DESIGN OF CIRCULAR

FORM TOOL
Problem: Determining the outside
diameter of a positive –rake
circular form tool graphically
Draw two
concentric
circles
corresponding
to maximum &
minimum
radius of
contour to be
turned
Through point A ( on
minimum diameter
circle ) draw one line
inclined at an angle
γ , (which represents
trace of plane ground
to produce the tool
face) below the line.
“OA”
Through same point
draw another line
above ‘OA’ inclined
at an angle ∝ (relief
angle). The value of
∝ is 100 to 120 for
circular form tool.
At a distance K ( =
3 to 12 mm)
depending upon
chip thickness &
amount of chips to
be cut, draw a line
perpendicular to
OA to permit
minimum amount
of space for chip
disposal.
 From the
point of
intersection
‘C’ ( of
vertical line
with the
tool face
line) draw a
line
bisecting
angle
(OMEGA) .
From O2
draw
circle
represent
ing outer
diameter
of tool
with
radius
O2 A = R
To
determine
diameter
of the
mounting
hole, the
wall
thickness
‘m’ is
taken in
the range
form 6 to
10 mm.
Graphical Vs Analytical Method
• The graphical method is simple and
straight forward but has certain
inaccuracies inherent in all graphical
constructions. The analytical method, on
the contrary, enable the dimensions to be
determined with any degree of accuracy.
A drawback of analytical method is that
the complicated calculations required.