Filter
Top Products
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ....................................................3
About This Machine .............................................3
Foreword ............................................................. 3
Capabilities .........................................................3
Features ..............................................................3
General Identification ..........................................4
Basic Controls ......................................................5
Master Power Switch ........................................... 5
Headstock & Quick-Change Gearbox ....................5
Control Panel ......................................................6
Carriage .............................................................. 6
Tailstock .............................................................7
Safety Brake Pedal ..............................................7
Product Specifications .........................................8
SAFETY ................................................................11
Understanding Risks of Machinery ..................11
Basic Machine Safety ........................................11
Additional Metal Lathe Safety ..........................13
Additional Chuck Safety....................................14
PREPARATION ....................................................15
Preparation Overview ........................................15
Things You'll Need .............................................15
Power Supply Requirements .............................16
Availability ........................................................16
Full-Load Current Rating ..................................16
Circuit Requirements .........................................16
Grounding Requirements ...................................17
Extension Cords ................................................17
Phase Converter ................................................17
Unpacking ..........................................................18
Inventory ............................................................18
Cleaning & Protecting .......................................19
Location ..............................................................20
Physical Environment ........................................20
Electrical Installation ........................................20
Lighting ............................................................20
Weight Load ...................................................... 20
Space Allocation ................................................20
Lifting & Moving ................................................21
Leveling & Mounting .........................................22
Leveling ............................................................22
Bolting to Concrete Floors ..................................23
Assembly ............................................................23
Lubricating Lathe ..............................................23
Adding Coolant ..................................................24
Power Connection ..............................................24
Test Run .............................................................25
Spindle Break-In ................................................28
Recommended Adjustments ..............................29
OPERATION ........................................................30
Operation Overview ...........................................30
Chuck & Faceplate Mounting ...........................31
Installation & Removal Devices ........................31
Chuck Installation .............................................32
Registration Marks ............................................33
Chuck Removal ..................................................33
Scroll Chuck Clamping ......................................34
4-Jaw Chuck .......................................................34
Mounting Workpiece ..........................................34
Faceplate ............................................................35
Tailstock .............................................................36
Positioning Tailstock .........................................36
Using Quill ........................................................36
Installing Tooling ..............................................37
Removing Tooling ..............................................38
Offsetting Tailstock ...........................................38
Aligning Tailstock to Spindle Centerline ............39
Centers ...............................................................40
Dead Centers .....................................................40
Live Centers ...................................................... 41
Mounting Dead Center in Spindle ......................41
Removing Center from Spindle ...........................41
Mounting Center in Tailstock .............................41
Removing Center from Tailstock ........................42
Mounting Workpiece Between Centers ............... 42
Steady Rest ........................................................43
Follow Rest .........................................................44
Carriage & Slide Locks ......................................44
Compound Rest ..................................................45
Four-Way Tool Post ...........................................45
Installing Tool ...................................................45
Aligning Cutting Tool with Spindle Centerline ...46
Adjustable Feed Stop .........................................47
Micrometer Stop.................................................47
Manual Feed ......................................................48
Carriage Handwheel ..........................................48
Cross Slide Handwheel ......................................48
Compound Rest Handwheel ...............................48
Spindle Speed .....................................................48
Determining Spindle Speed ................................48
Setting Spindle Speed ........................................ 49
Power Feed .........................................................49