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

by Franklin Day Jones

CHAPTER II

LATHE TURNING TOOLS AND CUTTING SPEEDS

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Notwithstanding the fact that a great variety of work can be done in the lathe, the number of turning tools required is comparatively small. [Fig. 1] shows the forms of tools that are used principally, and typical examples of the application of these various tools are indicated in [Fig. 2]. The reference letters used in these two illustrations correspond for tools of the same type, and both views should be referred to in connection with the following description.

Fig. 1. Set of Lathe Turning Tools for General Work