ISO 3655-1986 PDF

Full title and description

Acceptance conditions for vertical turning and boring lathes with one or two columns and a single fixed or movable table — General introduction and testing of the accuracy. This International Standard defines the types of machines covered, gives multilingual nomenclature, and specifies geometrical and practical accuracy tests and permissible deviations for general-purpose, normal-accuracy vertical turning and boring lathes.

Abstract

ISO 3655:1986 provides a general introduction and the test methods to verify the geometric accuracy of vertical turning and boring lathes (one- or two-column designs, with fixed or movable tables). It sets out nomenclature in several languages and gives the practical and geometrical tests together with permissible deviations; it addresses verification of accuracy only (not machine running characteristics or other performance features).

General information

• Status: Published (International Standard; confirmed on review).
• Publication date: May 1986 (Edition 1, 1986-05).
• Publisher: International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
• ICS / categories: 25.080.10 (Lathes / machine tools).
• Edition / version: Edition 1 (1986).
• Number of pages: 17 pages.

Scope

This standard applies to general-purpose vertical turning and boring lathes with one or two columns and a single fixed or movable table. It specifies the nomenclature and the geometric and practical tests for verification of machine accuracy and gives the permissible deviations that apply to 'normal accuracy' machines. It does not cover tests of machine running behaviour or characteristics outside accuracy verification.

Key topics and requirements

• Definitions and multilingual nomenclature for vertical turning and boring lathes.
• Description of machine types (one- or two-column machines; fixed or movable table variants).
• Geometrical test methods to verify straightness, flatness, squareness and parallelism relevant to turning/boring accuracy.
• Practical tests and test arrangements for accuracy verification.
• Permissible deviations/tolerances for 'general purpose / normal accuracy' machines.
• Procedures for recording and reporting test results (acceptance conditions).
• Clarification that dynamic running characteristics and non‑accuracy performance metrics are outside the standard's scope.

Typical use and users

Used by machine tool manufacturers (for design and acceptance tests), factory acceptance test teams, inspection and metrology laboratories, quality managers, equipment purchasers and acceptance committees, and standards/technical committees setting procurement or compliance criteria for vertical lathes.

Related standards

ISO 3655:1986 replaces earlier parts ISO 3655-0:1976 and ISO 3655-1:1976. Related and complementary documents include standards on machine-tool safety and test conditions for numerically controlled turning machines (for example later ISO/EN safety standards and ISO 13041 series) and national equivalents/adoptions such as DIN publications that address acceptance conditions for vertical turning machines.

Keywords

vertical turning lathes, boring lathes, acceptance conditions, accuracy testing, geometric tests, permissible deviations, machine nomenclature, machine-tool acceptance, ISO 3655.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: ISO 3655:1986 is an International Standard specifying acceptance conditions and accuracy tests for vertical turning and boring lathes with one or two columns and a single fixed or movable table.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers machine-type descriptions and multilingual nomenclature, geometric and practical tests for verifying machine accuracy, and the permissible deviations for general-purpose/normal-accuracy vertical turning and boring lathes. It does not cover machine running behaviour or non‑accuracy characteristics.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Machine tool manufacturers, acceptance/test laboratories, quality/inspection personnel, procurement teams and standards committees involved in machine‑tool acceptance and verification.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: ISO 3655:1986 is the published edition (1986). The ISO record indicates this edition was reviewed and confirmed on periodic review, and the 1986 version remains the published standard (confirmation recorded by ISO during review cycles).

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes. It consolidated and replaced earlier parts (ISO 3655-0:1976 and ISO 3655-1:1976) and sits alongside other machine-tool test-condition and safety standards (later and related ISO/EN and national standards addressing turning-machine testing and safety).

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Vertical turning and boring lathes, acceptance conditions, accuracy testing, geometric tests, permissible deviations, machine nomenclature, ISO 3655.