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G5979 Wood Lathe -15-
SECTION 5: ADJUSTMENTS
Disconnect power to the
machine when perform-
ing any maintenance,
assembly or adjust-
ments. Failure to do this
may result in serious
personal injury.
!
Wear safety glasses
during the entire adjust-
ment process. Failure to
comply may result in
serious personal injury.
Keep loose clothing
rolled up and out of the
way of machinery and
keep hair pulled back.
The headstock has 5 preset positions: 0° for gen-
eral spindle turning; 60°, 90° and 120° when doing
faceplate turnings where the workpiece extends
below the level of the lathe/extension bed; and
180° when doing faceplate turning where the
workpiece edge does not extend below the edge
of the lathe/extension bed. To set the headstock
to the desired degree:
1. Loosen the lock handle by turning counter-
clockwise one full revolution.
2. Pull out on the headstock release knob and
rotate the headstock clockwise to the desired
setting. The headstock will be fixed into posi-
tion when it clicks into one of the 5 preset
positions.
3. Tighten the lock handle that was loosened in
the first step. Do not attempt to lock the
headstock into a position other than the 5
presets.
Headstock
Figure 12. Adjusting headstock.
The tailstock can be moved along the length of
the lathe bed. The tailstock barrel holds the live
center, which can be adjusted up to 2
1
⁄2" from the
tailstock housing. To adjust the tailstock and tail-
stock spindle:
1. Loosen the tailstock lock handle by lowering
it and slide the tailstock to the desired posi-
tion along the lathe bed. Retighten the tail-
stock lock handle by lifting it. The lock handle
mechanism can be adjusted by tightening or
loosening the large hex nut under the tail-
stock.
2. To adjust the tailstock barrel, loosen the spin-
dle lock handle.
3. Rotate the tailstock spindle handwheel until
the desired position is achieved. Retighten
the tailstock spindle lock handle.
4. To remove the live center from the tailstock
spindle, use the push-out rod inserted
through the hollow center of the tailstock
spindle.
Tailstock