Safety
Version 1.1.6 - 2021-9-17
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Translation of original instruction
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1.8
Safety measures during operation
CAUTION!
Danger due to inhaling dust and mist that is hazardous to health.
Dependent on the material which need to be processed and the used auxiliaries dusts
and mist may be caused which might impair you health.
Make sure that the generated health hazardous dusts and mist are safely sucked off at
the point of origin and is dissipated or filtered from the working area. To do so, use a
suitable extraction unit.
CAUTION!
Risk of fire and explosion by using flammable materials or cooling lubricants.
Before processing inflammable materials (e.g. aluminium, magnesium) or using
inflammable auxiliary materials (e.g. spirit) it is necessary to take additional preventive
measures in order to safely avoid health risks.
CAUTION!
Risk of becoming entangled or lacerations when using hand tools.
The machine is not designed for the use of hand tools (e.g. emery cloth or files). It is
forbidden to use any hand tools on this machine.
Before processing inflammable materials (e.g. aluminium, magnesium) or using
inflammable auxiliary materials (e.g. spirit) it is necessary to take additional preventive
measures in order to safely avoid health risks.
1.9
Safety devices
Use the lathe only with properly functioning safety devices.
Stop the lathe immediately if there is a failure on the safety device or if it is not functioning for
any reason.
It is your responsibility!
If a safety device has been deactivated or is defective, the lathe can only be used again if you
the cause of the fault has been eliminated,
you have verified that there is no danger to personnel or objects.
WARNING!
If you bypass, remove or override a safety device in any other way, you are endangering
yourself and other persons working on the lathe. The possible consequences are:
injuries due to components or workpieces flying off at high speed,
contact with rotating parts and
fatal electrocution,
pulling-in of clothes.
The lathe includes the following safety devices:
an emergency-stop mushroom switch,
a lathe chuck protection with position switch,
a protective cover on the headstock with interlock switch,
a safety screw at the tailstock,
a coil spring as protective cover on the lead screw and feed rod; the coil spring prevents
clothes and body parts from being pulled into the machine.
an overload clutch on the feed rod,
a chips shield.