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SAFETY TIPS
As when working with any tools, a sensible approach and simple safety pre-
cautions should be followed.
1. Always wear proper clothing and face protection. Also use adequate
exhaust and respiration equipment, especially when turning or sanding toxic
or spalted woods, or when spraying with any liquid material.
2. Before loading the chuck, check that the wood is not split, cracked, or
otherwise weakened. Do not load damaged wood in you chuck for turning.
3. The capacity of the STRONGHOLD depends on various factors such as
whether the wood is wet or dry, soft or hard or whether turning end grain or
side grain and whether the piece is balanced.
4. Be sure wood is gripped tightly in the chuck before rotating the chuck
under power. Use the key to tighten the chuck.
5. For safe use with hand chisels, do not extend the jaws beyond the chuck
body.
6. Always rotate the chuck manually to be sure of clearances before starting
your lathe. Don't forget to remove the key from the STRONGHOLD before
starting your lathe.
WARNING:
Always check and re-tighten after a catch or when some time elapses between
uses to take care of warp and/or shrinkage. With care you may turn fairly long
lengths unsupported, but for safety, whenever possible, use a center for sup-
port and to prevent accidents.
SAFETY TIPS...continued
7. Never wrap any strip sand paper or clothing around your hands or fingers
when sanding or turning. Do not wear gloves when turning.
8. Only light cutting can be performed when holding long square stock with-
out centre support, especially where soft or wet woods are involved. For best
results on longer parts and heavy cutting, use the tip on page 19 for MAXI-
MIZING YOUR GRIPPING POWER.
9. Using dull tools and poor technique will cause problems with any chucking
system. By using properly sharpened tools and good technique, you will be
guaranteed better results and safer turning.
10. When turning parts held between the chuck and live center, be sure the
center is accurately aligned or oscillation will soon loosen the chuck's grip.
11. For endgrain hollowing in goblets or bowls, a ring tool such as the TER-
MITE made by
ONEWAY
will, because of its gentle cutting nature, allow safer
deeper hollowing than previously possible with gouges and large scrapers.
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