The invention belongs to the technical field of cutting and processing, and provides a rapid tool drop device for a lathe, which includes a base, a bottom plate, a front side plate, a rear side plate, a right plate side, a left side plate, a top fixing plate, a knife rod, a cam rod, a buffer It consists of a spring, a cylindrical guide rail, an adjusting nut, a lock nut, a double-ended stud, a lock nut, a pressure spring, a pressure plate, a pressure bolt and a pin. The cam rod supports the knife rod before the knife falls. When the knife needs to be dropped, the external force makes the cam rod rotate. When the cam rod turns over a certain position, the knife rod loses its supporting force instantly. The tool drops with great acceleration, leaving the cutting area in a short time and freezing the root of the chip. The invention has the advantages of simple structure, low manufacturing cost, safe and convenient operation, small impact, reusable use, short reset time, no interference between the tip of the knife and the workpiece when dropping the knife, no damage to the chip root, and rapid and effective knife dropping.