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Question 1 of 270705eccef9bbacbc34ba4d452ca

The lathe tool shown as figure "A" in the illustration is called a __________. See illustration GS-0009.

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The lathe tool shown as figure "A" in the illustration is called a __________. See illustration GS-0009.

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🔍 Key Concepts

• How right-hand vs left-hand lathe tools are defined (by the direction they cut along the work). • Difference between a turning tool (cuts along the axis) and a facing tool (cuts toward the center of the work’s end). • What a round nose tool looks like compared to a pointed or angled cutting edge.

💭 Think About

• Look at figure A and imagine the workpiece rotating toward the cutting edge. In which direction along the bed would this tool naturally feed to keep the cutting edge engaged? • Does the shape of the tip in figure A look more suited to cutting along the side of a shaft, or across the end of the shaft toward the center? • Is the nose of tool A distinctly rounded over a wide area, or is there a more definite leading edge on one side of the tool?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify whether the main cutting edge of tool A is on the side (for turning) or across the front (for facing). • Check if the nose is truly round (semicircular) as expected for a round nose turning tool, or if it appears as a sharper corner with relief on one side. • Confirm the feed direction that would keep that leading edge cutting: does that correspond to a right-hand or a left-hand tool based on standard lathe definitions?

Question 1 of 27070

The lathe tool shown as figure "A" in the illustration is called a __________. See illustration GS-0009.

left cut finishing tool

round nose turning tool

right hand facing tool

right hand turning tool

Question 1 / 270705eccef9bbacbc34ba4d452ca

Question 1 of 270705eccef9bbacbc34ba4d452ca

The lathe tool shown as figure "A" in the illustration is called a __________. See illustration GS-0009.

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Question 1 of 27070

The lathe tool shown as figure "A" in the illustration is called a __________. See illustration GS-0009.

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