Lathe tooling direction: best travel for a left-hand tool Identify the most efficient traverse direction for cutting with a left-hand single-point tool on a lathe. Choose the correct travel direction along the bed.
Mechanical Engineering
Production Engineering
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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AFrom left to right end of the lathe bed
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BFrom right to left end of the lathe bed
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COnly with the compound slide at any angle
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DAcross the bed only (facing direction)
Answer
Correct Answer: From left to right end of the lathe bed
Explanation
ConceptLeft-hand tools are ground to cut efficiently when moving from left to right. Right-hand tools cut efficiently from right to left.
Why others are incorrectThe compound slide option is about feed direction control, not the fundamental efficient cutting direction for a left-hand tool; facing is a different operation.
Final AnswerFrom left to right end of the lathe bed