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G0462 Wood Lathe (Mfd. Since 11/14)
Symptom Possible Cause Possible Solution
Bad surface finish. 1. Wrong spindle speed.
2. Dull chisel or wrong chisel being used for
the operation.
1. Use trial-and-error to find a better spindle speed.
2. Sharpen chisel or try a different chisel.
Inaccurate turning
results from one end
of the workpiece to
the other.
1. Headstock and tailstock are not properly
aligned with each other.
1. Realign the tailstock to the headstock (Page 37).
Can't remove
tapered tool from
quill.
1. Quill has not retracted all the way back into
the tailstock.
2. Debris was not removed from taper before
inserting into quill.
1. Turn the quill handwheel until it forces taper out of
quill.
2. Always make sure that taper surfaces are clean.
Quill will not
move forward into
workpiece when
handwheel is
turned.
1. Keyway not aligned with the quill lock lever. 1. Align the quill keyway with the quill lock lever as
shown in Figure 12, on Page 16 and slightly tighten
the lever to engage the keyway.
Turning