Basic Lathe-revised
Career Fields(s):
     Engineering, Manufacturing, & Technology
InstitutionCourse NumberCourse TitleCollege
Semester Credit(s)
Minnesota State College Southeast Technical - WinonaMTDM 1611Beginning Machine Shop*2
Minnesota State College Southeast Technical - WinonaMTDM 1601Discover Machine Shop1
Minnesota West Community & Technical CollegeMACH 1100Machine Tool2
Riverland Community College - Albert LeaIMMR 1740Lathe I4
South Central College - North MankatoCIM 1140Applications I**5
 
Guidelines
A. The student must earn no less than a B for the final grade.
B. The student must be a junior or senior to receive the Articulation Certificate.
C. The student must enroll at the higher education institution within two years of high school graduation.
D. The student must present the certificate at the time of registration to receive credit for the course.
*(must also complete Basic Lathe, and Bench, Saws, & Drilling for maximum of 3 credits.)

**(must also complete Basic Milling and Bench, Saws & Drilling for a maximum of 5 credits.)

Basic Lathe: Using the Machinery Handbook and conventional lathe equipment, the student will:

  1. Demonstrate lathe safety
  2. Identify lathe nomenclature
  3. Demonstrate cleaning & lubrication of lathe
  4. Identify different types of lathes
  5. Identify cutting tool geometry
  6. Grind turning, threading, and grooving tools
  7. Identify headstock tooling
  8. Mount headstock tooling
  9. Identify tailstock tooling
10. Mount tailstock tooling
11. Perform center drilling
12  Perform drilling
13. Bore holes on lathe
14. Perform facing operations
15. Perform turning operations
16. Demonstrate ability to measure lathe work
17. Face shoulders to dimensions
18. Indicate parts in four jaw chuck
19. Use collet chucks
20. Use three jaw chucks
21. Indicate work off-center
22. Practice dial travel indicating/linear applications
23. Calculate lathe spindle speeds
24. Determine lathe feeds
25. Set lathe speeds and feeds
26. Calculate offset tailstock settings
27. Ream holes on lathe
28. Countersink holes
29. Perform power tapping
30. Machine screw threads
31. Chamfer diameters on lathe
32. Align tailstock
33. Use compound rest to cut angles
34. Adjust cross slide and compound dials to zero
35. Compensate for backlash
36. Demonstrate setup for turning between centers
37. Perform knurling

Negotiated: November 2008
Next Review Date: November 2010
Regional Articulation Southern MN Tech Prep
 
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