Assignment No.
Roll no:
Name of experiment: Slotting Machine
Q1.Explain the working of slotting machine with neat sketch
Working:
The Slotting machine works on Whitworth quick return mechanism. The working of the
mechanism has been descried below:
Whitworth quick return mechanism
1. The Whitworth quick return mechanism is most
widely used in a medium sized slotting machine for
driving the ram.
2. As shown in figure, the bull gear 7 located at the
back of the machine receives its motion from the pinion
11 which is driven by an electric motor.
3. The gear 7 is mounted on a fixed pin or hub 9
attached to the machine frame. The driving plate 8 is
mounted on the shaft 6 which passes through the fixed hub 9.
4. The shaft 6 is placed eccentrically with respect to the bull gear centre. A crank pin is mounted
on the face of the bull gear which holds a slide block 10. The slide block 10 is fitted within a
radial slot provided at the inner side of the driving plate 8.
5. As the bull gear rotates, the crank pin and the slide block 10 rotate in a circular path, but
owing to the eccentricity of the bull gear and the driving plate 8, the slide block 10 rotates and
slides within the slot of the driving plate imparting it and the shaft 6 rotary movements.
6. The rotation of the driving plate 8 is transmitted to the disc 5 which is attached to the end of
the shaft 6. A radial T-slot is cut on the face of the disc 5.
7. The position of the pin fitted within the T-slot may be altered with respect to the center of
the disc 5 and then clamped at
one end of the connecting rod.
8. The other end of the
connecting rod is attached to
the ram 1 by a clamping bolt 2.
The rotation of the disc 5 is
converted into reciprocating
movement of the ram by the
connecting rod and the pin
eccentrically mounted on the
disc 5.
Q2. Explain keyway operation on slotting machine.
1. Internal and external grooves are cut very conveniently on a slotting machine.
2. A slotter is specially intended for cutting internal grooves which are difficult to produce in
other machines.
3. External or internal gear teeth can also be machined in a slotter by cutting equally spaced
grooves on the periphery of the work.
4. The indexing or dividing the periphery of the work
is done by the graduations on the rotary table.
Q3.Draw neat 3 views of single point cutting tool indicating all parameters on it and explain
the nomenclature of the same.
A. Parameters of cutting tool:
1. Cutting speed:
a. In a shaper, the cutting speed is the rate at which the metal is removed by the cutting tool.
b. This is expressed in meter per minute. In a lathe as the cutting action is continuous the
cutting speed is expressed by the peripheral speed of the work.
c. But in a shaper the cutting action, is intermittent.
d. In a slotter the cutting speed is only considered during the forward cutting stroke.
2. Feed:
a. Feed is the relative movement of the tool or work in a direction perpendicular to the axis of
reciprocation of the ram per double stroke and is expressed in mm.
b. The feed is always given at the end of return stroke when the tool is not cutting the metal.
c. The selection of feed is dependent upon the kind of metal, type of job, etc.
3. Depth of cut:
a. Depth of cut is the thickness of metal that is removed in one cut.
b. It is the perpendicular distance measured between machined surface and non-machined
surface of the work piece.
B. Nomenclature of cutting tool:
1. Shank: It is that portion of the tool bit-which is not ground to form cutting edges and is
rectangular in cross-section.
2. Face: It is that surface of the cutting tool against which the chip slides upward.
3. Flank: It is that surface of a cutting-tool which faces the work piece.
4. Heel: It is the lowest portion of the side-cutting edge of a single point tool.
5. Nose: It is the conjunction of the side and end cutting edges of a tool. A nose radius increases
the tool life and improves surface finish.
6. Base: It is the under-side of the shank of a tool.
7. Rake: It is the slope of the top away from the cutting edge of a tool. The larger the rake
angle, the larger the shear angle and subsequently the cutting force and power reduce. A large
rake angle is conducive to good surface finish. Each tool has a side and back rake. Back rake
indicates that the plane which forms the face or top of a tool has been ground back at an angle
sloping from the nose. Side rake indicates that the plane that from the face or top of a tool has
been ground back at an angle sloping from the side cutting edge. Side rake is more important
than back rake for turning operations.
8. Side clearance or Side relief: It indicates that the plane that forms the flank or side of a tool
has been ground back at an angle sloping down from the side cutting edge. Likewise, the end
clearance or end relief indicates that the nose or end of a tool has been ground back at an angle
sloping down from the end cutting edge.
9. End cutting edge angle: It indicates that the plane which forms the end of a tool has been
ground back at an angle sloping form the nose to the side of the shank, whereas the side
cutting edge angle indicates that the plane which forms the flank or side for a tool has been
ground back at an angle to the side of the shank. In the main, chips are removed by this cutting
edge.
10. Lip or Cutting angle: It is the included angle when the tool has been ground wedged shaped.
