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INTRODUCTION ....................................................3
About This Machine .............................................3
Foreword ............................................................. 3
Capabilities .........................................................3
Features ..............................................................3
General Identification ..........................................4
Controls & Components.......................................5
Master Power Switch ........................................... 5
Headstock ...........................................................5
Control Panel ......................................................6
Carriage .............................................................. 6
Tailstock .............................................................7
End Gears ...........................................................7
Safety Foot Brake ................................................ 7
Product Specifications .........................................8
SAFETY ................................................................12
Understanding Risks of Machinery ..................12
Basic Machine Safety ........................................ 12
Additional Metal Lathe Safety ..........................14
Additional Chuck Safety....................................15
PREPARATION .................................................... 16
Preparation Overview ........................................16
Things You'll Need .............................................16
Power Supply Requirements .............................17
Availability ........................................................17
Full-Load Current Rating ..................................17
Circuit Requirements .........................................17
Grounding Requirements ...................................18
Extension Cords ................................................18
Unpacking ..........................................................19
Inventory ............................................................19
Cleaning & Protecting .......................................20
Location ..............................................................21
Physical Environment ........................................ 21
Electrical Installation ........................................21
Lighting ............................................................21
Weight Load ...................................................... 21
Space Allocation ................................................21
Lifting & Moving ................................................22
Leveling & Mounting .........................................23
Leveling ............................................................23
Bolting to Concrete Floors ..................................24
Assembly ............................................................24
Lubricating Lathe .............................................. 24
Adding Coolant .................................................. 25
Power Connection ..............................................25
Test Run ............................................................. 26
Spindle Break-In ................................................30
Recommended Adjustments .............................. 30
OPERATION ........................................................31
Operation Overview ........................................... 31
Chuck & Faceplate Mounting ...........................32
Installation & Removal Devices ........................32
Chuck Installation ............................................. 33
Registration Marks ............................................34
Chuck Removal ..................................................34
Scroll Chuck Clamping ......................................35
4-Jaw Chuck .......................................................35
Mounting Workpiece ..........................................35
Faceplate ............................................................36
Tailstock .............................................................37
Positioning Tailstock .........................................37
Using Quill ........................................................37
Installing Tooling ..............................................38
Removing Tooling ..............................................39
Offsetting Tailstock ...........................................39
Aligning Tailstock to Spindle Centerline ............40
Centers ...............................................................41
Dead Centers .....................................................41
Live Centers ...................................................... 42
Mounting Dead Center in Spindle ......................42
Removing Center from Spindle ...........................42
Mounting Center in Tailstock .............................42
Removing Center from Tailstock ........................43
Mounting Workpiece Between Centers ............... 43
Steady Rest ........................................................44
Follow Rest .........................................................45
Carriage & Slide Locks ...................................... 45
Compound Rest .................................................. 46
Four-Way Tool Post ...........................................46
Installing Tool ...................................................46
Aligning Cutting Tool with Spindle Centerline ...47
Adjustable Feed Stop .........................................48
Micrometer Stop.................................................48
Manual Feed ...................................................... 49
Carriage Handwheel ..........................................49
Cross Slide Handwheel ......................................49
Compound Rest Handwheel ...............................49
Spindle Speed .....................................................49
Determining Spindle Speed ................................49