Wednesday 26 March 2014

A knurling tool is used to press a pattern onto a round section. The pattern is normally used as a grip for a handle. Apprentice engineers often manufacture screwdrivers. These have patterned handles, to provide a grip and this achieved through the technique called knurling. The pattern produced is called a ‘knurled pattern’
KNURLING-

Knurling is a manufacturing process, typically conducted on a lathe, whereby a diamond-shaped (criss-cross) pattern is cut or rolled into metal.

Uses:-
Examples of the use of knurling in hand tools Knurling allows hands or fingers to get a better grip on the knurled object than would be provided by the originally smooth metal surface.




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