Abstract: A cylindrical member used as an electrophotographic photosensitive drum or a developing sleeve has a cylindrical surface with a high shape accuracy (straightness and roundness). In cutting the outer circumferential surface of a cylindrical work by cutting tools rotating around the work, clamp portions of a right work holder and a left work holder are inserted into the two ends of the work. The work is held by abutting these tapered surfaces against circular ridge portions formed in the inner edges of end faces of the work and pressing the work in the axial direction.

Abstract: A quick setting and release actuator for cooperating with an axially movable chuck for holding a tubular workpiece in fixed position includes an anchor member (12) that is mounted in fixed relationship relative to a housing of a machine tool (20) and a thrust member (42) carried by a pivotally mounted carrier member (38) that pivots towards and away from the anchor member to drive the thrust member (42) into engagement with the end wall (44) of a multi-segment collet (26) to cause the collet to ride along its segment bearing surfaces (30) in a radial direction to engage the periphery of a workpiece (24) to be retained in the machine tool (20). Thrust member (42) may be pivotally mounted by a pivot connection (48) on the carrier (38) so that the thrust member will align itself with the end wall (44) of collet (26) even when the carrier is not precisely parallel with the collet end wall.

Abstract: A method for inserting a valve in a line includes providing a valve body that assembles on and rotates about an existing pipe. A first sealing mechanism is provided on the valve body that enables a user to selectively open (unseal) and close (seal) a gate access opening through the valve body. At least one cutting assembly is provided on the valve body for cutting the pipe as the valve body is rotated about the pipe, as well as a removably mountable gate assembly. The method proceeds by assembling the valve body on the pipe, rotating the valve body about the pipe with the cutting assembly and without the gate assembly, operating the cutting assembly to form the cut in the pipe (and removing any debris), mounting the gate assembly on the valve body, and then opening the gate access opening to enable movement of the gate through the gate access opening to a closed gate position within the cut in the pipe.

Abstract: A shaver for cartridge casenecks indexes on the shoulder of the case and permits a rotating cutter assembly to shave the neck of cartridge cases while a pilot end from the same shaft rotating the cutter assembly supports the caseneck.

Abstract: A cutter for facing ends of tubes has a cutting edge perpendicular to the axis of a drive shaft and extending obliquely from a plane containing a reference side face of the cutter. The cutter has a base end portion fitted in a cutter mount groove which is defined by a reference side face a specified distance away from the drive shaft axis. The cutter is positioned as shifted a predetermined distance along the length of the groove, with the cutter reference side face bearing on the groove-defining reference side face, whereby the cutter is adapted to cut the tube end in a direction a predetermined angle outward with respect to a tangential direction of the tube at the cutting position.

Abstract: A squaring machine has an elongate housing with a rotatable spindle extending from one end thereof and attached to which is a tool for squaring the end of work piece. At the opposite end of the housing are first and second feed members, the first feed member in the form of a screw which is locked against axial movement within the housing, and the second feed member in the form a nut which is locked against rotation with respect to the housing. The feed nut is rotatably connected to an end of the spindle such that rotation of the feed screw will cause axial movement of the spindle. Also, the machine includes a first and second removable retainers, each of which has a pair of opposing jaws for clamping around a cylindrical work piece, however, the jaws of the first retainer are for grasping a work piece of a different size than the jaws of the second retainer.

Abstract: A portable lathe is modular in construction and provides a cutting tool having a variable feed rate. The mechanism comprises a cam member that imparts linear motion to a series of push rods that in turn pivot a clutch mechanism to activate a rack-and-pinion drive mechanism that effects movement of the cutting tool. A feed rate adjustment knob controls pivotal movement of the clutch mechanism so as to allow variability of the feed rate. Spacer blocks including push rods therein allow use of the mechanism to turn a variety of surface sizes.

Abstract: A portable tool for use in axially cutting and squaring ends of tubes includes a main tool body within which is rotatably mounted a tool shaft having a cutting tool attached at one end thereof, a tube receiving and clamping unit for retaining an end portion of a tube to be worked upon, a mechanism for shifting the tool shaft relative to the main tool body so that the cutting tool can progressively engage the end portion of the tube and a power drive unit for rotating the tool shaft. The tube receiving and clamping unit is provided with a plurality of circumferentially spaced ports which provides viewing access to a cutting zone, enables adjustments to or changing of the cutting tool and permits chips cut from the tube to be readily removed from within the tool. The shifting mechanism includes a camming arrangement that ensures smooth shifting of the tool shaft and which is designed to minimize the ingress of foreign matter into the tool.

Abstract: A journal turning lathe comprises a pair of split clam shell assemblies that are held in parallel, spaced relationship by a plurality of spacer rods, two of which support a tool carrier assembly for axial movement relative to a shaft to be turned by the lathe. The tool carrier assembly includes at least one, but preferably two, cutting tool advancing mechanisms for controlling the radial position of the cutting tool(s) and, hence, the dept-of-cut. The tool carrier assembly is arranged to be reciprocally driven in the axial direction by a threaded lead screw driven by a star wheel which rotates through a predetermined angle upon each full rotation of the clam shell's movable ring member. The lead screw cooperates with a quick-release nut in the tool carrier assembly.

Abstract: A tube chamfering device has a support structure with two supporting legs positioned at a first angle to one another for supporting a tube to be chamfered. A holding member is connected to the support structure. At least one chamfering tool, connected to the holding member, for chamfering an exterior surface of the tube is provided. At least the two supporting legs of the support structure consist of a wear-resistant plastic material.

Abstract: A portable machine tool comprises a main spindle and a machine body that is rotatable relative to the main spindle. A take-off shaft is mounted in the machine body and is rotatable relative to the machine body, and a rocker arm is rotatable about the axis of the take-off shaft. A cam and follower mechanism converts rotation of the machine body to reciprocating rotation of the rocker arm, and a releasable clutch mechanism that is effective between the rocker arm and the take-off shaft can be switched between a first state in which it converts reciprocating rotation of the rocker arm to unidirectional rotation of the take-off shaft and a second state in which reciprocating rotation of the rocker arm has no effect on the take-off shaft.

Abstract: A machine for chamfering and otherwise finishing workpieces such as metal rods or tubes includes a base with a drive and spindle assembly, an assembly for securing a workpiece in position and an air-electric control system carried on the base. The drive and spindle assembly includes a housing carrying a rotatable spindle with a cutter, a quill surrounding said spindle and a cylinder with a piston connected to the quill for moving the spindle and quill axially. The drive structure includes an electric motor and a variable speed transmission. The control system includes a pedal for connecting high pressure air to operate the spindle. A vise and stop assembly secures a workpiece in position and includes an actuator connected to the control system and coordinated with the control system piston to secure the workpiece in position before cutting. Manual translation of the quill and spindle is also provided for through a gear and rack on the quill meshed to translate the quill while the piston is inoperative.

Abstract: A squaring machine has an elongate generally cylindrical housing with an axially mounted motor at one end of the housing which rotates a shaft extending through the axis of the housing. The shaft is longitudinally moveable within the housing, and a non-rotatable inner sleeve is fitted around the shaft and is fixed for longitudinal movement with the shaft. The housing has a feed ring which is axially slidable but non-rotatably fixed around the tubular section, and a pin extends through a slot in the housing and the pin is connected to both the feed ring and the inner sleeve such that the feed ring, the inner sleeve, and the shaft move longitudinally in unison with respect to the housing. Rotation of a feed nut, which threadably engages the feed ring, causes axial movement of the feed ring along the tubular portion of the housing, and simultaneous axial movement of the shaft.

Abstract: A method for inserting a valve in a line includes the step of providing a valve assembly having a valve body with two sections adapted to be assembled over an existing pipe and a gate adapted to cut through the pipe as the gate advances from an open position toward a closed position. The method proceeds by installing the valve assembly on the existing pipe with the gate in the open position and then moving the gate toward the closed position to thereby cut through the pipe. A rotatable-pipe-cutter version of a valve assembly constructed according to the invention includes at least one cutting tooth and the valve body is configured so that an operator can rotate the body on the existing pipe while the gate is advanced toward the closed position. A guillotine version, suited for use with pipes made of polyethylene and other sliceable materials, includes a gate with a cutting edge that slices through the pipe as the gate is advanced toward the closed position.

Abstract: A portable round tube cutter has a hollow central shaft through which passes a length of tubing to be cut. A transmission gear jacket is axially slidable along the shaft and rotates with the shaft. A tool chuck has a tubing cutter that is manually movable into the tubing to cut the tubing at a desired location. The tool is fed into and away from the tubing by a manually operable gear engaging the transmission gear jacket to cause axial movement of the jacket along the central shaft. Such axial movement rotates a transmission gear which, in turn, is engaged with a rack on the cutting tool mount to move the cutting tool either towards or away from the tubing. A clamping device is also included to clamp the length of tubing in the desired cutting position.

Abstract: A pipe cutting apparatus comprises a housing with a pipe passage through the housing, a rotatable collar and a rotatable ring both of which rotate about the pipe passage and a pipe cutter mounted on the collar. The pipe cutter is movable inwardly toward and outwardly away from the pipe passage and has a drive gear which engages the ring such that differences in rotating speeds between the collar and the ring operate the drive gear to produce movement of the pipe cutter.

Abstract: A squaring machine has an elongate housing with a rotatable spindle extending from one end thereof and attached to which is a tool for squaring the end of work piece. At the opposite end of the housing are first and second feed members, the first feed member in the form of a screw which is locked against axial movement within the housing, and the second feed member in the form a nut which is locked against rotation with respect to the housing. The feed nut is rotatably connected to an end of the spindle such that rotation of the feed screw will cause axial movement of the spindle. Also, the machine includes a first and second removable retainers, each of which has a pair of opposing jaws for clamping around a cylindrical work piece, however, the jaws of the first retainer are for grasping a work piece of a different size than the jaws of the second retainer.

Abstract: Relatively thick-walled (or solid) tubular members may be cut by a cutting tool which includes an annular frame having a rotatable ring which is adapted to surround the tubular member to be cut. A pair of cutting assemblies are radially connected to the rotatable ring of the annular frame so as to be orbitally movable about the tubular member to be cut in response to rotation of said rotatable ring. The radial cutting assemblies carry a bit subassembly (preferably a pair of generally radially opposed cutting assemblies) for cutting said tubular member. A drive/indexing assembly is provided so as to rotate the rotatable ring (and thereby cause the radial cutting assemblies to move orbitally about said tubular member), and indexing the bit radially toward a central longitudinal axis of the tubular member in response to orbital movement of the radial cutting assembly.

Abstract: Relatively thick-walled (or solid) tubular members may be cut by cutting tools which include a frame assembly which is concentrically positionable (either interiorly or exteriorly) relative to the tubular member to be cut. A radial cutting assembly defines a cutting plane and is connected to the frame so as to be rotationally movable about the longitudinal axis of the tubular member to be cut. The radial cutting assembly carries a bit subassembly (preferably a pair of generally radially opposed cutting assemblies) for cutting the tubular member. A drive/indexing assembly is provided so as to rotate the rotatable ring (and thereby cause the radial cutting assembly to move orbitally about said tubular member), and index the bit radially toward the tubular member in response to rotational movement of the radial cutting assembly.

Abstract: A clamshell machining lathe for cutting and finishing pipes in industrial settings comprises a split-ring assembly, including a clamping ring that is positioned about the pipe, and journaled to the clamping ring is a rotatable gear ring that supports a tool block carrying a cutting tool. The improvement resides in the bearing arrangement used to journal the gear ring to the stationary clamping ring. One face of the gear ring includes an annular groove whose side walls define a bearing race. The race is dimensioned to receive a plurality of roller bearings therein, the roller bearings being affixed to a planar surface of the clamping gear in a circumferential arrangement so as to fit into the bearing race when the gear ring is coupled to the clamping ring. The arrangement can support greater loads without canting, thus reducing wear on the moving parts.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for repairing boiler tube walls by cutting out and replacing a worn or damaged section thereof involves the use of a power tool having a rotary milling head specially adapted to remove membrane material from between tube ends which are exposed when the damaged section is removed and optionally to simultaneously bevel the end of a tube as membrane material is being removed. The method and apparatus of the invention allows for the rapid and precise removal of membrane material from between the exposed tube ends to facilitate subsequent beveling and welding operations or for concurrent beveling and membrane removal, while substantially reducing the risk of weakening or damaging the tube wall by avoiding excess removal of material therefrom.

Abstract: An end finishing tool includes a mandrel with a plurality of ribs at its distal end; an actuator longitudinally moveable in a first direction relative to the mandrel for moving the ribs radially outwardly in the installation mode to grip the inner surface of a conduit to be finished and in a second opposite direction for enabling the ribs to move radially inwardly in the extraction mode; an actuator driver threadably engaged with the actuator for driving the actuator in the first and second directions and a clamp release device for arresting movement of the actuator driver in the extraction mode for compelling the actuator to move in the second direction for enabling the ribs to move radially inwardly and release the inner surface of the conduit.

Abstract: The present invention provides a rapid indexing spindle drive and control apparatus for installation as a retrofit on a cam controlled automatic screw machine to provide the capabilities of variable spindle speed and direction as well as rapid indexing of the spindle in relation to the tool head of the screw machine for stationary tool operations. The apparatus includes a variable speed, low mass servo-motor mounted on the headstock of the machine and connected to the spindle by a 1:1 drive ratio timing belt and pulley system. A cam shaft revolution sensor is mounted adjacent to the screw machine cam shaft and is driven by the cam shaft through a second 1:1 drive ratio timing belt and pulley system. Electronically connected to the servo-motor and the cam shaft revolution sensor is a computer control system which includes a computer and an operator interface unit whereby cam shaft positions and spindle drive commands corresponding to specific cam shaft positions are entered by the machine operator.

Abstract: A roller cutter module for use with a rotatable tool carrier head of a lathe machine tool includes multiple opposed cutter wheels for transversely cutting tubular workpieces, and wherein the wheels are rotatably mounted upon support arms that are pivotally attached to a support plate that is attached to the tool carrier head. An actuating system carried by the support plate pivots the support arms so as to cause the cutter wheels to be fed radially inwardly to sever a workpiece. The actuating system includes a linkage assembly which cooperates with the support plate to enable equalization of the cutting forces applied by the opposed cutter wheels to an out-of-round workpiece. The cutter wheels are mounted on the support arms so as to biased against spring elements in an axial direction to track a cutting centerline axially away from the support plate.

Abstract: Portable shoulder dressing apparatus is disclosed for dressing shoulders on threaded ends of tubular connections. The shoulder dressing tool, either of the box type or pin type, uses primary and/or secondary cutters to remove material from seal and/or stop shoulders of the tubular connection either simultaneously or on a single shoulder. The shoulder dressing tool includes a mandrel that is threadably secured to the threaded end of the tubular connection. A piston and cutter bar are fixably secured together for holding primary and secondary cutter blades. The piston, cutter bar, and cutters are mounted for axial and rotational movement with respect to the mandrel. A compression chamber is activated, either hydraulically or pneumatically, to provide a biasing force to urge the cutters axially into contact with the shoulders to be dressed. An axially adjustable stop including a stop roller is used to set a travel length that determines the amount of material removed from the shoulders.

Abstract: A machine tool for resurfacing seats surrounding non-circular openings in members, such as elliptical manways, includes a housing adapted to be mounted in the opening, and a tool bit carried by a slide mechanism mounted on the housing for rotation about a central axis. The slide member is resiliently biased outwardly to urge a tracker wheel into engagement with an inner surface of the opening, whereby the tool bit is constrained to follow the contour of the non-circular opening as it moves across the seat during a resurfacing operation. Movement of the tool bit across the surface being refaced is achieved by a feed screw driven from a feed sprocket that engages a tripper pin upon each revolution of the tool about the central axis.

Abstract: A portable cutting tool has an annular frame for surrounding the pipe. A rotatable ring on the frame carries a radially fed cutter which includes a bit subassembly for cutting the tubular member. The bit subassembly is indexed in response to orbital movement of the cutter. The bit subassembly includes a bit planar support block which has a dimension (as measured parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tubular member being cut) which is less than that of the bit which it carries. In such a manner, a channel passageway may be formed between the bit support block and the tubular member being cut as the bit penetrates into the tubular member during the cutting operation such that lubricating/flushing fluid may be directed to the bit.

Abstract: A portable, hand-held bevelling device for providing a bevel on both the exterior and an interior of a tube comprises a housing having an interior and an upper extended portion and a lower extended portion. The upper extended portion is spaced a distance away from the lower extended portion for defining a space. A hydraulic clamp is located on the exterior of the housing and comprises an upper clamp portion provided on the upper extended portion of the housing and a lower clamp portion provided on the lower extended portion of the housing for hydraulically clamping a tube. A bevelling head having cutters for providing the interior and external bevels on the tube is contained within the interior of the housing and is extendable through the space between the upper extended portion and the lower extended portion toward the exterior clamp. The bevelling head is connected to a movable shaft located within the housing wherein both the head and the shaft are rotated by an air motor and a drive belt.

Abstract: An apparatus for machining a counterbore in a pipe is provided which comprises an expander unit adapted for being secured against the inside surface of a pipe. A shaft extends from the expander unit coaxial with the pipe and a flywheel is rotatably and slidably mounted on the shaft. A pair of parallel guide structures are mounted on the face of the flywheel, and a frame is slidably mounted on the parallel guide structures such that the frame is linearly movable along the guide structures in a radial direction relative to the shaft. A cutting tool is mounted to the frame and has a distal end that is extendable radially beyond the radially outermost point of the frame. A pair of actuators are attached to the frame and to the flywheel such that the actuators can move the frame along the guide structures and force the cutting tool against the inside surface of the pipe during the counterboring procedure.

Abstract: A cutting tool is disclosed which includes a substantially cylindrical body of a diameter sufficient for receiving a plumbing nipple through a first end of the body. A clamping element is provided adjacent to the first end of the cylindrical body for clamping the body to the plumbing nipple. The claimed cutting tool further includes at least one cutter, and preferably two cutters, located within the cylindrical body and mounted on a shaft which extends beyond a second end of the cylindrical body; the second end being opposite the first end. The cutting tool is adapted for rotation by the shaft which, in turn, can be attached to a power drill, or the like, so that the nipple can be cut from its outwardly directed end inwardly. The cutting tool does not itself rotate but, instead, contains a cutting head attached to a shaft which can be rotated by various rotation devices, such as an electric power drill.

Abstract: A tube cutter mechanism supports an arm from which a tube supporting anvil extends, the anvil being aligned with the tube cutter mechanism for cutting the supoorted tube. During cutting, an axial force is imposed on the tube and anvil. The arm is formed such that it bends in response to the force, storing energy such that rotation of the tube occurs for more than one revolution of the tube without advancing the cutter wheel. The device is formed of molded glass fiber reinforce nylon, preferably ZYTEL. In a second embodiment, the arm does not bend and the anvil is constructed so as to bend relative to the arm in response to the axial cutting force permitting rotation of the tube during cutting beyond a single revolution without advancing the cutter wheel. The anvil advantageously does not have a cutter wheel for burnishing the tube to remove oxides during cutting.

Abstract: An initial curvature is cut into a lens blank in a lens making machine, such as a lathe, and the curvature is subsequently finished by a finishing tool. The finishing tool has curve characteristics which correspond to those of a prescription within a prescribed tolerance. The curvature of the finishing tool is measured on a digital gauge, and those measurements are fed to a digital controller which actuates the lathe. As a result, an initial curvature is cut into the lens blank having characteristics which correspond to those of the finishing tool. The finishing operation can thus be performed more quickly, since less material needs to be removed from the initial curvature during the finishing operation.

Abstract: A plunge cutting device for plastic pipe, pipe couplings, plastic flanges and other planar members includes a cylindrical body including slots formed therein, a pilot for guiding the cylindrical body, and cutters adjustably mounted in the slots. A canted relief is formed in the cylindrical body adjoining the leading wall of each slot to facilitate ejection of cut shavings. The pilot may comprise a main pilot and an auxiliary pilot detachably connected to the main pilot. The auxiliary pilot can be replaced with one of a different diameter in accordance with the dimensions of a pipe being processed with the device.

Abstract: A universal plunge cutter for plastic pipe, pipe couplings, plastic flanges and other planar members, is provided. The plunge cutter has a cylindrical body supporting cutters, a drive shaft, a pilot mandrel for guiding the cylindrical body. The cutters are adjustably mounted in cutter slots formed in the cylindrical body so that the cutters present forwardly facing cutting edges which lie skewed relative to a radius of the cylindrical body. A method for the use of the plunge cutter is also provided.

Abstract: Systems and methods for cutting a well casing and then capping the cut well casing are provided. A well casing cutting assembly having a tensioned wire cutting element may first be moved into position relative to the well casing and operated so that the cutting element reciprocates transversely (i.e., in saw-like fashion) while simultaneously being advanced forwardly into cutting relationship with the well casing. The cutting assembly is removed from the cut well casing and replaced with a well capping assembly having a shield enclosure and a thread cutting subassembly. The thread cutting subassembly includes an interiorly threaded pipe coupling which rigidly carries a normally open, remotely controlled valving assembly and is mounted to the shield enclosure so as to be capable of both rotational and vertical movements relative to the cut well casing.

Abstract: A tube and rod shaping and finishing machine is adapted to employ a plurality of tools to machine a workpiece in a single operation by employing a spindle mounted tool cartridge mounted for extending axial travel on a support shaft which also serves as a stock stop.

Abstract: A portable lathe especially designed to remove overlay welds used as a temporary fix to slow the propagation of IGSCC at the joints between pipes and nozzles in nuclear boiling water reactor systems comprises a clamshell-type portable machining lathe having a tool translating mechanism affixed to the rotatable portion of the clamshell where the tool translating mechanism provides both radial and axial movement of the tool bit relative to the weld material to be removed. To accommodate an arcuate surface of the nozzles, the tool translating mechanism includes a cam track whose profile or contour parallels that of the surface from which the weld material is to be removed. Completing the assembly is a positioning device which allows the clamshell to be precisely positioned on the pipe where the central axis of the clamshell is coincident with the center line of the pipe on which it is mounted and the plane of the clamshell is perpendicular to the pipe.

Abstract: A multi-purpose, full service pipeline construction and testing machine wherein an internal combustion engine is mounted on a trailer adapted to be towed to a job site, the trailer having driven rollers for supporting pipe to be cut; a circular saw, a bevelling cutter and an abrasive wheel are rotatably mounted thereon for fabricating pipe to be assembled in a pipeline system. A water pump, hydrostatic pump and air compressor are also mounted on the trailer for testing the assembled pipeline for leaks. The internal combustion engine is operatively connected to the drive roller, circular saw, bevelling cutter, abrasive wheel, pumps and air compressor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a clamping device for clamping a mandrel to an elbow or pipe as well as to a torque-reacting device between a power unit housing and the mandrel. The torque reacting device has a pair of torque reacting keys mounted in a non-rotatable portion of the power unit housing, each of the keys having an end portion with converging opposite sides. The end portions of the torque reacting keys extend into correspondingly shaped, axially extending grooves formed in opposite sides of the mandrel. The opposite sides of the grooves are outwardly diverging and define an included angle approximately equal to the angle between the converging sides of the torque reacting keys. Adjusting screws are provided for each of the torque reacting keys. The clamping device has a plurality of clamping pins, each pin having a generally cylindrical shape with a hemispherical end portion defining a plurality of concentric ridges.

Abstract: A cutting insert having four symmetrically located cutting edges is mounted on a cutting insert holder, which is in turn mounted on a rotary driver. One of the cutting edges projects out from the cutting insert holder. The rotary driver rotates the projecting cutting edge along a circular path. A tube end to be finished is held in contact with projecting cutting edge being colinear with the centerline of the tube. A plurality of cutting insert holders each has a cutting insert mounted thereon with the respective projecting cutting edges being located at varying distances from the axis of rotation. The design of the cutting edges also varies. Tube ends having different radii, wall thicknesses, cross section, or chamfers are finished by successively mounting on the rotary driver the cutting insert holders having projecting cutting edges located the required distances from the axis of rotation and having the appropriate designs.

Abstract: A mechanism for mounting a generally circular, hollow pipe 54 coaxial with a machine tool has a central shaft 10 with a dome-shaped head 12. A number of fingers 20 are equi-angularly spaced about the shaft 10 and pivoted at one end on the head 12. The fingers 20 in effect form a segmented cone. A collar is slidably mounted on the shaft and is coupled to the fingers by respective connecting members such that sliding movement of the collar towards and away from the head pivots the fingers radially of the shaft. In use, the open end of the pipe is located over the mechanism and the position of the collar adjusted to expand the fingers 20 to grip the inner wall of the pipe and hold the pipe firmly coaxial with the shaft 10. The end of the latter remote from the head 12 is secured to a machine tool axis to enable accurate machining of the pipe 54 by suitable tools which are mounted for movement about the machine tool axis.

Abstract: A portable lathe for performing machining operations on a stationary member. The lathe is of split construction permitting the lathe to be mounted on the member from the side of the member. Each of the end housings have removable sections that provide a side entrance to the bores of the housings. Parallel guide ways connect the end housings and support a moveable carriage assembly. The carriage assembly rotatably supports a rotating tool holder and carrier on a unique roller arrangement simplifying construction. The carriage assembly has removable support struts and the carrier and tool holder ring are splitable which provides a side entrance to the bore of the carriage assembly. The lathe is secured and aligned to the member to be machined by adjustable jaws provided on the end housings. Twin leadscrews provide motion to the carriage assembly and reduce the twisting and deflection experienced with a single leadscrew.

Abstract: A pipe machining apparatus includes a tool carrier, with a frame attachable to a pipe for rotatably mounting the tool carrier. The tool carrier is circumferentially rotatable about the pipe and carries a tool for performing cutting or machining operations on the pipe. A plurality of rotatable bearings are provided between the frame and the tool carrier, and the bearings are individually adjustable in a radial direction to compensate for wear of the bearings during use of the apparatus.

Abstract: A machine tool is provided having a wide range of applications and uses in metal or other material fabrication. Such machine tool may be utilized on reactor flanges, pipes, and other equipment. The machine tool is pneumatically actuated and may include a vertical spindle on which may be attached a grinder, brush, or other apparatus for polishing, grinding, or contouring a workpiece. A pneumatically driven mechanism for the machine tool includes a plurality of worm gears positioned and arranged for selective rotational speed and tongue of the spindle of such tool. Essentially, the machine tool or universal tool combines functions achieved with a plurality of known tools in a single unitary tool assembly having reliability, simplicity, economy, and durability.

Abstract: A interior pipe cutter with depth of cutting guide and safety extension is described for cutting pipe from the inside out, while preventing the cutting blade from extending too far outside the pipe workpiece, so that it does not jump outside the pipe or do unwanted, potentially hazardous, cutting in the area outside the pipe. The cutter has a disk blade with a proximal and a distal face, the disk blade integrally formed with saw teeth extending radially outward from the disk circumference. The blade is integrally formed with a concentric dimple of diameter less than that of the disk blade, which functions as a depth of cutting guide. An elongated longitudinal shank extends axially through the center of the disk blade forming a distal shank segment and a proximal shank segment.

Abstract: A universal tool for inspecting and processing plastic pipe includes a cylindrical chamfering element with a cylindrical wall and a pipe-receiving opening therein terminating in a base ring, the base ring carrying a tapered pin having an axis parallel to the axis of the cylindrical chamfering element, the wall of the chamfering element having a slot therein proximate the tapered pin and a four-edged cutting element mounted on the outer surface of the cylindrical wall and having one edge of the cutting element protruding through the slot in proximity to the tapered pin, the pipe to be chamfered being forced into contact with the cutting edge by axial pressure on the chamfering element and rotation thereof, an ovality-gage being carried by the chamfering element and being arcuatley rotatable, at the end of the arc rotation of the gage causing rotational forces to be applied to the chamfering element, i.e., the ovality-gage acting as a handle for the chamfering element.

Abstract: A portable single point facing tool (10) includes a drive system (12,18), a rotating base member (14), a feed control mechanism (40) and a tilting cutting head (32) with a cutting tool (30). The tool feed is driven through a gear system (84,86) synchronously with rotation of the base member, a variable throw crank mechanism (82) and a drive rod (83) so that tool feed rate is infinitely variable relative to speed of rotation of the base member. Direction of tool feed can selectively be set at forward, reverse or zero feed by means of a selectively engageable gear train associated with the feed mechanism (40).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a module for use with a portable lathe to machine an area of a pipe wherein a cutting tool is supported such that the orientation of its axial path of travel varies as the tool rotates around the pipe. The module feeds a cutting tool along an axial feed path that extends substantially parallel to a line connecting spaced apart reference points located on opposite sides of the area of the pipe to be machined. The orientation of this reference line varies with respect to the longitudinal axis of the pipe as the module is driven around the axis of the pipe. The mechanism to feed the cutting tool along its axial and rotational cutting paths has first and second drive shafts extending substantially perpendicular to each other. The mechanism is simplified by having a first tool support member pivotally attached to the portable lathe so as to pivot about an axis coincident with the axis of rotation of the first drive shaft.

Abstract: A pipe tapering apparatus having an expandable mandrel for centering the apparatus on a pipe end and a cylindrical cutting head connectable to a power unit for rotation in the mandrel while tapering the outside surface of the pipe end section. The cutting head having a segmented body with removable cutting blades set at an angle to taper the pipe end.

Abstract: A tool for and method of resurfacing an annular end of an oil burner nozzle adaptor on which an oil burner nozzle is detachably mounted in abutting sealing engagement during oil burner operation. The tool includes a cutter having a plurality of cutting teeth having cutting edges lying in a common plane perpendicular to an axis of rotation. The cutting teeth are concentrically positioned relative to the adaptor end and, during rotation, cut and resurface the same.