To investigate the effects of oscillatory feed cutting on the chip breaking and surface roughness and circularity, A prototype unit developed for the experiment is used. The results obtained are as follows. (1) It is obtained the region of chip breaking as Ftmin $f_{+min}$0.03mm ( = 0.3f). (2) The surface roughness becomes worse with increasing the value of A/f, but the type of variation with respect to n/N differs from the case of A/f>1, f<1. (3) The circularity of workpiece is increasing from the fundamental mode of n/N=i to the maximum value of n/N=i+0.5, and becomes worse with increasing the value of A/f. (4) From the viewpoint of above details and tool mechanics, the condition of A/f=1.0 and n/N=i.+-. .delta. (0.3<.delta.<0.4) is recommended.