Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ...............................................................3
About This Machine .............................................3
Foreword
.............................................................3
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Lathe
...........................................................3
Identification ........................................................4
Basic Controls & Components.............................5
Master Power Switch
...........................................5
Control Panel
......................................................5
Carriage
..............................................................6
Tailstock
.............................................................6
Product Specifications .........................................7
SAFETY ................................................................................9
Understanding Risks of Machinery ....................9
Basic Machine Safety ..........................................9
Additional Metal Lathe Safety ..........................11
Additional Chuck Safety....................................12
PREPARATION .............................................................. 13
Preparation Overview ........................................13
Required for Setup .............................................13
Power Supply Requirements .............................14
Availability
........................................................14
Full-Load Current Rating
..................................14
Circuit Requirements
.........................................14
Grounding Requirements
...................................15
Extension Cords
................................................15
Unpacking ..........................................................16
Inventory ............................................................16
Cleaning & Protecting .......................................17
Location ..............................................................18
Physical Environment
........................................18
Electrical Installation
........................................18
Lighting
............................................................18
Weight Load
......................................................18
Space Allocation
................................................18
Leveling & Mounting .........................................19
Leveling
............................................................19
Mounting
...........................................................19
Lubricating Lathe ..............................................20
Power Connection ..............................................20
Connecting Power
..............................................20
Disconnecting Power
..........................................20
Test Run .............................................................21
Spindle Break-In ................................................23
Recommended Adjustments ..............................23
OPERATION .................................................................... 24
Operation Overview ...........................................24
Chuck & Faceplate Mounting ...........................25
Chuck Installation .............................................25
Chuck Removal ..................................................27
Scroll Chuck Clamping ......................................27
4-Jaw Chuck .......................................................28
Mounting Workpiece
..........................................28
Faceplate ............................................................29
Tailstock .............................................................30
Positioning Tailstock
.........................................30
Using Quill
........................................................30
Installing Tooling
..............................................30
Offsetting Tailstock
...........................................31
Aligning Tailstock to Spindle Centerline
............31
Centers ...............................................................33
Dead Centers
.....................................................33
Live Centers
......................................................33
Mounting Center in Spindle
...............................34
Removing Center from Spindle
...........................34
Mounting Center in Tailstock
.............................34
Mounting Workpiece Between Centers
...............35
Carriage & Slide Locks ......................................35
Compound Rest ..................................................36
Four-Way Tool Post ...........................................36
Installing Tool
...................................................36
Aligning Cutting Tool with Spindle Centerline
...37
Manual Feed ......................................................38
Carriage Handwheel
..........................................38
Cross Slide Ball Handle
.....................................38
Compound Rest Ball Handle
..............................38
Spindle Speed .....................................................38
Determining Spindle Speed
................................38
Selecting Spindle Speed Range
...........................39
Selecting Spindle Speed
.....................................40
Power Feed & Threading Setup ........................40
Timing Belts & Pulleys
......................................40
Setting Power Feed Rate
....................................41
Setting Threading Controls
................................42
Thread Dial
.......................................................43
Thread Dial Chart
.............................................44
Changing Feed Direction
...................................45
