Lathe practice: feed direction for a round-nose turning tool A round-nose tool is used for turning/finishing on a lathe. Can it be fed from left→right or right→left along the bed? State the correct evaluation.

Difficulty: Easy

• True — it can be fed in either direction
• False — it must be fed only left to right
• False — it must be fed only right to left
• Only for taper turning it can go both ways