The Influence of Cutting Parameters of Turning Process on the Oil Palm Wood Using Carbide Tool

Abstract

This research study aimed to investigate the effect of main factors on the surface roughness in oil palm wood turning process for manufacturing furniture parts using carbide tools. The main factors, namely, cutting speed, feed rate and depth of cut were investigated for the optimum surface roughness in furniture manufacturing process. The result of preliminary trial shown that the depth of cut had no effect on surface roughness. Moreover, the experiment was found that the factors affecting a surface roughness were cutting speed and feed rate, with having tendency for reduction of roughness value at lower feed rate and greater cutting speed, Therefore in the turning process of oil palm wood, it was possible to determine a cutting condition by means of the equation Ra = 19.8-0.00742 Cutting Speed+3.98 Feed rate, This equation can be best used with limitation of cutting speed at 122-450 m/min, feed rate at 0.1-0.5 mm/rev and depth of cut does not over 1 mm,. To confirm the experiment result, a comparison between the equation value and an actual value by estimating a prediction error value was calculate with the surface roughness and margin of error does not over 10%. The experimental result reveals the mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) of the equation of surface roughness is 3.24%, which is less than the predicted error value and it is acceptable.