Turning and Boring A specialized treatise for machinists, students in the industrial and engineering schools, and apprentices, on turning and boring methods, including modern practice with engine lathes, turret lathes, vertical and horizontal boring machines

CHAPTER III

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TAPER TURNING--SPECIAL OPERATIONS--FITTING

Setting Tailstock Center for Taper Turning--Example of Taper Turning--Setting the Tailstock Center with a Caliper Tool--Setting the Tailstock Center with a Square--The Taper Attachment--Application of Taper Attachment--Height of Tool when Turning Tapers--Taper Turning with the Compound Rest--Accurate Measurement of Angles and Tapers--To Find Center Distance for a Given Taper--To Find Center Distance for a Given Angle--To Find Angle for Given Taper per Foot--To Find Angle for Given Disk Dimensions--Use of the Center Indicator--Locating Work by the Button Method--Eccentric Turning--Turning a Crankshaft in a Lathe--Special Crankshaft Lathe--Operation of Special Crankshaft Lathe--Spherical Turning--Spherical Turning Attachments--Turning with Front and Rear Tools--A Multiple-tool Lathe--Examples of Multiple Turning--Knurling in the Lathe--Relieving Attachment--Application of Relieving Attachment--Relieving Hobs or Taps Having Spiral Flutes--Classes of Fits Used in Machine Construction--Forced Fits--Allowance for Forced Fits--Pressure for Forced Fits--Allowance for Given Pressure-Shrinkage Fits 80-134