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G0554 Gear-Head Floor Lathe
Figure 51. Feed direction and A/B feed/lead
selector.
A/B Feed/Lead Selector
Feed
Direction
Selector
2a. Push the power
feed lever shown in Figure
52 to the left
and down to engage the cross
feed.
2b. Pull the power feed lever to the right and up
to
engage the longitudinal feed.
3. Return
the lever to the center position to stop
the power feed.
Figure 52. Power feed lever settings.
Cross Feed
Longitudinal Feed
Power Feed
The carriage has longitudinal and cross slide
power feed capabilities.
To engage the power feed:
1. Move the feed direction lever to the desired
setting. The arrow above the screw thread
icon
indicates the direction of longitudinal
feed. Cross feed directions are as follows:
when the arrow points to the left, the cross
feed
is away from the spindle axis; when
arrow
points to the right, the cross feed is
towards the spindle axis (see Figure 51).
Note: These
instructions are valid with a
counterclockwise rotation of the spindle. All
directions reverse when spindle rotation is
reversed.
NOTICE
Feed rate is based on spindle RPM. High
feed rates combined with high spindle
speeds result in a rapidly moving carriage or
cross slide. Pay close attention to the feed
rate you have chosen and keep your hand
poised over the ON/OFF switch. Failure to
fully understand this will cause the carriage
to crash into the spindle.