mm/rev).
drive dog
Industrial machinery; Lathe
Also called a "Lathe Dog," this part is attached to a piece of bar stock by means of a screw that goes through the side and the long point is placed into one of the slots in the faceplate. The part ...
