The Use of Skiving Cuts to Obtain Data on Cutting Forces and Some Predictions of Workpiece Geometry and Force Variation for Skiving

SYNOPSIS An analysis of orthogonal skiving is presented which includes the previously omitted effects of machine deflections and non-circular final geometry. Also the skiving process is shown to be a useful method for the rapid accumulation of data on cutting forces. The method uses fewer tests than would be required using conventional methods and the data are shown to agree well with those obtained by such conventional methods. Finally predictions are made of force variations during a skiving cut and also of the final geometry of the workpiece and these are found to agree well with experimental results.